Adaptation Fund launching Technical Assistance grants to strengthen capacity of NIEs The Adaptation Fund is making Technical Assistance grants available to accredited National Implementing Entities (NIEs) in order to strengthen the capacity of NIEs, particularly in the areas of environmental and social risk management, as they design and implement concrete adaptation projects.

Making the Least Developed Countries Fund fit for purpose The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), established more than a decade ago to support the world’s 48 poorest countries in responding to their climate change adaptation needs, is empty. Giza Gaspar Martins of Angola, Chair of the Least Developed Country Group of climate negotiators argues that the future of this fund must be secured.

Mobilising resources for climate compatible development - Insights from CDKN's experience Juliane Nier, CDKN's Learning Coordinator, reports from a workshop convened by CDKN to share experiences among our partners on how to finance climate compatible development. Hosted by the Government of Rwanda in Kigali last month, the participants identified the 'ingredients' needed to mobilise resources.

Making NAMAs work - Renewable energy solutions for industry in Sialkot, Pakistan CDKN, the national government of Pakistan, officials from Punjab province and research partners debated the results of a ground-breaking CDKN-funded project, ‘Renewable Energy Solutions for Punjab’s Industrial Sector: Evaluating the NAMA Approach in Sialkot City’.

A triple whammy – avoiding a bleak future for semi-arid regions Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) is a new five-year research project focused on tackling this challenge – how can semi-arid regions grow in a way that is quick, inclusive and resilient?

For a safer future: Insights on climate resilience from India A new film released by CDKN with the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, ICLEI and TERI tells the story of how local communities and government in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India are preparing for the more frequent and damaging floods caused by climate change.

Advancing energy efficiency in Asia Dr.DoddySukadri, Executive Director, Green Partner Foundation (YayasanMitraHijau - YMH) writes about the efforts being taken by Asian countries to work towards Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production.

Flooding and climate change in Jamaica: Risk to vulnerable communities In this CDKN webinar, Dr Arpita Mandal of the University of West Indies discusses how new planning tools can help communities deal with climate change and flood-related risks in Jamaica - and protect the most vulnerable citizens.

The Adaptation Fund's accreditation process - lessons from Kenya In this video interview, Wangare Kiruma of Kenya's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) explains how the agency became accredited to receive monies from the Adaptation Fund and how the process made NEMA more responsive and relevant.

Green growth and climate compatible development - how do they translate at local level? Claudia Martinez, CDKN’s senior strategic advisor for Colombia, outlines some of the hottest debates around environment, human development and sustainability issues in Easter Antioquia, one of Colombia’s most inequitable regions – and finds no easy answers.

Fossil fuel subsidy reform – turning the tide? IISD’s Laura Merrill and Philip Gass, and CDKN’s Helen Picot explore the recent wave of fossil fuel subsidy reform and the potential these initiatives have for boosting climate compatible development.

Supporting the preparation of the Gambia’s INDC - Lessons learned from local stakeholder consultations Kirstin Hücking and Sandra Freitas of Climate Analytics report on lively and informed discussions about environmental problems that impact on Gambian livelihoods – and how these discussions have fed into the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC.