Recognising the human element in extreme climate events Steven Price reports from the IPCC SREX meeting in Brazil on why we need to change our mindset about how best to manage “natural” disasters

Planning ahead is a complex science The confounding planning agenda facing Cartagena and government authorities shows how legal and institutional factors can complicate adaptation planning, as Steven Price reports

Mainstreaming climate change into the transport sector in Colombia CDKN are looking to procure someone with relevant local and international expertise to develop and implement the project “Mainstreaming Climate Change into the Transport Sector in Colombia’, including the participatory development of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Transport Sector.

The climate and gender game Janot Mendler de Suarez is a Visiting Research Fellow with the Games for a New Climate task force at the Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, USA. Janot is collaborating with the Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre, which received CDKN support to develop 'serious games' to raise awareness of climate adaptation strategies. Here, Janot introduces a special ‘climate and gender game’ that builds on this work.

Special Report SREX is presented in Sao Paulo-Brazil The workshop aims to disseminate scientific information on the possible impact of the risks of extreme climate events and other related disasters, as well as the options for managing these impacts, specifically in South and Central America.

Inside Story : Mainstreaming climate resilience into government - the Philippines Climate Change Act The Inside Story from CDKN describes how the Philippines is seeking to build climate resilience at the local level.

Presentation of the "Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias" The “Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias” provides decision makers and civil society actors with adaptation planning tools to set Cartagena on a path toward addressing its vulnerabilities to climate change while offering an opportunity to strengthen its competitiveness

Getting to grips with the complexities of climate change In the first piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights the challenges East African journalists face when reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an eight-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.

Bold new approach to climate adaptation in rural Uganda The CDKN-supported project Action for Climate Change Resilience in Africa (ACCRA) brightens prospects for remote communities in Uganda, as World Vision’s Margaret Barihaihi reports.

CDKN's 'Inside stories on climate compatible development' CDKN's ‘Inside stories on climate compatible development’ explore developing countries' practical experiences in designing and delivering climate-smart policies. The series captures insights from countries as diverse as Grenada and Tanzania, Mexico and China - and many more in between.