Boosting private sector investment in low-emissions development Ari Huhtala of CDKN reports from the Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) Asia Forum.

Building leaders in resilience in the Philippines Erica Bucog, a 'Partners for Resilience' partner reflects on new pathways for building resilience in the Philippines as part of a CDKN supported series of voices from the field.

Vulnerability, inclusion and empowerment CDKN and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) are co-hosting an event to discuss how the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction must go beyond the sole idea that vulnerable groups need to be included within disaster risk reduction policy. Watch the livestream here today.

INDCs – what existing building blocks can developing countries use? Helen Picot, Kiran Sura and Christopher Webb of CDKN argue that many developing countries have solid foundations on which to develop their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for presentation to the UNFCCC.

Innovation and Collaboration for Transforming Knowledge into Climate Action At COP20, CDKN and the Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group will be showcasing recent breakthroughs that have been made in laying the foundations for a smart knowledge grid, and demonstrate how collaborative working is helping organisations optimize their knowledge resources and websites, avoid duplication, and link with others to make content easier to find.

Ethiopian climate change response improves, but challenges remain James Hassam of International Press Services looks at challenges around responding to climate change in Ethiopia.

Government leadership on climate change is happening Chicu Lokgariwar reports from a workshop in Lucknow, India on the commitment shown by Government officials to build resilience in the State, but also the obstacles they face.

Clarifying intent: Key principles for preparing INDCs Ali Cambray, Kiran Sura and Pippa Heylings of CDKN assess some of the key requirements for Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which are to be debated at the UNFCCC's COP20 in Lima next month.

Governments face further talks to agree disaster risk framework Elizabeth Carabine reports from the Second Preparatory Meeting for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, where negotiation on the zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction failed to deliver consensus.

Exposing myths about green regulations Dr Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Dr Misato Sato explain the findings of their latest report, ‘The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness’ by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change.

Why train journalists on climate change? Following the IPCC AR5 outreach events, which included the training of journalists, CDKN Africa’s Claire Mathieson argues that the media has an ethical obligation to report on climate change wherever possible – even in ‘unrelated’ stories.

South Asian experts' top ten recommendations for a stronger post-2015 disasters agreement Insights from the front line of disaster risk: Aditya V. Bahadur, Amy Kirbyshire, Kashmala Kakakhel and Mihir Bhat present ten key recommendations from South Asian experts on the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.