If we know it works, why not do it? Katie Harris from the Overseas Development Institute asks why such a small percentage of funding given to those in developing countries is spent on disaster preparedness, especially when the sums needed for emergency response following natural disasters have been climbing.

Challenges from the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit CDKN's Asia Director, Ali T. Sheikh, puts forward six challenges to climate compatible development that emerged at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS)

World ignores disasters in southern Africa Katharine Vincent and Tracy Cull provide news of the heavy rains and floods currently blighting Mozambique and ask why is it receiving so little media coverage?

Join CDKN at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit CDKN is hosting, together with the Asia LEDS Partnership, an open session at the Dehli Sustainable Development Summit on ‘Learning from Green Growth Initiatives in Asia’ on Sat 2nd Feb.

Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York Dr Saleemul Huq – senior fellow in IIED’s climate change group – spoke at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies/Columbia University in New York City about the lessons US cities can learn from Bangladesh as they adapt to climate change.

All that glitters - what next for climate finance? Join CDKN and Alertnet in a debate with experts on the state of climate finance - and how to make climate finance work for the poorest, today at 13:00 GMT.

Taking a holistic approach could help resolve water woes Laos-based Paul Pavelic, Senior Researcher in Hydrogeology for the International Water Management Institute, reviews CDKN’s publication Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters in the Water Sector: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report

Integrating climate migration into Latin American regional forums Although migrations related to environment and climate change have been mentioned by some organizations of Latin America, the most important and deep approach to this subject comes from civil society regional forums.

Inside stories on climate compatible development 2013 CDKN is looking to commission a set of policy briefs on developing countries’ practical experiences in climate compatible development.

El Salvador With approximately 24 percent of its total electricity production coming from geothermal resources, El Salvador is the largest producer of geothermal electricity in Central America.

Report points a global increase of investments for water protection During 2011 US$ 8.170 million were invested in programs to protect drinking water and water supplies through the care of vegetation in water basins.

National action is key to accelerating international progress on climate change The combined action of individual nations is key to making international progress on climate change outpace the increasing level of urgency, so say the Rt Hon. John Gummer, Lord Deben; Lord Michael Jay, Graham Stuart MP; Barry Gardiner MP; Tim Yeo MP; Joan Walley MP; and Adam Matthews