Policy Brief : Climate change adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Sertão This paper, Climate change adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Sertão, examines the drivers of climate vulnerability of the Bacia do Jacuípe in relation to the rest of Bahía.

Report : Land-use change, food security and climate change in Vietnam: A global-to-local modelling approach This study, Land-use change, food security and climate change in Vietnam: A global-to-local modelling approach, presents an innovative modelling approach to visualise future land-use change patterns under different scenarios. The results can be used to evaluate policies such as the Green Growth and REDD strategies that are currently being developed and implemented.

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.

Policy Brief : From Research to Results: Greener Pathways for the SADC Region This brief, From Research to Results: Greener Pathways for the SADC Region, highlights opportunities for climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as relevant good practices in the global South, incorporating risk management strategies within decision-making processes looks at the final stages of the project.

POLICY BRIEF: Considering Growth and Equity in SADC Today This short brief, Considering Growth and Equity in SADC Today, details background research conducted by members of the Core Working Group, shared challenges and the underpinning conceptual framework to the Green Guide project.

Policy Brief : Locating the Policy Space for Inclusive Green Growth within the SADC Extractive Sector This policy research brief, Locating the Policy Space for Inclusive Green Growth within the SADC Extractive Sector, presents the case for an EI-focused, inclusive green growth strategy in the region, and identifies some practical policy entry points which can deliver positive economic, societal, and environmental outcomes.

POLICY BRIEF: Going Green with Equity This short policy brief, Going Green with Equity, details the necessity of the Green Guide, as well as its aims and outputs.

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.

Tailoring a Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) programme for the African continent Gracia Munganga looks at energy policy and emissions pathways in Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia, and the potential for a ‘MAPS approach’ to development and mitigation on the African continent in the light of recent research.

Report : Sustainable energy for whom? Governing pro-poor, low carbon pathways to development: Lessons from solar PV in Kenya This paper analyses the evolution of the Kenyan photovoltaics (PV) market using a combination of insights from innovation studies, socio-technical transitions theory and the STEPS pathways approach.

Policy Brief : Low carbon energy and development in low-income countries: Policy lessons from a study of the off-grid photovoltaics sector in Kenya This briefing summarises key policy lessons from historical research explaining the success of the market for off-grid photovoltaics (PV) in Kenya.