Ethiopia NDC Highlights Newsletter: September 2020 This NDC highlights newsletter features articles on gender-sensitive climate action and supporting greening and afforestation in Ethiopia.

Dharavi, India: Local women help where government agencies will not, in country's largest slum In Dharavi, India’s largest slum, two women leaders are drawing on their past experience to feed the most vulnerable and extend essential services to tackle the impacts of COVID-19. Shweta Sundar and Bharat Gangurde report. This is the nineteenth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN.

Understanding and advancing climate adaptation in Latin America The first 'Exchange of Experiences and Dialogue on the Preparation and Implementation of National Adaptation Plans of Latin American countries' took place on 30 September, 2020. Twenty two representatives from eight Latin American countries took part, to learn about climate change adaptation experiences from each other. Daniel Morchain of IISD and María José Pacha of CDKN report.

Belhar, South Africa: How a non-profit organisation is leading multi-racial, sustainable solutions In Belhar, South Africa, a non-profit organisation in a multi-racial district is supporting children and youth and exploring sustainable solutions to tackle COVID-19 and future uncertainties. Beauty Bokwani reports.

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction: District-level collaboration for flood mitigation in Accra, Ghana This policy brief looks closely at ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction explores collaborative solutions to flooding in Accra and looks at the advantages of utilising collaborative approaches in disaster risk management approaches.

Infographic: Climate risks and opportunities in the grain value chain As part of the CDKN-funded project, Mitigating the effects of climate change on grain quality and post-harvest losses in East Africa, the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) co-produced an infographic on the climate risks and opportunities in the grain value chain.

Satkhira, Bangladesh: Young people demonstrate initiative during crises Young people have mobilised quickly to offer help to others in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and tropical cyclone damage in Bangladesh - their capabilities are strengthening communities' resilience.

Satkhira, Bangladesh: Multiple initiatives by a female-led organisation to tackle Covid, extreme events In Satkhira, Bangladesh, local grassroots organisations are raising awareness and extending essential services to communities to tackle the compounding effects of COVID-19 and cyclone Amphan. Sohanur Rahman reports.

Inside Story: Fostering peri-urban resilience: Gender-responsive approaches in northern India In Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) has been working with local people, mostly farmers on small and marginal plots, to address climate change and to empower women. GEAG's recent experiences in peri-urban areas are now summarised in a 'CDKN Inside Story on climate compatible development'.

Inside Story: Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience An 'Inside Story on climate compatible development' from CDKN documents how Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) has been helping communities in rural north India to address climate change and its impact on agriculture. The 'Inside Story' documents how gender-responsive approaches are at the heart of the project's success.

Essential: Climate-smart agriculture takes off, thanks to ‘women-friendly’ tools and a gender-smart approach A climate-smart agriculture initiative by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) across different agroecological areas of Nepal demonstrates key ‘success factors’ for achieving climate-resilient rural development, including working with women farmers.

Climate:Red Summit rallies humanitarian leaders to accelerate climate action The Climate:Red Summit galvanised thousands of humanitarian and development professionals from the Red Cross Red Crescent movement to think about how they could accelerate climate action. Mairi Dupar of CDKN reports from a special session about linking global policy to local action.