Reflecting on Indonesia’s leadership on forestry Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader in Indonesia, reflects on the current debates in Asia on climate compatible forest management.

What do leaders of Small Island Developing States say about living with climate change? Kiran Sura, CDKN’s Head of Advocacy Fund, reviews the discussions from the Third United Nations Conference for Small Island Developing States on managing climate-related disaster risks and fostering climate-smart development planning.

“Island voices, global choices” Kiran Sura, CDKN’s Head of Advocacy Fund, outlines the objectives and major climate and sustainability debates at the Third United Nations Conference for Small Island Developing States

Ambitious and coherent? Reviewing the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction A team from ODI and CDKN respond to the Pre-Zero Draft of the post-2014 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the HFA2.

Examining the deforestation paradox for climate change mitigation in Africa IPCC WGIII Lead Author Cheikh Mbow raises the concern of having international focus seemingly only on densely forested areas, while deforestation is a major threat in non-forest ecosystems.

Have workshops outlived their utility? In this new blog, a group of experts reflect on their experiences of organising workshops to discuss research priorities in climate change and development.

Advance notice - global research call on climate compatible development We are pleased to give you advance notice of a new global research call to open on Monday 1st September 2014: the Climate Compatible Development Impact Research Fund.

A snapshot of recovery in Cyclone-hit Odisha, India AIDMI document how villages in Odisha are managing recovery efforts after Cyclone Phailin in October 2013 and how a micro-disaster insurance scheme is helping

CDKN Annual Report 2014 In its Annual Report, CDKN highlights cases where it has helped to make a difference and evaluates its impact by focussing on ‘stories of change’.

Greater political imagination is vital in order to face climate challenge In this blog, Mónica Araya emphasises the need for a viable economic model for all countries to address climate change.

Local wisdom for the three pillars of resilience Didik Fitrianto, Wetlands International Indonesia Programme, reflects on new pathways for building resilience in Indonesia as part of a CDKN supported series of voices from the field.

Call for abstracts, Green Growth Knowledge Platform Annual Conference The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is pleased to announce its Third Annual Conference on the theme of "Fiscal Policies and the Green Economy Transition: Generating Knowledge – Creating Impact". The deadline for paper submission is 15 September 2014.