How business is responding to COVID-19 in South Africa’s poorest urban communities As COVID-19 takes hold in countries around the world, we are being challenged to respond to a global pandemic in poorer urban communities already facing multiple risks - reports CDKN's Lisa McNamara. Much like the climate crisis, COVID-19 is a risk multiplier, intensifying existing vulnerabilities.

Residents of East Africa's informal settlements can now access better climate information As more and more people live in settlements that are particularly vulnerable to extreme we

Ethiopian ministries pledge greater gender focus in climate action Robi Redda of CDKN describes how Ethiopian government ministries are aiming for two cross cutting development issues: climate change and gender, to be well integrated across the country's policies and programmes.

One Planet Fellowship applications now open for the next generation of African climate scientists The One Planet Fellowship is a $20 million initiative dedicated to supporting research on climate change adaptation. The Fellowship is an academic mentoring scheme which targets the next generation of African climate scientists. Applications close on 31st March 2020.

New CDKN video on Africa’s first Wikipedia edit-a-thon on climate change CDKN - with Future Climate for Africa - has launched a video on Africa’s first Wikipedia edit-a-thon on climate change held in Cape Town in August this year.

CDKN supports dialogue on IPCC science at this week's African Climate Risks Conference CDKN will be exhibiting and organising side events at the African Climate Risks Conference from 7-9 October in Addis Ababa - with a focus on increasing understanding and dialogue around the IPCC's Special Reports on Climate Change and Land, and Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

Devastating floods over Malawi - An experience to learn from Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema of the Future Climate for Africa programme gives her personal perspective on how Malawi has been affected by Cyclone Idai and how the country can become more resilient to future extreme weather.

Weather Chasers of Malawi care for communities - and the climate Katharine Vincent describes how a dedicated group of Malawian citizens began by communicating weather forecasts to communities -- and then broadened its mission to plant trees and actively restore the environment.

How climate researchers and businesses began speaking the same language: A case from Senegal Researchers from the action-research project, PRISE, describe how new knowledge partnerships are making development more environmentally and economically sustainable in Senegal.

Capacity building to receive boost at COP24 Capacity-building for climate change action, a critically important aspect in the global response to the challenge, is set to be significantly strengthened at the December United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland.

A Financing Framework for Resilient Growth: What it means for Pakistan Marwah Maqbool Malik of Oxford Policy Management introduces the Financing Framework for Resilient Growth and some lessons learned from its application in Pakistan.