Ethiopia engages with the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Outreach event in Ethiopia provides an opportunity to directly engage with policy makers on the government’s ambitious Climate Resilience Green Economy strategy as well as what the recent AR5 will mean for the country.

IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report: What's in it for Small Island Developing States? CDKN and ODI have launched the latest guide to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report. This guide examines the findings for Small Island Developing States.

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.

The role of environment in the HFA2 Marisol Estrella of the United Nations Environment Programme outlines how environmental solutions play a role in disaster risk reduction.

Gender sensitive and climate smart Rebecca McNaught, Senior Climate Advisor for the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre argues that while women are vulnerable to climate change, they could play a vital role in reducing risk in their communities and nations.

The case for recognising the role of culture in reducing disaster risk Lisa Schipper sets out the case for greater recognition of culture as a key driver of both risks to natural hazards and solutions to reducing risk. In this guest blog, she says culture should be reflected in the new international disaster reduction agreement, the HFA2.

Outreach on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report in Ethiopia and Uganda CDKN is collaborating with the Governments of Ethiopia and Uganda to bring the key messages of the Fifth Assessment Report to audiences at two events in August.

First Pan-African Workshop to support domestic institutions accessing climate finance. Existing and prospective accredited agencies explore challenges and opportunities faced by African countries trying to access climate finance through the Adaptation Fund

Tackling climate change is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals in Latin America Mathieu Lacoste and Helen Picot of CDKN report on a lively Latin American dialogue they organised in Bogota, Colombia to explore the integration of climate change issues in the post-2015 sustainable development framework.

Outreach on IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, Islamabad, Pakistan Join CDKN, IPCC, the Government of Pakistan and partners to explore the implications of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report for development in Pakistan, 11th August, Islamabad.

Outreach on IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, Dhaka, Bangladesh Join CDKN, the IPCC and the Government of Bangladesh for a series of outreach activities in Dhaka exploring the implications of AR5 for development in Bangladesh