Cultivating fields of change This START publication synthesises findings from African 16 research projects on global environmental change, agriculture, and food security.

CDKN reports from Resilient Cities 2013 Some common themes in vulnerability and resilience emerged from CDKN's session at Resilient Cities 2013, the 4th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation.

When you get flooded, you don’t call the president, you call your mayor Ali Cambray, CDKN’s Head of Country Support, and Sub-national and Urban Lead, finds rich discussions at the Resilient Cities 2013 Congress, held in Bonn this weekend

Colombia’s Viceminister of Infrastructure engages with transport infrastructure associations to kick-off climate change adaptation sectorial plan activities During the meeting, the Viceminister described major activities to be conducted which include the development of an “Issues Paper” on Colombia’s climate change risks and their significance to the road transport sector.

Finding the regional perspective of climate change reporting S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Regional Manager, Panos South Asia, reports from a recent training programme for the new 2013 journalist fellows.

CKDN debate highlights the need for a new economic narrative A debate held by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) last week highlighted that compelling economic narratives are needed to drive action on climate compatible development – and that policies must be carefully designed to assist the poorest in society.

Bridging the gaps between climate risk research, community resilience, and policy formulation Innovative learning and sharing practices are linking researchers, communities and policy makers, helping coastal Ghanaians become climate resilient.

Priority CCD actions for Pakistan As part of a CDKN project, a team from IISD are working with the Government of Pakistan to identify priority actions that will achieve the National Climate Change Policy

The ‘what, who and how’ of a community of practice on CBA A new briefing note from IIED looks at whether and how the conference series on community-based adaptation (CBA) have created a 'community of practice'

Overcoming Institutional Instability in Cartagena de Indias There are elements in Cartagena that indicate that climate change, its challenges, and its opportunities are not at the mercy of the power of a new mayor.

Governments present the building blocks to mainstreaming CBA CDKN supports a group of Government officials to set the stage for day one of the International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA)