Opportunities and challenges for private sector investment in adaptation There are multiple measures that a developing country can use to support private sector investment in adaptation. Charlotte Ellis of Adam Smith International and John Ward of Vivid Economics explore various areas where countries can take action to stimulate investment and argue that national climate funds are particularly well positioned to support private sector activity in adaptation.

Better infrastructure, better growth Oliver Willmott from PwC's Sustainability & Climate Change team investigates how the next wave of infrastructure must be responsive and resilient to the Megatrends reshaping the 21st Century, and looks at how we can realise the full potential of infrastructure to deliver inclusive development and protect natural and social capital.

The added value of the Adaptation Fund after the Paris climate summit Marcia Levaggi, Manager of the Adaptation Fund Board’s Secretariat, on the innovative approach of the Adaptation Fund to capitalising on the carbon market, and the Fund’s potential following COP21.

An emblematic city looks to renewable energy in Sialkot, Pakistan Juan Pablo Osornio and Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib go behind the scenes of an initiative to green Pakistan's industrial heartland. Sialkot city, home of a thriving football manufacturing industry, is now the focus for a 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action' or NAMA.

India, climate change and another health related crisis Aditi Paul, CDKN’s country programme manager for India reflects on the link between climate change and the ongoing dengue virus outbreak in New Delhi

Cities are moving ahead on climate compatible development Maria Jose Pacha, CDKN's Knowledge and Networks Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, will provide insights into how city leaders are designing and delivering on climate compatible development. She will share experience and examples from ten CDKN-supported projects across the region.

New learning project will explore how to scale up local successes in climate compatible development Mairi Dupar of CDKN introduces a new learning initiative that will explore and document some of the 'ingredients' for scaling up successful pilot projects in climate compatible development.

Rising emissions threaten goal of poverty-free world If the world is to end extreme poverty and stop it returning, climate-changing emissions must peak by 2030 and fall to near zero by 2100, researchers said on Thursday. Megan Rowling with Laurie Goering of Thomson Reuters Foundation report.

World leaders adopt expansive UN goals to tackle global woes In New York on Friday 25th September, leaders of the world's governments adopt 17 sustainable development goals and 69 targets - called by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon a 'to do list for people and planet'.

Climate resilience - key to the Sustainable Development Goals Delivering on the promise of global development commitments – including the possibility to end extreme poverty by 2030 – requires building resilience to the growing impacts of climate change and disasters. Join this livestreamed panel event online here from 12.45pm UK time on Tuesday 20th October.

Colombia’s national climate pledge: Towards the Paris Summit Claudia Martinez is CDKN's Senior Strategic Advisor for Colombia and also advises the national government on green growth. Here, she reports on the scope and significance of Colombia's national climate pledge in the run-up to the critical United Nations Summit in Paris in December.

From climate knowledge to climate action CDKN's Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth will give the keynote presentation at SEI's Oxford seminar, followed by an interactive discussion on the ways climate knowledge can be used to catalyse action. Register today to join the event online on Tuesday 29 September.