IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C highlights challenge to achieve climate stability and end poverty CDKN's Mairi Dupar says we must heed the IPCC's 1.5°C Special Report and prevent further climate change that will harm the most vulnerable people - while ensuring that ambitious climate mitigation efforts do not disadvantage the poorest and most vulnerable people, either.

Gender-Just Climate Solutions Awards 2018 A new initiative aims to celebrate and showcase 'best practice' approaches to supporting women's leadership in climate solutions. Get your nominations in by 10 September!

Half of climate action plans neglect people in danger Researchers have pinpointed how key social groups are excluded from climate action plans and need to have their concerns heard, reports Isabelle Gerretsen of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Integrating gender into the implementation of Uganda's NDC On Gender Day at COP23, ACCRA's Joselyn Bigirwa highlights the steps that need to be taken to incorporate gender into Uganda's NDC implementation.

Taking action on climate change – why we should all celebrate the International Day of the Girl Taking action to educate and empower girls is a vital step on the way to tackling climate change effectively, says CDKN's Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth on 11th October, the International Day of the Girl.

Working paper: Working across scales - Learning from seven years of climate compatible development in Asia A new report by John Colvin and Christina McDonagh for CDKN explores the value of stimulating climate compatible development initiatives at multiple levels of governance - drawing on seven years of work by CDKN in India, Indonesia, Nepal and Pakistan.

Mainstreaming climate compatible development: Insights from CDKN's first seven years This flagship book draws from CDKN's experience of supporting climate-compatible development in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and provides practical recommendations on how to achieve low-carbon, climate-resilient development in low income and emerging economies.

OUTLOOK: India Special Edition This 'Climate and Development Outlook - India Special Edition' celebrates CDKN's partnership work in India to expand the evidence base and trial new innovations in climate compatible development, and foster knowledge management solutions with success stories from our seven-year journey.

Climate change and gender: Are we risking perverse gender outcomes? Gavin Quibell and Lene Lundsgaard argue that delivering more climate-resilient infrastructure must be accompanied by the protection and enhancement of women's existing roles and autonomy in society.

Women's involvement is key part of India disaster management puzzle The team from Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Uttar Pradesh, India, reflects on the gender dimensions of their climate-related disaster risk reduction project in celebration of International Women’s Day.

How gender-inclusive approaches can improve the ‘bankability’ of climate projects Sole Ahmed, Tesfaye Hailu and Alberto Paniagua discuss how gender-inclusive approaches have made their successful climate projects more 'bankable' - likely to attract investment.

What does it mean for a climate project to be gender sensitive? Sohel Ahmed, Tesfaye Hailu and Alberto Paniagua are among the experts who discuss how a gender-inclusive climate project could look in practice - based on their project development experience.