Climate change and challenges for local government – changes we need now Local government plays a key role in preparing communities for a changing climate. Yet, it is often neglected in global and national climate change politics. Gregg Oelofse considers key changes local government needs now to prepare for and mitigate climate change.

Women and REDD+, more than just ‘Do No Harm’ To mark the launch of an Asia-Pacific REDD-net special issue on REDD+ and gender, part-funded by CDKN, Regan Suzuki tells us about the need to bring women into the design and deliberation of forestry management schemes.

Read all about it - CDKN progress update 2011 Looking for a round-up of CDKN’s major projects in its first year, and our big plans for technical assistance, research, knowledge sharing and partnership in year two? You’ll enjoy our Progress Update, available now for download.

Climate change - working together for Durban In an exclusive report for CDKN, lead climate negotiator for Pakistan Farrukh Iqbal Khan gives us an inside look at the Green Climate Fund, and considers what the year has in store for the UNFCCC process.

Renewable energy to save planet Earth? Syed Ayub Qutab, Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute for Environment & Development Action Research (PIEDAR), gives CDKN an analysis of the recent UNFCCC report on renewable energy. Find out what he has to say about the consequences of a large-scale shift to renewables.

is green growth just a fad? A review of the Green Growth Leaders report In a guest blog for CDKN, DFID's Hannah Ryder critiques the latest Green Growth Leaders report by the University of Berkeley. Read what she has to say about the growth opportunites of implementing energy and resource-efficiency policies, and what more the report could have said about developing countries.

Financing improvements in the governance of climate risk - introducing the ‘Up for It’ Index Tom Mitchell introduces the 'Up for It' Index, a way of more accurately measuring which developing countries are receiving adaptation finance.

World scientists highlight renewable energy options and opportunities

CDKN Action Lab - videos of innovative prototypes now online Participants at the CDKN Action Lab developed a series of innovative prototype ideas for dealing with climate compatible development. Click here for a video summary of the Action Lab, and films of all the prototypes.

A city (almost) without cars Global Manager Isabela da Souza talks about how an efficient public transport system is beneficia

An action plan for Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy - Call for Expressions of Interest CDKN, together with DFID, AFD and other potential donor programmes, has been approached to support and co-fund the development of a Kenyan Action Plan on climate change. We now seek Expressions of Interest for potential suppliers to deliver this plan.

New ideas stream from CDKN Action Lab Participants in CDKN's Action Lab created a colourful marketplace of ideas as the programme came to a high-energy close in Oxford.