Encouraging agroforestry for REDD+ in Zambia Are public funds best spent subsidising the initial cost of trees or rewarding farmers for tree survival? Kelsey Jack shares findings from a recent CDKN-supported study.

Launch of geojournalism site for Indonesia - 'Ekuatorial' The cutting-edge InfoAmazonia platform merges environmental data and on-the-ground reporting in South America; now Internews and its partners have launched a similar platform in Indonesia: 'Ekuatorial'. William Shubert explains what this 'geojournalism' is all about.

Peru Environment Minister and COP 20 President highlights Amazon security agenda Growing threats to Amazonia’s water, energy, food and health security will be multiplied in coming decades by climate change, creating severe risks for people, governments and economies across South America.

Risky business in Davos Without better communication among business leaders about the risks posed by climate change to economic growth, the business community could fall into 'climate complacency', warns Celine Herweijer of PwC.

How will the Green Climate Fund allocate its money? All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask The Green Climate Fund is set to play a key role in disbursing the $100 billion per year pledged to flow annually to developing countries by 2020. A key question for the GCF Board concerns the rules for allocating this money, as Benito Muller explains.

New web platform launched to accelerate green economy transition The Green Growth Knowledge Platform's vastly expanded website launches today, with a commitment of 1.6 million Swiss francs from the Government of Switzerland and 29 international knowledge partners behind it - including CDKN.

Urban diagnostics of climate and development risks to Bangalore and Madurai As part of an ongoing initiative supported by CDKN to ‘future proof’ the Indian cities of Bangalore and Madurai, Atkins have published urban diagnostics of climate-related risks facing the cities.

Agriculture needs streamlined approach to climate finance Many programmes fund adaptation and mitigation activities separately, leading to fragmented and less effective approaches, particularly in the agriculture sector. Michel Köhler of Perspectives and Lisa Junghans of Germanwatch have been assessing the problem and forming practical proposals to overcome it.

CDKN project acknowledged for African good practice awards The Carbon Reduction, Resources and Opportunities Toolkit (CaRROT) project was shortlisted for the AfriCAN Climate award for good practice.

Climate change has highest political importance for poor countries Gambia’s Pa Ousman Jarju explains why poor countries are ready to ‘compromise and engage’ at UN climate negotiations.

Climate migration is complex but planning can help A panel debate co-sponsored by CDKN and the Overseas Development Institute assured policymakers that climate-related migration is nothing to fear - it can be beneficial if well planned. Laurie Goering of Alertnet reports.

How to make climate migration a solution, not a problem Climate-related displacement can cause social, economic and cultural problems, but voluntary migration can be a coping strategy for dealing with climate impacts, too. Megan Rowling reports from the online debate on climate change and migration held by CDKN and Alertnet.