Join the discussion on climate change in Madhya Pradesh, India The Government of Madhya Pradesh is the first state in India to establish a Knowledge Management Centre on Climate Change, and invites stakeholders to get involved.

Using climate services for more climate-resilient planning and policy-making in Malawi A pilot study of the Future Climate for Africa looks at the current nature of climate-resilient planning and policy-making and the extent to which climate services are currently engaged in Malawi.

Gender equality's a 'must' for climate compatible development to succeed Virginie LeMasson of CDKN assesses progress on gender issues at COP20 in Lima and argues that gender equality must be a cornerstone of climate compatible development.

Fossil fuels won’t benefit Africa in absence of sound environmental policies Miriam Gathigah of International Press Services argues that fossil fuels will only have short term benefits and are unlikely to revive African economies.

Costing of climate impacts helps Uganda prepare for climate finance Undertaking an economic impact of climate change on key sectors is Uganda's first step in making the case for more climate-resilient investments - domestically and internationally. Mairi Dupar, CDKN's Global Public Affairs Coordinator, reports on progress to date.

Madurai city launches first ‘Future Proofing’ Action Plan in India Madurai City in Tamil Nadu, India has identified an integrated set of actions to tackle current and future development and climate risks facing infrastructure in the city.

What’s next in climate change? INDCs! We’re going to hear a lot more in coming months about INDCs, Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, says CDKN's Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell. INDCs are the country pledges that will form the basis of negotiation in the run-up to the UNFCCC's twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris in 2015.

Developing countries secure some last minute concessions in Lima; but can a deal without ambition really be fair? The UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in Lima, Peru leaves us wondering if global ambition to tackle climate change will ever be high enough to avoid many of the catastrophic impacts of a changing climate. If the UNFCCC is to deliver this, then 2015 will need to be an exceptionally productive year. CDKN’s Sam Bickersteth, Kiran Sura and Chris Webb report.

Drowning in information at COP - what’s the solution? CDKN's Geoff Barnard discusses the bewilding deluge of climate knowledge at COP20 and the importance of knowledge curators to organise and provide access to this information.

Water scarcity is a danger sign – time to innovate, and fast Freshwater is under acute pressure from climate change in North Africa and the Caribbean, COP20 delegates heard on Wednesday. Experts from countries as diverse as Algeria and Belize urged visionary leadership from politicians to protect natural resources, reports CDKN's Mairi Dupar from Lima, Peru.

Amazon alert The Amazon region’s environmental problems may seem intractable. However, the Amazon Security coalition presents a new framing of the problems that could capture political attention, delegates hear at COP20 in Lima, Peru.

Adaptation Fund and CDKN launch 'Climate Finance Ready' The Adaptation Fund and CDKN are pleased to announce their strategic partnership and creation of “Climate Finance Ready,” a new website that will provide an online platform for climate finance readiness.