On the road to Paris: Spotlight on the legal issues Only six months remain before governments gather this December in Paris to reach a new international climate change agreement. The legal form of the new agreement is of paramount importance and progress on this issue must begin in earnest at United Nations meetings in Bonn, Germany this month, says Illari Aragon of the Legal Response Initiative.

Three Steps to Decarbonising Development for a Zero-Carbon Future A new World Bank report lays out three steps for a smooth transition to a zero-carbon future. Through data, examples and policy advice, it aims to help countries makes the shift. It tells us that to prevent temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius, the world will need to transform its energy uses and electricity from clean energy sources will play an important role.

INDC process kicks off in Kenya Kenya has initiated the process to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC. Emelia Holdaway of Ricardo-AEA reports.

More free resources for communicating climate change CDKN presents new resources as part of its ‘media toolkit’ to encourage discussion of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report and What's in it for Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Small Island Developing States.

Introducing renewable energy franchising for rural electrification in India Rakesh Khanna and Priyali Bhardwaj of TARA explore how a 'Climate and Development Business Network' initiative backed by CDKN, TARA and cKinetics is introducing new technologies to improve energy access in rural India - in a climate-friendly way.

Argentina's urban agriculture and forestry in pictures A report from RUAF and CDKN assesses how urban agriculture and forestry is integrated into climate plans in Rosario, Argentina and the below images take us through the journey of Rosario's new climate change adaptation plans.

Sri Lanka's urban agriculture and forestry in pictures A new report from the RUAF Foundation and CDKN looks at the way in which urban agriculture and forestry has been integrated into climate change action plans in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. The below images take us through the journey of Western Province's adaptation plans.

Report : Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans For cities to be sustainable, they need to simultaneously mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and ensure adequate access to basic urban services such as water, food and energy to their growing populations. A new report from CDKN and RUAF Foundation looks at the cases of Sri Lanka and Argentina where urban adaptation plans have achieved numerous benefits.

Report : Plan 4C: A competitive and climate compatible Cartagena This new report, Plan 4C: A Competitive and Climate Compatible Cartagena, outlines the strategies and plans for the World Heritage City, Cartagena, Colombia, to become a leader in climate compatible development.

Urban agriculture and forestry show promise for climate compatible development Marielle Dubbeling of the RUAF Foundation highlights how urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry could contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as development. Read her insights from Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rosario, Argentina.

Waking up a sleeping giant, greening Indonesia’s infrastructure Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader in Indonesia, reflects on the opportunities of green infrastructure in the fast growing economy.