POLICY BRIEF: Climate-smart agriculture in Nepal Adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector is a major challenge for Nepal. This briefing synthesises research, field testing and policy work supported by CDKN to explore the options for more climate-smart agriculture in the country.

Vulnerability assessment: Bangladesh and the Surging Sea Due to its unique topography and high population density, Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels this century. This vulnerability assessment presents an assessment of sea level rise and coastal flood exposure at national, division and district levels in Bangladesh.

OUTLOOK: India Special Edition This 'Climate and Development Outlook - India Special Edition' celebrates CDKN's partnership work in India to expand the evidence base and trial new innovations in climate compatible development, and foster knowledge management solutions with success stories from our seven-year journey.

Science summary: The drought in Kenya, 2016–2017 Kenya is currently suffering from a drought, which has triggered a national emergency as of April 2017. Scientists with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) partnership have conducted a real-time attribution analysis to see whether and to what extent human-induced climate change has played a role in the 2016-2017 drought in Kenya.

The benefits of clean energy policies in Bangladesh This publication assesses the benefits of factoring clean energy alternatives into long term planning decisions in Bangladesh and illustrates the importance of factoring clean energy alternatives into long term planning decisions.

REPORT: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hydroelectricity Sector in Nepal At the request of the Government of Nepal, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) f

REPORT: Champion CSA Screening Methodology This report highlights the part C of the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) methodology report that

Attributing extreme weather events (Hindi version) What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film, presented in Hindi, explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.

Aerosols: How they affect atmospheric warming (Hindi) Like greenhouse gases, aerosols affect the Earth’s radiative balance, intercepting solar radiation and either reflecting it back or absorbing it high in the atmosphere. This short film from the Raising Risk Awareness initiative, presented in Hindi, looks at how aerosols affect atmospheric warming.

Attributing extreme weather events (Swahili version) What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film, presented in Swahili, explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.

Inside Story: Integrating climate change concerns into disaster management planning: The case of Gorakhpur, India (Hindi) Gorakhpur District is recognised as one of the most flood-prone districts in Eastern Uttar Prades

Learning from Raising Risk Awareness Artist Jorge Martin captures the learnings from the Raising Risk Awareness learning event in a digitized graphic, illustrating the importance of engaging policy makers on disaster risk reduction. This emerged out of the RRA East Africa workshop where participants discussed putting into practice the science around extreme weather events.