Readers spread the word on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report Anna Hickman, communications consultant with CDKN, looks at the results of CDKN's outreach - including its communications toolkit - on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report.

Inside Story : Advancing green growth in the tourism sector :
 The case of Hue, Vietnam This CDKN Inside Story explores the opportunities and trade-offs encountered by government agencies, residents and tourism-related businesses in the City of Hue, Thailand as they explored how the carbon footprint of tourism could be reduced, while enhancing local development.

OUTLOOK: India Special Edition The Climate and Development Outlook - India Special Edition shares news of CDKN’s projects across this diverse and climate-affected country. Many of the projects focus on building climate resilience, particularly among vulnerable populations.

Innovative learning partnerships flourish on climate-resilient, low-emissions development Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive, and Caroline Spencer, Partnerships and Learning Coordinator, report from the LEDS Global Partnership gathering in Addis Ababa.

What do leaders of Small Island Developing States say about living with climate change? Kiran Sura, CDKN’s Head of Advocacy Fund, reviews the discussions from the Third United Nations Conference for Small Island Developing States on managing climate-related disaster risks and fostering climate-smart development planning.

“Island voices, global choices” Kiran Sura, CDKN’s Head of Advocacy Fund, outlines the objectives and major climate and sustainability debates at the Third United Nations Conference for Small Island Developing States

Ambitious and coherent? Reviewing the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction A team from ODI and CDKN respond to the Pre-Zero Draft of the post-2014 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the HFA2.

Local wisdom for the three pillars of resilience Didik Fitrianto, Wetlands International Indonesia Programme, reflects on new pathways for building resilience in Indonesia as part of a CDKN supported series of voices from the field.

The role of environment in the HFA2 Marisol Estrella of the United Nations Environment Programme outlines how environmental solutions play a role in disaster risk reduction.

The case for recognising the role of culture in reducing disaster risk Lisa Schipper sets out the case for greater recognition of culture as a key driver of both risks to natural hazards and solutions to reducing risk. In this guest blog, she says culture should be reflected in the new international disaster reduction agreement, the HFA2.

Cartagena’s Plan 4C : Building a competitive and climate compatible future Claudia Martínez Zuleta and Mathieu Lacoste of CDKN Colombia introduce a major development in the climate outlook for Cartagena, Colombia: the city's adaptation plan.