For a safer future: Insights on climate resilience from India A new film released by CDKN with the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, ICLEI and TERI tells the story of how local communities and government in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India are preparing for the more frequent and damaging floods caused by climate change.

Advancing energy efficiency in Asia Dr.DoddySukadri, Executive Director, Green Partner Foundation (YayasanMitraHijau - YMH) writes about the efforts being taken by Asian countries to work towards Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production.

Flooding and climate change in Jamaica: Risk to vulnerable communities In this CDKN webinar, Dr Arpita Mandal of the University of West Indies discusses how new planning tools can help communities deal with climate change and flood-related risks in Jamaica - and protect the most vulnerable citizens.

The Adaptation Fund's accreditation process - lessons from Kenya In this video interview, Wangare Kiruma of Kenya's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) explains how the agency became accredited to receive monies from the Adaptation Fund and how the process made NEMA more responsive and relevant.

Green growth and climate compatible development - how do they translate at local level? Claudia Martinez, CDKN’s senior strategic advisor for Colombia, outlines some of the hottest debates around environment, human development and sustainability issues in Easter Antioquia, one of Colombia’s most inequitable regions – and finds no easy answers.

Fossil fuel subsidy reform – turning the tide? IISD’s Laura Merrill and Philip Gass, and CDKN’s Helen Picot explore the recent wave of fossil fuel subsidy reform and the potential these initiatives have for boosting climate compatible development.

Supporting the preparation of the Gambia’s INDC - Lessons learned from local stakeholder consultations Kirstin Hücking and Sandra Freitas of Climate Analytics report on lively and informed discussions about environmental problems that impact on Gambian livelihoods – and how these discussions have fed into the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC.

Pro-poor adaptation in practice Matheus A. Zanella and Judith Rosendahl report on the findings of their new study across Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ecuador and India.

Land use change and forestry – challenges and opportunities for developing countries Christina Elvers of CDKN's Negotiations Support team assesses current issues around land use, forest protection and REDD+ in the international climate talks - and what these mean for tropical forest countries.

Clarifications needed on climate pledges IlIari Aragon of the Legal Response Initiative argues that the role of INDCs needs to be clarified if the Paris Summit is to deliver an agreement that can truly protect people and the planet.

Brighton Kaoma on Zambia's climate compatible future Brighton Kaoma, winner of the Queen’s Young Leaders Award, speaks to CDKN’s Anna Hickman about the challenges and opportunities facing Zambia, and how young people are key instruments of change in addressing the social and environmental impacts of climate change.

Sustaining African businesses in a changing climate Stanley Ijeoma of Schrodinger Limited - Abuja says the time is right for African businesses to manage for climate risk - and report on it.