Strengthening resilience - can ‘disaster risk management’ offer a foundation? On the UN international day for disaster reduction, Dr. Tom Mitchell of ODI reflects on his work to reduce the impact of climate-related disasters on children and young people.

Are donors blind to the ‘missing link’ in DRR? Practical Action, a UK-based NGO that helps poor people transform their lives through technology, calls for greater awareness of meso-level government as the 'missing link' in disaster risk reduction strategies.

Postcard from Chatham House 2 - silver linings in the climate debate CDKN's Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell reports back from a stimulating two day meeting at Chatham House, where he spots some silver linings in the clouds of international climate policy.

Postcard from Chatham House - national action on climate change will underpin a global deal A lively debate among the UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and participants at the annual Chatham House Conference on Climate Change tackled the thorny question: ‘If a new global climate deal is still some years distant, what are the prospects for climate compatible development now?’

Panama climate change talks Jonathan Grant, from CDKN Alliance member PwC, takes a look at the background to the climate talks that commence in Panama this week, including the Green Climate Fund and the Clean Development Mechanism. Though last year's summit at Cancun brought progress in adaptation, technology transfer, financing and tackling deforestation, he argues that countries must find the political will to tackle the fundamental challenges of climate change.

Integrating indigenous knowledge into disaster risk reduction strategies Indigenous communities have long developed practices to reduce their vulnerability to natural events, thereby increasing their resilience to these events. Therefore, indigenous people should be considered as not just beneficiaries but as active participants in the design of strategies for adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

Climate compatible agriculture – a smart approach to poverty reduction in Africa CDKN Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth writes about the importance of achieving a triple win - of emissions reductions, increased resilience, and productivity gain - for African agriculture. Though the UNFCCC process can help climate compatible agriculture, efforts to build supportive policy frameworks must continue outside of the CoPs.

Reporting climate change in India Indian Journalist Manipadma Jena describes the challenges of reporting on climate change in India and the South Asian region.

The political economy of climate change In a review of the recent IDS Bulletin on the political economy of climate change, CDKN Executive Chair Simon Maxwell finds that better understanding of interests, narratives and disagreement in climate change policy-making can lead to more consensual solutions for climate compatible development.

users' guide to climate planning tools A new, interactive users' guide to tools for climate and development planning has just been launched by Ecofys and the Institute of Development Studies, with the support of CDKN.

Aligning interests - government and business must partner for a climate-resilient future It is time to find ways of aligning public and private interests to help communities and economies adapt to the risks of – and find opportunities in – new climate conditions. Sally Prowitt and Samantha Putt del Pino of WRI describe how businesses can step up to the challenge.

Top ten CDKN videos From interviews with experts from across the globe to summaries of CDKN's work, CDKN videos tell insightful stories from the front line of climate compatible development.