Tackling climate change is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals in Latin America Mathieu Lacoste and Helen Picot of CDKN report on a lively Latin American dialogue they organised in Bogota, Colombia to explore the integration of climate change issues in the post-2015 sustainable development framework.

Report : Sustainable Farmland Management in the Context of Climate Change in Inland Valleys of Southern Benin This project, Sustainable Farmland Management in the Context of Climate Change in Inland Valleys of Southern Benin, expanded knowledge of how to better manage inland valleys in Southern Benin for improved food security in the context of climate change.

Report: Sensitivity of coastal lagoon ecosystems to climate and related global changes: Developing a North African lagoons network This project, Sensitivity of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems to Climate and Related Global Changes: Developing a North African Lagoons Network, provides a quantitative assessment of the biogeochemical budgets of the North African coastal lagoons and a qualitative assessment of their sensitivity and adaptability to climate change.

Report: The impact of climate change on food security among coastal communities of Keiskamma, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa For this project, The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security Among Coastal Communities of Keiskamma, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, a multidisciplinary team from universities and NGOs worked with the communities to map out a better future in the face of climatic uncertainty.

Report : Assessing the adaptation mechanisms of smallholder farmers to climate change and agro biodiversity losses in northern Ghana This research, Assessing the adaptation mechanisms of smallholder farmers to climate change and agro biodiversity losses in northern Ghana, examines adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in northern Ghana, discussing issues of production, water management and the policy environment.

Report : The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Enhancing Food Security and Climate Change Resilience in East and West African Cities This research paper, The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Enhancing Food Security and Climate Change Resilience in East and West African Cities, performs a meta-analysis to evaluate the role that urban and peri-urban agriculture plays in enhancing urban food security in East African and West African cities, and how the provision of food within peri-urban and urban areas affects, and is affected by, climate change.

Report : Engaging Farmers and Climatologists in Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Okavango Delta of Botswana The in-depth research paper, Engaging Farmers and Climatologists in Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Okavango Delta of Botswana, specifically addresses the questions of how local farmers and weather scientists can work together in order to mitigate climate change and variability in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.

Outreach on IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, Islamabad, Pakistan Join CDKN, IPCC, the Government of Pakistan and partners to explore the implications of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report for development in Pakistan, 11th August, Islamabad.

Outreach on IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, Dhaka, Bangladesh Join CDKN, the IPCC and the Government of Bangladesh for a series of outreach activities in Dhaka exploring the implications of AR5 for development in Bangladesh

Report : Community-Based Management of Ecosystems and Natural Resources for the Improvement of Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in the Nigerian Savannah This in-depth study, Community-Based Management of Ecosystems and Natural Resources for the Improvement of Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in the Nigerian Savannah, examines the socio-ecological attributes required to improve natural resources management and strengthen the resilience and adaptive capacity of rural communities in the wooded savanna of Nigeria.

Report : Integrating indigenous knowledge and scientific methods for flood risk analyses, responses and adaptation in rural coastal communities in Nigeria This project, Integrating indigenous knowledge and scientific methods for flood risk analyses, responses and adaptation in rural coastal communities in Nigeria, engaged flood-affected communities, local government and civil society organizations and advanced a platform for integrating indigenous knowledge, participatory GIS and basic weather data monitoring, to develop a community-based participatory approach to coastal flood management.

Report : Improving Seasonal Forecast Information for Managing On-farm Decisions This project, Improving Seasonal Forecast Information for Managing On-farm Decisions, examined how seasonal forecast development and delivery could be enhanced by testing the ability of downscaled climate forecasts to improve information available from seasonal forecasts; by assessing the use of an optimisation procedure to guide tactical decision making; and subsequently indicate where improvements in communicating seasonal forecast information could be made.