Transitional Committee takes stock of the Green Climate Fund Pakistan's lead negotiator climate change, Farrukh Iqbal Khan, gives CDKN an inside look at the second meeting of the Green Climate Fund Transitional Committee in Tokyo last month. Read here what the Committee learnt from their workshop on existing funds, and take a look at Farrukh's thoughts on the potential role of the private sector.

Building journalists' capacity to create change - a CDKN impact story Journalism is a vital tool in the fight against climate change. This blog looks at the achievements of three journalist fellows supported by the Climate Change Media Partnership, and sponsored by CDKN.

Climate, energy to dominate US-Latin American relations Since the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, Arturo Valenzuela, resigned via Twitter last Friday, commentators have been debating who should replace him and whether this change presents an opportunity to alter the Obama administration’s policies in the region.

Climate change takes centre stage in infrastructure debates Over half of global greenhouse gas emissions result from the construction and use of infrastucture assets. Getting infrastructure development right is crucial to achieving low-carbon growth patterns in future. Guest author Lily Ryan-Collins, of Engineers Against Poverty, details the finding of a new report.

Call for expressions of interest - adaptation interventions and policy options for the climate change induced displaced people of Bangladesh This global call for expressions of interest focuses on the current and predicted trajectory of climate induced migration and its consequences to ensure sustainable development planning and implementation in Bangladesh.

Green economies with social futures - a focus on the Caribbean The Rio +20 meeting in 2012 is an opportunity for global policy makers to review twenty years of action on Agenda 21 and what has been delivered. Thus far, the score-card is mixed; neither wholly positive nor wholly negative. Significant challenges lie ahead. Global food prices have escalated sharply and malnutrition is on the rise. While a recent report suggests that globally efforts to sharply reduce extreme poverty by 2015 are on track, hunger remains persistent. The triple effects of the global economic crisis i.e. the weakening of the insurance sector, lower demand for exports and reduced remittances have exposed the fragility of economies and households alike.

Investing in adaptation is good for business Guest author Samantha Putt del Pino and collaborators report how investing in climate adaptation makes good business sense. They consider how developing country governments can engage private investors in building resilience to climate change.

CDKN seeks your views on green growth – part 4 In part four of CDKN’s exclusive discussion series on green growth, our Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell seeks your views on the need to link climate policies to growth, and how best to leverage private funding for green growth. We'd like to hear from you.

Postcard from Marrakesh - Using suppressed demand to increase Africa’s share of the carbon market Shehnaaz Moosa and Lisa McNamara of CDKN report on heated discussions at the Africa Carbon Forum about suppressed demand for energy services - and the implications for generating carbon credits.

Postcard from Marrakesh On Monday 4 July, the ‘who’s who’ of the Africa carbon market gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, for

Harnessing media potential in the fight against climate change CDKN's Fayyaz Ahmad Khan reviews the recent Climate Change Media Partnership report on why the media should matter more to policy-makers tackling climate change in the developing world.

Explosion of solar power in Bangladesh Guest CDKN blogger, journalist Abu Rushd Md. Ruhul Amin, reports from Bangladesh on the extraordinary rise in solar power generation in the country, and the policy frameworks that have aided its growth.