Researchers seek shortcut to communicating for influence At a recent workshop in Bangkok, organized by CDKN partner SUMERNET, its researchers had the opportunity to engage with two key groups of stakeholders: policy makers and journalists. They gained useful insights into how to make their research more useful and accessible to policy makers and the public. SUMERNET researchers share their experience of the workshop in a blog.

Forecasts benefit farmers at risk from weather extremes Richard Ewbank, Climate Advisor to Christian Aid, reports on an initiative in Kenya that is helping farmers finely tune their cropping decisions to seasonal weather variations

Guiding allocation of resources from the Green Climate Fund Benito Müller, Samuel Fankhauser and Maya Forstater report on a new CDKN research project that could help steer the Green Climate Fund as it allocates resources in the future.

Learning network on uptake of climate and disaster risk assessments CDKN is looking for a supplier to explore the drivers for and barriers to the uptake of climate and disaster risk assessments, and how national and international participants can work to strengthen them. It will focus on the Latin American & Caribbean region, where the demand for this work is clearest, and on both - the producers and end users of risk assessments.

Loss & Damage website launched A new website has been launched by the Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative as a valuable resource for policy-makers and practitioners.

Use of fear in climate communications is counter-productive Experts share experiences on what works, and what doesn't, when using films to communicate on climate change. Mairi Dupar, CDKN’s Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator, reports.

COP18 - Follow our daily updates from the CDKN team in Doha Please join CDKN in person, or follow our events on our website and twitter, as CoP18 unfolds in Doha.

Outlook news: Project news from CDKN around the world CDKN’s quarterly newsletter ‘Climate and Development Outlook’ provides information on CDKN’s projects and shows the work that’s underway to deliver climate compatible development in countries around the world.

Communities need greater support to cope with loss and damage from climate shifts CDKN’s Kashmala Kakakhel reports from CoP 18 in Doha on five new case studies that show how climate change is affecting communities’ lives in Kenya, the Gambia, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Micronesia.

SREX: Lessons for Asia This brief, SREX: Lessons for Asia, summarises the key findings of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) relevant to Asia.

REPORT: Climate & Development Research Review The Climate & Development Research Review highlights key trends in a growing body of research on the links between climate change and development.