Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change - what hope for Ethiopia’s water sector? Naomi Oates, Research Assistant at CDKN, reports how developing countries such as Ethiopia will need to respond quickly if they are to cope with predicted future climate impacts. The question is: how should they respond, and what does adaptation to climate change look like in practice?

CoP17 side event - addressing climate change in Kenya Highlights from the official COP17 side event:

CDKN at CoP17 - Official side event on countries collaborating for climate compatible development How can countries scale up responses to climate change, by deepening collaboration among governments, private sector actors and NGOs, and among countries? Videos of discussions from the official CDKN-MAPS side event at CoP17.

INSIDE STORY: The case for Evergreen Agriculture in Africa - Enhancing food security with climate change adaptation and mitigation in Zambia This Inside Story looks at how evergreen agriculture combines agro-forestry with the principles of conservation farming by integrating particular tree species into annual food crop systems.

New film released – Rwanda Today at CoP17 in Durban, CDKN and the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) together launch the film ‘Rwanda: Emerging in a Changing Climate’ which documents Rwanda’s efforts to plan and manage for climate change.

Lessons for adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa Dr. Richard Munang of the Climate Change Adaptation and Development Programme at UNEP tells CDKN about how to integrate climate risk considerations as early as possible in the policy-making process.

CoP-17 side-event - ‘New paradigm’ for using climate information in Africa Lisa McNamara of CDKN Africa reports from Durban about a programme with huge potential to advance a new paradigm for analysing and using climate change information in Africa.

What does private finance mean for adaptation to climate change? Aaron Atteridge, Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, discusses how private finance can best be directed for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.

Ten key messages of the IPCC Special Report on Extreme Events One hundred and ninety-four governments meeting in Kampala, Uganda have just approved the text of the IPCC's 'Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation' (SREX). Co-authors Tom Mitchell and Maarten van Aalst present the report's ten key messages.

New research shows that traditional farming systems are essential for adaptation This IIED briefing paper summarises the results of field studies in China, Kenya and Bolivia which found that crop diversity is protective, while reliance on hybrids can increase vulnerability.

The Bangladesh Climate Vulnerable Forum - time to level with the most vulnerable José María Figueres, Trustee of DARA and Former President of Costa Rica (1994-1998), looks forward to the meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh this month.

Can small-scale adaptation actions address the food crisis in the Horn of Africa? Dr. Richard Munang argues that in the Horn of Africa, large-scale commercial agriculture will fail to pull countries out of a cycle of food crises. The only way to break the cycle is to adopt small-scale farming methods that nurture ecosystem services.