COP21 Paris - Now What? CDKN's Senior Country Advisor for India, Mihir Bhatt discusses India’s future direction in light of the Paris Agreement and the four main areas that the country can focus on.

Climate finance options for National Climate Funds The maturation of the international climate finance landscape is presenting country climate funds with the opportunity to access larger, more transformative capital. Charlotte Ellis and John Ward of Adam Smith International share lessons learned from Rwanda for maximising a national climate fund's potential to mobilise resources.

Africa LEDS Platform eyes opportunities for 2016 The Africa Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) platform, coordinated by CDKN, met recently in Paris to explore some of the big issues and opportunities ahead in 2016. Leo Roberts reports.

Four lessons from supporting Ethiopia’s Green Climate Fund planning What is required in developing projects for the Green Climate Fund? Kirsty Wilson, Principal Consultant – Climate Change, LTS International looks at four key lessons learned from the experience of supporting the Government of Ethiopia prepare a proposal to the Fund.

Shaping the future of African cities — with the people What needs to be done at the local level to address the immediate needs of service delivery and economic opportunities in African cities and towns? CDKN Africa's Charlotte Scott reports back from the 7th Africities Summit.

Scarcity in the midst of plenty: Climate impact in the Limpopo Basin What exactly is involved in compiling a climate resilience strategy? Shravya K. Reddy, Principal at Pegasys Strategy and Development, discusses her experience in designing such a strategy for the Limpopo River Basin in Mozambique, where water abundance and scarcity are significant issues.

Climate Compatible Development Film Festival, India 2016 CDKN to screen three films that tell stories on the impact of climate change on diverse communities from Uttarakhand to Bangladesh.

Is the Paris Agreement legally binding? Dean Bialek of Independent Diplomat explains.

Response from CDKN's global, regional and country leads to Paris Agreement Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, introduces commentary on the Paris Agreement from CDKN's teams around the world.

Climate change - time for development (studies) to lead the charge CDKN's Executive Chair Simon Maxwell shares his outlook on the pivotal role of development studies in taking forward meaningful action on climate change.

COP21 draws to strong end with adoption of 1.5 degree goal A landmark global agreement on climate change was adopted in Paris last night. Kiran Sura, CDKN’s Head of Negotiations Support, Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive, and Mairi Dupar, Global Public Affairs Coordinator, take stock of the Paris agreement and what comes next.

CDKN live commentary from COP21, Paris (week two) On this live blog, CDKN delegates to COP21 will be sharing their commentary on the numerous side events in which we are involved (see our event programme here) - as well as updating you on the positions of the most climate-vulnerable countries, whose negotiating groups we are offering technical support.