Can green growth policy incentivise investment? Insights from Indonesia Indonesia is internationally known for its ambitious climate policies and the role of its extensive forests in locking up carbon. Mochamad Indrawan of CDKN and Indra Darmawan of the Indonesian Investment Board discuss the investment potential for land-based measures and sustainable cities in green growth.

Paradigm shift in the culture of Indonesian investment Indra Darmawan, Director of Int’l Business Cooperation of BKPM- Indonesian Investment Board and Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s country engagement lead for Indonesia report on the discourses presented at the ‘Tropical Landscape Summit’. The second part of this feature talks about the 4 P’s, and the shifting paradigms evident nearly a year after this summit.

New initiative will assist African governments to model, design and deliver low emission development New Africa LEDS Planning, Modeling, and Implementation Initiative will strengthen the capacity of African countries to plan and implement low emission, climate resilient development.

Climate vulnerability assessment: CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand Climate vulnerability assessments should be the cornerstone of adaptation action and can play a key role in India's State Action Plans on Climate Change, says CDKN Programme Manager Aditi Paul. Here, she reports how CDKN is supporting the Uttarakhand State Government to do a vulnerability assessment - that can generate action to save lives and livelihoods.

Seven top tips for climate vulnerability assessment with impact What does it take to create a climate vulnerability assessment with impact? Aditi Paul, CDKN's Country Programme Manager for India, spoke with Paul May, and they distilled these lessons from CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand state.

Ethiopia’s investment in climate compatible development Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation was recently accredited to receive funds from both the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund. CDKN's Robi Redda and Tesfaye Hailu reflect on five factors that contributed to Ethiopia's success.

After Paris - “Going from intended to implemented, that is the question” says Margaret Kamau, Kenya Kenya aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 relative to Business As Usual. Margaret Kamau, CDKN's Country Engagement and Project Manager talks to Miren Gutiérrez about what this target means for her country.

Green Climate Fund Board sets itself on even keel for 2016 decisions The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) latest Board meeting took place in Songdo, South Korea, from 8-10 March 2016. CDKN's Christina Elvers observed the proceedings.

Clean energy without currency risk Harald Hirschhofer of TCX says that foreign exchange risks have caused a hurdle to rolling out renewable energy technologies in some countries. But now development finance institutions are helping firms manage the risk and expand their operations.

Da Nang - A rising star, menaced by extreme rainfall Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major port cities. Miren Gutierrez uncovers the measures taken by a CDKN project to protect the city's residents from worsening rainfall in a changing climate.

After Paris - "About money and determination", a view from Mihir Bhatt, India Three months after the Paris climate deal was struck, Mihir Bhatt, CDKN´s country leader for India, who leads the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), talks to CDKN's Miren Gutierrez about the next steps needed to implement India's climate commitments.

Justice in the climate negotiations - and in the real world Ari Huhtala argues that there is considerable potential to assess countries' global and national performance on climate action - through an equity lens.