Climate Week New York and United Nations Climate Summit 2014 CDKN brings you its latest news and analysis from Climate Week New York 2014 and the summit of world leaders convened by UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon.

Marshall Islands calls for tomorrow’s Climate Summit to “launch a new wave of climate leadership” On the eve of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Christopher J. Loeak, has lead a chorus of Pacific leaders in calling for tomorrow’s Summit to “launch a new wave of climate leadership”.

Adapting institutions to meet climate change impacts in Cameroon Hervé Wouapi looks at the processes that constrain the resilience of a community in one of Cameroon's semi-arid 'hot spots' and finds that farmers are grappling with many weather- and climate-related risks.

Building resilient communities under HFA2 The 'Partners for Resilience' programme in Asia proposes three key messages to be addressed in the post-2015 Hyogo Framework (HFA2) for building safe and resilient nations and communities

Economic growth and action on climate change can now be achieved together, finds Global Commission A new report. launched today by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, aims to drive action by world leaders, business executives and investors ahead of major summit on climate change.

Island climate leadership - Driving clean energy transformation An event organised by CDKN and Independent Diplomat in the run-up to the United Nations' Secretary General's Climate Summit in September will showcase examples of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)’ climate leadership in deploying renewable energy, reducing emissions, and enhancing energy security. We aim to demonstrate the significant economic opportunities and other co-benefits of making the transition from fossil fuels to clean, green energy.

The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report This report from the Islamabad event, The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What it Means for a Stronger and More Inclusive Pakistan, discusses the outcome of the event and what the report means for a stronger and more inclusive Pakistan.

The Kashmir tragedy – can we avoid the next one? Elizabeth Gogoi and Mihir Bhatt of CDKN, in an article for the Wall Street Journal, discuss how to avoid mega floods becoming the 'new normal' in India.

Innovative learning partnerships flourish on climate-resilient, low-emissions development Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive, and Caroline Spencer, Partnerships and Learning Coordinator, report from the LEDS Global Partnership gathering in Addis Ababa.

Climate change and the post 2015 development framework - Developing country perspectives On 10 September 2014, CDKN is holding an event to explore the linkages between climate change and the post-2015 development framework. CDKN’s new paper 'The Sustainable Development Goals: Will they deliver climate compatible development for vulnerable countries?' will be launched - follow by livestream here.

Contextualising climate services in Maputo and Accra Joseph Daron of the University of Cape Town looks at ways in which local decision-makers might be able to deliver more effective climate services.

Reflecting on Indonesia’s leadership on forestry Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader in Indonesia, reflects on the current debates in Asia on climate compatible forest management.