Outreach on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report in Pakistan CDKN is teaming up with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to bring the key messages of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report to audiences in Pakistan. Register now for this 11th August event.

Report : From local to national: Supporting local government action in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and development planning This brief, From local to national: Supporting local government action in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and development planning, explains why adaptation planning matters; why community participation is vital; examines key areas where planning and decision-making could be improved.

POLICY BRIEF: Climate trends in Ethiopia: Summary of ACCRA research in three sites This brief, Climate trends in Ethiopia: Summary of ACCRA research in three sites, summarises research conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. It analyses the impacts of climate hazards, variability and change on livelihoods in all three locations, and concludes with key recommendations for action.

Report : Assessment how food security-related elements of national climate change strategies can harness international climate finance in an effective manner This report, Assessment how food security-related elements of national climate change strategies can harness international climate finance in an effective manner, analyses and assesses a broad scale of mitigation and adaptation activities in the agricultural sector, including prospective activities and funding opportunities.

REPORT: Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Compatible Development Synthesis Paper This synthesis paper, Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Compatible Development, provides key lessons learned from three case studies in Kenya, Bangladesh and Honduras.

Policy Brief : Climate change adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Sertão This paper, Climate change adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Sertão, examines the drivers of climate vulnerability of the Bacia do Jacuípe in relation to the rest of Bahía.

Policy Brief : An integrated approach to family farmer adaptation in Brazil’s semi-arid region This policy brief, An integrated approach to family farmer adaptation in Brazil’s semi-arid region: the case of Adapta Sertão, look at how, through Adapta Sertão, small farmers in one of Brazil’s semi-arid regions were helped to increase their yields, find markets to sell their crops and access micro-credit to buy productive technology – making them more resilient in the face of a fast-changing climate.

Report : Land-use change, food security and climate change in Vietnam: A global-to-local modelling approach This study, Land-use change, food security and climate change in Vietnam: A global-to-local modelling approach, presents an innovative modelling approach to visualise future land-use change patterns under different scenarios. The results can be used to evaluate policies such as the Green Growth and REDD strategies that are currently being developed and implemented.

Policy Brief : A global-to-local model approach to assess future land use dynamics: An application to Vietnam This paper, A global-to-local model approach to assess future land use dynamics: An application to Vietnam, describes a methodology in which a global economic simulation model and a land use allocation model have been linked to capture the impact of global drivers and spatial policies on future land use dynamics.

Report : A global-to-local modelling approach to land use dynamics in Vietnam: Potential effects of a high climate impact and a high economic growth scenario This research paper, A global-to-local modelling approach to land use dynamics in Vietnam: Potential effects of a high climate impact and a high economic growth scenario, presents an innovative assessment method which integrates a global macro-economic Computable General Equilibrium model with a spatial land use allocation model to analyse future land use patterns in Vietnam under various scenarios.

Report : Exploring the linkages and guiding concepts relevant to Climate Change, Agriculture and Development: A Detailed Resource This paper, Exploring the linkages and guiding concepts relevant to Climate Change, Agriculture and Development: A Detailed Resource, explores the linkages between climate change, agriculture and development. It reviews and analyses the relevance of key climate change concepts which currently inform thinking and interventions relating to agriculture and overall development pathways.

Policy Brief : Exploring the links between Climate Change, Agriculture & Development: A briefing paper This paper, Exploring the links between Climate Change, Agriculture & Development, explores the most important climate change concepts and frameworks relevant to agriculture and development, and identifies how each might be applied to agriculture.