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.

Post-2015 framework - Arriving or departing? Simon Maxwell, CDKN’s Executive Chair, reviews the report of the United Nations Open Working Group on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, including the specific proposals to deal with climate change.

Are fossil fuels really a solution to energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa? Gracia Munganga, MAPS Africa Programme Manager at the Energy Research Centre (University of Cape Town), looks at the impact fossil fuels have on energy poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa and how low-emission development pathways could instead be developed as a viable option.

Lessons from the African Risk Capacity for the new international disasters framework Joanna Syroka, Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) Programme Director, tells how lessons learned from ARC can help inform the priorities for action to be included in the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action.

Changing the narrative on Bangladesh and climate change Saleemul Huq argues that Bangladesh should no longer be seen as a victim of climate change, but a global leader in tackling its adverse impacts.

CDKN on scaling out community based adaptation in ‘Climate and Development' This month, CDKN publishes a new journal article in Climate and Development, identifying a series of enabling factors to help scale out community based adaptation.

New CDKN research shows the reality of climate-induced migration in Bangladesh Research from the University of Sussex and University of Dhaka provides the Government of Bangladesh with an accurate assessment of the facts and figures of this growing phenomenon.

The road to a stronger clean energy sector in Africa Kevin Urama, Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network reviews the achievements of three CDKN-supported clean energy projects and what still needs to be done.

What do we know about green growth in practice? Learning from ‘hard evidence’ Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, responds to a new knowledge resource launched today in London: Green Growth in Practice - Lessons from Country Experiences.

Who is paying for climate change in Nepal? In an article for the Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network, CDKN’s Elizabeth Gogoi outlines the economic cost of climate change in Nepal.

The Green Climate Fund - ready for take off The Green Climate Fund now has the basic systems and procedures in place for donors to start pledging money. It’s like an aircraft ready for take-off, but where will it land? asks Anouk Franck of Both ENDS.