Opportunity: Knowledge-into-Use awards 2022 CDKN, in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), through the Resilience Evidence Coalition, is launching the Knowledge-into-Use awards in the lead-up to the Resilience Hub at COP27.

CDKN at Gobeshona Global Conference 2022 CDKN will be holding three online side events at the annual Gobeshona Conference on Locally Led Adaption (LLA), hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD).

Climate change, gender and youth: Putting linked topics on Latin American agendas CDKN and the ClikHub delivered training on 'communicating climate change' to diverse Latin American groups, then provided seed funding for their own communications campaigns. María José Pacha, Gabriela Villamarín and Franco Moreno report on the results.

Youth film competition on reducing disaster risk There's still time to enter the new Earthbeat film challenge: 'from risk to resilience'. Submit your 3 minute film on the topic before the 18 February 2022 deadline.

Young people from Cartagena de Indias at the forefront of climate change action We take a look at ongoing initiatives involving young people from different communities in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia to promote cultural and environmental education, aiming to tackle the climate change threats posed to their city.

Learning Story: Lessons from mainstreaming climate change in Namibia This learning story recounts the lessons learned by researchers and practitioners in Namibia over seven years of implementing different research projects on climate adaptation and resilience.

Share a short video to show your action on the climate and nature crisis  If  you are aged 14 - 30 and taking action for a greener planet, here’s an opportunity to share your short video story with a global audience and a chance to showcase it at the global climate meeting, COP26 - says Nick Rance of Earthbeat.

Peruvian academics provide knowledge for climate action Peruvian researchers have organised to communicate their findings to diverse audiences - about the impacts of climate change on Peru, and the potential of adaptation and mitigation solutions. CDKN's Sandra Isola reports.

Namibia: Parliament as a vehicle for climate action A team from the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, the University of Namibia and Reos Partners were invited to translate climate knowledge into action. Here, they describe how they rose to the challenge - and trained Namibian Parliamentarians on the implications of 1.5 degrees of global warming.

What has CDKN been up to? Three years of weaving knowledge and action on climate change   Since 2018, CDKN's ‘Knowledge Accelerator’ has grown our ‘knowledge-in-action’ services, as well as further cultivating climate leadership, learning and collaboration within and across developing countries. Here are some of the highlights.