Fiscal policies support climate compatible development Fiscal policies play an important role in guiding investment decisions towards low emission and climate resilient options, report Sam Bickersteth and Ari Huhtala from the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Annual Conference.

Better use of long-term climate information could reduce risks for African investments African governments and businesses are putting their investments at risk from the long-term impacts of climate change because they are failing to take climate information into account, says a new report from the Overseas Development Institute and SouthSouthNorth for the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), launched today.

9th Community-based adaptation conference seeks to enhance effective adaptation The 9th annual community based adaptation conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya seeks to highlight ways in which vulnerable communities can became more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Urban agriculture and forestry show promise for climate compatible development Marielle Dubbeling of the RUAF Foundation highlights how urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry could contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as development. Read her insights from Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rosario, Argentina.

Join CDKN for a discussion on ‘What next for the IPCC’? CDKN will be hosting a special session at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) on 7th February 2015 on what and how the IPCC should focus on.

Academics, governments and practitioners call for 'green fiscal reform' More than 200 academics, policy makers and experts will meet in Venice, Italy, this week to debate a large emerging body of research on green fiscal policy. Learn more about innovative thinking in this area.

Rwanda chooses environment and prosperity Development need not be at the expense of the environment, says President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch the full discussion here.

A journey to resilience - ten years after the Asian tsunami Mihir Bhatt visited 15 communities he had worked with ten years ago when the devastating Asian tsunami hit. Here he reflects on what lessons communities and policy-makers have learned from the tsunami tragedy – and how that experience has helped them to prepare for climate-related disasters.

Learning from CDKN’s city experience CDKN presents a webinar on the effect of extreme heat on public health, examining the implementation of Ahmedabad's Heat Action Plan. The webinar will take place on 3 February.

Adapting to flood and fire in Quito, Ecuador Quito faces great challenges in adapting to climate change. How is the highest capital city in the world faring? After about five years of implementation, the Quito Strategy for Climate Change is starting to pay some dividends, reports Miren Gutierrez of CDKN.

Waking up a sleeping giant, greening Indonesia’s infrastructure Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader in Indonesia, reflects on the opportunities of green infrastructure in the fast growing economy.

What attracts donors to Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)? Projects selected by the NAMA Facility for support offer great insight for governments looking to develop their own NAMAs. The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands investigates.