From second jobs to new 'stinginess', women see climate change differently Laurie Goering from the Thomson Reuters Foundation looks at the ways in which climate change affects women and men differently, and why gender must be considered in climate-related decision making. This article first appeared on AlertNet.

REPORT: Exposing gender gaps in financing climate change mitigation This report highlights three projects that have received climate change mitigation financing and included attention to gender at some stage of their implementation: the Nepal Biogas Support Program, Household Energy and Universal Rural Energy in Mali, and the Bogotá, Colombia TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit System. Some of the lessons drawn from these and similar projects can be helpful going forward as new efforts are made to integrate gender considerations into public and private climate mitigation projects and financing.

"W+ Standard" can track if climate projects benefit women Areej Riaz of CDKN interviews Dr Nisha Onta of WOCAN about the W+ standard and how it measures and verifies the inclusion of gender aspects in climate change projects.

Not just about women Beatrice Mosello of ODI and Sebastian Kratzer of CDKN report from a recent conference on the gender dimensions of weather and climate services.

Gender equality's a 'must' for climate compatible development to succeed Virginie LeMasson of CDKN assesses progress on gender issues at COP20 in Lima and argues that gender equality must be a cornerstone of climate compatible development.

Vulnerability, inclusion and empowerment CDKN and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) are co-hosting an event to discuss how the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction must go beyond the sole idea that vulnerable groups need to be included within disaster risk reduction policy. Watch the livestream here today.

FILM: Missing: The forgotten women in India’s climate plans This new CDKN film follows Indian women in their daily fight against climate change impacts. It shows how resourceful these women are in a context of high constraints and poverty, and how supporting their local initiatives with adequate policies and laws could be a significant game changer in the way India manages to tackle climate change.

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in southern Africa: Zimbabwe country report Climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in southern Africa: Zimbabwe country report

Gender sensitive and climate smart Rebecca McNaught, Senior Climate Advisor for the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre argues that while women are vulnerable to climate change, they could play a vital role in reducing risk in their communities and nations.

CDKN launches new resource pack to communicate key findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report Introducing CDKN’s new resource pack ‘The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for developing countries?’ which launches online today with an initial focus on Africa and South Asia.