Central America - Supporting Renewable Energy Innovations that Meet Local Needs Supportive policies for renewable energy continue to play a key role in extending power in regions with low rural electrification rates, such as Central America.

CDKN's 'Inside stories on climate compatible development' CDKN's ‘Inside stories on climate compatible development’ explore developing countries' practical experiences in designing and delivering climate-smart policies. The series captures insights from countries as diverse as Grenada and Tanzania, Mexico and China - and many more in between.

Parliamentarians bringing renewable energy to India Nicholas Dunlop, Secretary-General of the Climate Parliament, reflects on the success of the global parliamentary network in strengthening India's commitment to renewable energy promotion.

Economics of climate change in South Asia CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn and Ram Chandra Khanal report from Asian Development Bank (ADB) workshops on the Economics of Climate Change held across South Asia in July where they showcased lessons from CDKN’s work in Nepal.

A vision for vulnerability assessment in the Rio Alto Cauca Andrew Jarvis from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) describes how a new methodology is being used in Colombia to help understand what vulnerability to climate change really means.

“Resilient Cities Action Lab” - a melting pot for collaboration among Latin America urban leaders In early June 2012, more than 40 Latin American leaders from the public sector, business and civil society gathered in the mountains outside Rio de Janeiro to discuss and create new cross-sector partnerships on urban resilience to climate change.

What does the IPCC SREX report mean for India? Mihir Bhatt outlines outlines three major themes from his discussions with government authorities, the UN, international and domestic non governmental organisations and media researchers on how SREX messages could influence policy and practice in India.

Risk insurance for disaster prone communities in Pakistan CDKN Project Manager Kashmala Kakakhel reports from a recent workshop in Islamabad which launched a new CDKN partnership with the Government of Pakistan to design a risk insurance scheme that protects the poor.

Postcard from Dakar - insights from the IPCC SREX outreach event ENDA’s Moussa Na Abou Mamouda reports back from the Dakar, Senegal outreach event which drew over 90 participants from 11 countries across West Africa.

Taking action on climate compatible reconstruction in the Punjab, Pakistan Dina Khan, CDKN Project Manager, and Lorna Davey, Mott MacDonald Ltd take stock of what a CDKN project with the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on climate compatible reconstruction has already achieved.

Second stakeholder consultation on loss & damage held in Dhaka A second stakeholder workshop held in Dhaka in June 2012 provided valuable inputs into the design of a work programme for Bangladesh on loss and damage.

Anguilla moves towards cleaner energy CDKN's Carolyn Fry caught up with Beth Barry, Coordinator of the Anguilla Renewable Energy Office, to find out more about the CDKN supported initiative to help Anguilla move towards solar energy.