Building resilience to climate change into Colombia’s transport networks Colombia is considered one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Its infrastructure displays little resilience to the extreme climate phenomena that are beginning to seriously affect the country.

Economic assessment of the impacts of climate change in Uganda CDKN invites interested organisations to respond to an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to assess the economic impacts of climate change for Uganda with a focus on climate-sensitive sectors of the economy.

Institutional readiness for mainstreaming climate change in El Salvador CDKN is engaged in a programme of work to support institutional readiness for mainstreaming climate change in El Salvador.

Arming Asia’s think tanks to take on climate change Could a new generation of think tanks be more effective than existing Asian institutions at tackling the challenges of climate change? Hina Lotia and Geoff Barnard joined the debate in India

CDKN Asia Director speaks at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) CDKN Asia Director Ali Tauqeer Sheikh detailed the main challenges in relation to climate change, including absence of carbon budgets, lack of knowledge about the physical impact of climate change and its economic costs, and the need for climate compatible development.

Harnessing ‘pedal power’ to promote sustainable urban tourism in Chiang Mai The challenge for many countries is how to foster tourism while avoiding negative environmental effects, including increased GHG emissions. A new policy brief examines the potential for non-motorised transport in Chiang Mai, one of Thailand’s tourism ‘hotspots’.

Guiding the world towards a green global economy A collaboration between the UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum aims to show policy-makers how to make “green growth” a reality at local, regional and global levels.

Business Partnerships Businesses are critical to the challenge of reducing carbon emissions so CDKN and the Aldersgate Group are holding an event to discuss climate and development business opportunities.

CDKN publishes new brochure on work in Asia CDKN is launching a new brochure that is specific to work underway in the Asia region. This is an excellent new resource to find out exactly where and how CDKN is making a difference in the region.

The CFAS experts CFAS is managed by CDKN, in collaboration with a consortium of climate finance experts led by Ger

Applications invited for climate change journalism fellowships The fellowships are being offered by Panos South Asia as part of a Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) project for enhancing climate change awareness and understanding among journalists in South Asia.

E-learning course aims to give developing countries a louder voice in climate change negotiations CDKN is supporting an eight-week e-learning course to help poor and vulnerable countries make their voices heard in global climate change talks.