Andrea Guerrero of Colombia takes Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) out of 'green silo' CDKN celebrates the work of the winners of the Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) annual awards. Andrea Guerrero of Colombia was nominated by her peers and chosen by the judges as a winner for the 'Acting on Implementation' category. Here, Cathryn Poff catches up with Andrea and finds out how she's used her position with the Ministry of Environment of Colombia to break out of the 'green silo' and inspire others.

Why are there such different estimates of the global warming implied by the Paris pledges? Do the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCS) - the pledges made by countries before the Paris climate summit - actually add up to a two degree deal, a three degree deal, or worse? Bert Metz of the European Climate Foundation explains how the scenarios are calculated.

Direct access to international climate finance - a view from Latin America and the Caribbean Mathieu Lacoste of CDKN provides an overview of the status of climate finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. He explores how countries of the region are creating the conditions to enjoy direct access to climate finance in the future.

Bridging the green growth gap in Costa Rica Today, ODI releases a new report assessing whether Costa Rica has achieved the green growth outcomes that its policies were designed to achieve. Authors Ilmi Granoff; Monica Araya, Philipp Ulbrich, Sam Pickard and Caroline Haywood introduce the report, which was co-sponsored by CDKN.

G20 holds keys to our safe climate future Tony de Brum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim, Minister of Environment of Angola and Chair of the Least Developed Countries have issued this statement as the G20 meet in Antalya, Turkey.

Why COP matters for poor and most vulnerable countries How will COP21 and the global climate agenda which it produces affect the poorest and most vulnerable countries? And what does implementation of that agenda mean for climate vulnerable countries? Join us to discuss the key issues and to share your expectations.

Adaptation action key to Kenya’s INDC As the international climate negotiations at COP 21 fast approach, Stephen King'uyu, Kenya National Climate Change Action Plan coordinator, looks back at Kenya’s pledge and how adaptation actions will complement the country’s development programme.

Learning by doing - testing models for rural electrification in India and Uganda Juliane Nier and Susannah Fitzherbert-Brockholes of CDKN report on how businesses in India and Uganda are learning from each other about the scale-up of decentralised renewable energy technologies.

Climate compatible development in cities : Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean Maria Jose Pacha, Knowledge and Networks Coordinator for CDKN in Latin America and the Caribbean, shares lessons learned that were developed in a knowledge-exchange event in Quito in July 2015. Ten projects implementing climate compatible development in cities in Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Belize and Jamaica presented their work and reflected on their achievements and challenges.

Understanding India's emissions pledge India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) has a headline pledge to reduce emissions intensity 33-35% by 2030. Radhika Khosla and Navroz K. Dubash of the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi explain what this means in context.

The Green Climate Fund – baby steps towards delivery CDKN's Ari Huhtala and Christina Elvers report from the meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board in Zambia last week, where the Board made its first funding decisions.

Join us for the 13th Development & Climate Days in Paris Registration is now open! Join CDKN and partners in Paris on 5-6 December for innovative approaches and incisive dialogue on the theme "Zero Poverty, Zero Emissions: Tough talk on poverty and climate".