Kampala, Uganda: Resilience in the face of Covid-19 – A single mother’s story In Kampala, Uganda, Sandra Coote follows a single mother’s journey in search of income and wellbeing for her family during the country’s second wave of Covid-19 - to see what it tells us about personal savings and governmental support for households.

Mainstreaming gender and climate change into Ethiopian development CDKN's long partnership with the Government of Ethiopia has yielded rich learning on the ways to integrate two completely cross-cutting aspects of development - gender and climate change - into government policy and its implementation. Robi Redda, Arsema Andargatchew and Lucia Scodanibbio report.

Plastic waste management in Hyderabad, India - From a linear to a circular economy Anuradha Adhikari of ICLEI South Asia describes how the pilot installation of ‘reverse vending machines’ for plastic in a South Indian city is providing multiple environmental and community benefits.

Maddu, Uganda: A story of service above self In Maddu, in Gomba district, Uganda, two women are extending education services during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure a bright future for the children. Allen Lunkuse reports in this continuation of the 'Voices from the Frontline' series of stories from CDKN and ICCCAD.

Peruvian academics provide knowledge for climate action Peruvian researchers have organised to communicate their findings to diverse audiences - about the impacts of climate change on Peru, and the potential of adaptation and mitigation solutions. CDKN's Sandra Isola reports.

Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2021 - register today The theme of this year’s Asia LEDS Partnership Forum is ‘Advancing NDCs and strengthening long term strategies’ and registration is open now for the event that runs virtually from 23 August through 9 September 2021.

New IPCC report: Only a short time remains to limit global warming to 1.5°C The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its latest assessment of the physical science of global warming. It warns that countries must cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly and sharply, to avoid the most dangerous consequences of climate change. There is still time to limit average global warming to 1.5°C, but nations must act now. CDKN's Mairi Dupar reports.

Namibia: Parliament as a vehicle for climate action A team from the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, the University of Namibia and Reos Partners were invited to translate climate knowledge into action. Here, they describe how they rose to the challenge - and trained Namibian Parliamentarians on the implications of 1.5 degrees of global warming.

What will our post-pandemic environment be like? Tikender Singh Panwar, former Deputy Mayor of Shimla, in India's Himachal Pradesh state, reflects on sobering lessons from the pandemic about the weaknesses of India's cities, but also on how they can build back better and more sustainably from it.

How child-centred urban design and management is good for everyone’s wellbeing City-dwellers in India have suffered from the Covid-19 as they deal with other multiple shocks and stresses. This takes a toll on families’ resilience - not least, that of young children. Avantika Arjuna of ICLEI South Asia describes how the lives of young children in cities have changed in the past year – and what could change for the better. 

Strengthening heat resilience in cities: Insight from India There is an emerging need for heat-resilient city systems - Indian local authorities are considering how to achieve this, report Shwetha Kutty, Mrunmayee Velukar and Priyesh Salunke of TARU.

Voices For Climate Action: Tunisia call for proposals The Voices for Climate Action programme is seeking applications from Tunisian organisations working in climate change adaptation and advocacy.