El Salvador builds resilience in the face of a stormy future Recognising its extreme vulnerability to climate change, El Salvador has made strides in developing a National Strategy for Climate Change. Carolyn Fry and Gabriela Villamarin report.

Capacity development is key to aiding smart decision-making Beatrice Mosello is cautiously optimistic about current work to assist African policy makers integrate water security and climate resilience into development planning.

The Plumbing of Adaptation Finance: Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility at the Local Level The Plumbing of Adaptation Finance: Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility at the Local Level

Indian partner organisations win UNFCCC Lighthouse Award for community resilience The Gorakhpur Environment Action Group and SEEDS India, two CDKN partners, have won accolades from the UNFCCC for their work to build community resilience to climate change in Gorakhpur, a flood-prone district of India.

Will the climate ever change for Sunderbans CDKN/Panos Journalist Fellow and Nature India Editor, Subhra Priyadarshini's investigative report on the Sunderbans was recently recognised by the Global Investigative Journalist Network

You know your adaptation programme's going well when... Mairi Dupar, CDKN’s Global Public Affairs Coordinator, attended a rich knowledge exchange on climate adaptation at the Development & Climate Days 2013, which revealed how one success breeds another.

Decision-makers need local case studies, simple language, and interaction in training materials Karen Sutherland gives an update on the African Ministers' Council on Water's Capacity Building Programme.

How to increase investment in renewable energy in developing countries Jean-Pierre Roux (SouthSouthNorth) discusses scaling up private investment in renewable energy in developing countries.

Determinants of choice of crop variety as climate change adaptation option in arid regions of Zimbabwe Determinants of choice of crop variety as climate change adaptation option in arid regions of Zimbabwe

The Dominican Republic presents the Quisqueya Platform at the Cartagena Dialogue in Santo Domingo Jose Garibaldi, Director of Energeia reports on a new initiative to support integrated adaptation and mitigation efforts by developing countries, launched last week in the Dominican Republic

How far has climate change been mainstreamed in development policy in Nepal? Prof. Govinda Nepal from IDS-Nepal reflects on the progress of the Government of Nepal on adopting climate compatible development.