What Latin America needs to know about the latest IPCC findings In late April 2020, lead authors from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gathered virtually to discuss the mitigation of climate change. They held an open event on 30 April, to reach out to the public and discuss their findings. Access the recordings here.

Malawi Weather Chasers – celebrating four years of early warning and civic action The Malawi Weather Chasers group is entering its fifth year and looks back on its evolution from an early warning channel to a community of civic action. Katharine Vincent of Kulima reports.

Five takeaways from Covid-19 for addressing the climate change crisis Keshav Jha of CDKN Asia considers how societies’ responses to the coronavirus crisis can orientate them to more effective climate action in the long run.

Shimla, India’s water crisis: From source to sewer The residents of the northern Indian resort town of Shimla are suffering from water shortages and pollution. Now climate change is compounding these woes, reports the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG).

Science and policy at a crossroads - Insights from COVID-19 for tackling climate change Estelle Rouhaud explores what the climate change community can learn from the relationship between science and policy in the Covid-19 crisis.

Conferencing online – We could get used to this The COVID-19 pandemic has forced conferences to go online, writes CDKN's Mairi Dupar. Conference organisers are learning fast how to make a success of this. They are showing how virtual conferencing could easily become the norm, for climate reasons, even when lockdown restrictions ease.

Himalayan land rush and climate change affect local people's access to water Once-idyllic Himalayan beauty spots are now experiencing changes in rainfall patterns, adding pressure to rapidly urbanising areas and leaving local residents in need of urgent measures to secure their freshwater supplies. Vishal Narain reports from Mukteshwar on how climate change is worsening the urbansation-induced problems and in turn impacting water security in Uttarakhand, India.

Using resilience concepts in disaster response Bedoshruti Sadhukhan looks at how responses to the coronavirus pandemic in Indian cities are helped or hindered by cities' underlying resilience - and what we can learn about bracing for future crises.

Assessing climate finance opportunities in the wake of the pandemic Ritu Thakur of CDKN Asia considers how climate finance is flowing and could flow to create more resilient ways of life.

Placencia Ambition Forum keeps the drumbeat of climate ambition alive Hundreds of senior leaders from small island developing states (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and their development partners met virtually from 20-22 April 2020 for the Placencia Ambition Forum. Mairi Dupar reports.

Transitioning to a better global ‘new normal’ COVID-19 has changed our world. To mark Earth Day 2020, and the global call to act on climate change, Saleemul Huq of ICCCAD and Sheela Patel of SPARC India ask: what lessons can we apply from the pandemic response to help tackle other global crises, including the climate emergency?

How business is responding to COVID-19 in South Africa’s poorest urban communities As COVID-19 takes hold in countries around the world, we are being challenged to respond to a global pandemic in poorer urban communities already facing multiple risks - reports CDKN's Lisa McNamara. Much like the climate crisis, COVID-19 is a risk multiplier, intensifying existing vulnerabilities.