Postcard from Marrakesh - Using suppressed demand to increase Africa’s share of the carbon market Shehnaaz Moosa and Lisa McNamara of CDKN report on heated discussions at the Africa Carbon Forum about suppressed demand for energy services - and the implications for generating carbon credits.

Postcard from Marrakesh On Monday 4 July, the ‘who’s who’ of the Africa carbon market gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, for

Harnessing media potential in the fight against climate change CDKN's Fayyaz Ahmad Khan reviews the recent Climate Change Media Partnership report on why the media should matter more to policy-makers tackling climate change in the developing world.

Explosion of solar power in Bangladesh Guest CDKN blogger, journalist Abu Rushd Md. Ruhul Amin, reports from Bangladesh on the extraordinary rise in solar power generation in the country, and the policy frameworks that have aided its growth.

Green growth - debates and resources The debate over green growth continues. Here we present some of the key resources available from CDKN about green growth and climate compatible development, and discuss its challenges and opportunities.

Postcard from Cape Town - mobilising and delivering climate finance in Africa Lisa McNamara reports from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Partnership Forum in Cape Town on mobilising and delivering climate finance in Africa. Read about some important lessons emerging regarding the effective use of climate finance by developing countries and the critical need for organised engagement around climate investment plans.

CDKN seeks your views on green growth - part 3 In part three of CDKN’s exclusive new discussion series on green growth, our Executive Chair Simon Maxwell seeks your views on the feasibility of low-carbon growth in the developing world, and the need for a flexible and competitive economy. Read Simon's piece, and leave a comment.

Why the managers of the Climate Investment Funds must celebrate success, watch their backs and raise their sights Simon Maxwell, Executive Chairman of CDKN, poses some provocative questions to the managers of the Climate Investment Funds as the Fund meetings get underway in Cape Town, South Africa.

Defining climate compatible development Are 'adaptation' and 'mitigation' helpful as a policy framework, when policy makers come to grapple with the impact of climate change on people’s lives and livelihoods? Mairi Dupar explores 'climate compatible development' as an approach.

UN - Companies struggle with climate adaptation planning Companies are finding it difficult to fully incorporate measures of climate risks into their strategy and operations, according to a report by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute.

CDKN seeks your views on green growth - part two In part two of CDKN's five-week discussion on green growth, executive Chair Simon Maxwell discusses the global links between climate change, adaptation and growth, and looks at national governments' responses. Join the debate here.

Cancun to Durban via Bonn IIED's Saleemul Huq reports back from the UNFCCC talks in Bonn, Germany. Read what he has to say about the progress of the talks, and his prediction for the forthcoming CoP17 conference in Durban, South Africa.