The invisible disaster for the Changpas tribe in Ladakh, India Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan of SEEDS / Saferworld Communications reports from an emergency situation where a freezing winter is putting lives and livelihoods at risk.

Reducing the risk of disasters Kashmala Kakakhel of CDKN reports on messages emerging from the 4th Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Switzerland, as the meeting draws to a close today

What can Mozambique show us about making development choices in a changing climate? Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive of CDKN, asks what Mozambique can show us about making development choices in a changing climate

Climate diplomacy gathers pace Mairi Dupar, CDKN's Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator, looks at how climate diplomacy can be used to drive change at the national and international levels.

Government of Ethiopia launches newsletter to support Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy The monthly newsletter will communicate lessons learned from implementing Ethiopia’s Climate Resilience and Green Economy (CRGE) strategy.

Nepal's district climate and energy plans As part of a series of case studies on low emissions development strategies in Asia, the Government of Nepal discuss in a new CDKN and Asia LEDS Partnership briefing note the story behind their District Climate and Energy Plans

Finding the regional perspective of climate change reporting S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Regional Manager, Panos South Asia, reports from a recent training programme for the new 2013 journalist fellows.

CKDN debate highlights the need for a new economic narrative A debate held by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) last week highlighted that compelling economic narratives are needed to drive action on climate compatible development – and that policies must be carefully designed to assist the poorest in society.

On a mission to scale up green growth CDKN’s Ari Huhtala, Director of Policy and Programme, reports on the Global Green Growth Forum’s progress to get green growth concepts into the mainstream

Action to halt warming will save my nation Minister Tony de Brum of the Republic of the Marshall Islands describes the clear and present danger posed by climate change to his nation, and calls us all to arms against this threat.

How important is ‘process’ for delivering state action on climate change in India? CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn reports on how policy-makers and stakeholders are now looking back at why and how the State Action Plans on Climate Change came to life.

Could ‘climate justice’ be the rallying cry the world needs? Could climate justice provide a compelling narrative to drive ambitious climate action? Mairi Dupar and Jorge Villanueva of CDKN investigate