Initiative to raise awareness on climate change impacts An initiative has been formed to help African and Asian societies understand climate change-related impacts such as extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.

Africa gears up for first-of-a-kind climate impact study A scientific pilot in Kenya and Ethiopia seeks to identify the link between extreme weather events and global warming

Last year’s Chennai deluge not due to climate change After poring over scientific models and rainfall data for months, researchers say the rainfall on December 1, 2015 cannot be attributed to climate change

Tools for monitoring national climate finance Join an interactive webinar where expert Neil Bird of the Overseas Development Institute will provide guidance on tracking climate finance at the national level. Register for this 1 February webinar today!

Reflecting on Ethiopia's climate finance readiness journey CDKN has been supporting the Government of Ethiopia in achieving climate finance readiness. Tesfaye Hailu reflects on the journey.

Sharing CDKN's learning on climate action in cities and towns CDKN has been working with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability to investigate the driving forces, challenges and innovative solutions to climate compatible development in cities, towns and other subnational areas.

Advances in monitoring and evaluating climate adaptation Date: Wednesday 18th January 2017

Balancing climate and development targets through a Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach Using a 'Water-Energy-Food Nexus' approach can help policy-makers navigate the trade-offs involved in working towards economic growth and sustainable development. Helen Bellfield of the Global Canopy Programme describes how CDKN research applied this approach in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Indonesia.

Risk insurance to help Pakistan’s poorest deal with climate change Syed Abbas Hussain examines how risk insurance for Pakistan’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable people has become an issue of increasing concern – and how a CDKN project is proposing some answers.

Scientists study climate connection for Chennai, India floods Joydeep Gupta, South Asian environment expert and writer, introduces climate attribution science and how it could be useful for India’s policy-makers.

Lessons on blending finance for climate projects - Experience from the IFC and GCF The International Finance Corporation and the Green Climate Fund have both been trialling 'blended finance' methods to support climate projects and programmes - Virginie Fayolle and Serena Odianose round up these institutions' experiences and look forward to some new ideas.

Using blended finance to overcome barriers to climate investments Virginie Fayolle and Serena Odianose of Acclimatise say the time has come for developing country governments to craft ‘blended finance’ for climate change-related investments.