Inside Story : Embedding climate change resilience in coastal city planning: Early lessons from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia This brief summarises the process that led to the creation of 'Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias', and highlights how they lay the foundation for a full municipal adaptation plan.

WORKING PAPER: Drivers and challenges for climate compatible development This working paper considers some of the various drivers behind countries’ climate compatible development strategies and their incentives for engaging on this agenda. It also looks some of the challenges and disincentives to promoting climate compatible development reforms and considers some of the options for overcoming these.

POLICY BRIEF: Climate Finance: Challenges and Responses This policy brief provides CDKN’s assessment of the gaps in global knowledge and the immediate challenges for the international community in all three of these strategic priorities for climate finance.

INSIDE STORY: Harnessing geothermal energy: The case of Kenya Kenya’s heavy reliance on hydroelectricity production has made the country vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as drought and erratic rainfall patterns. Energy sector reforms in Kenya are beginning to stimulate and fast-track the country’s geothermal industry in line with the country’s vision of climate compatible development.

Inside Story : Creating market support for energy efficiency: India’s Perform, Achieve and Trade scheme Through the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, India has become the first developing country to adopt an energy efficiency trading scheme that uses market-based mechanisms. This Inside Story reports on the lessons which can be learned from the design & planning phases.

Outlook : Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Special Edition The January 2013 edition of the CDKN Newsletter focuses on Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) and the work CDKN is undertaking with its partners in Central America, Togo, Cameroon, Southeast Asia and India.

The case for evergreen agriculture in Africa: enhancing food security with climate change adaptation and mitigation in Zambia The case for evergreen agriculture in Africa: enhancing food security with climate change adaptation and mitigation in Zambia

Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe

Africa Adaptation Programme knowledge management needs survey report 2012 Africa Adaptation Programme knowledge management needs survey report 2012

Report: Women and climate change This publication outlines some of the 
initial steps the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is taking to ensure that development is both climate compatible and fair to women and men.

Inside Story : Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia’s Upper Cauca River Basin Colombia’s Upper Cauca River Basin has taken a new approach to vulnerability assessment. This brief provides an overview of the project as well as key considerations for vulnerability analyses that are inclusive, integrated and sensitive to social and political complexities.

Outlook news: Project news from CDKN around the world CDKN’s quarterly newsletter ‘Climate and Development Outlook’ provides information on CDKN’s projects and shows the work that’s underway to deliver climate compatible development in countries around the world.