LEDS Global Partnership Voices - Supporting governments to mainstream low emission development Three short clips from the Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) demonstrate how the Partnership is supporting Asian and African governments to mainstream low emission approaches in national development.

Achieving a resilient future In a new film released this week, decision-makers from around the world describe how they are creating sustainable jobs and economic growth by embracing low emission development.

Report: Bottom-up climate legislation in Cameroon To implement the Paris climate change agreement at the national level, countries will have to rev

Kenya’s progress in monitoring, reporting and verifying its climate actions CDKN supported the Government of Kenya to help accelerate progress on planning for NDC implementation, using the NDC Quick-Start Guide. Tom Owino shares results and recommendations from the project.

Sharing learning on NDC implementation - Lessons from Kampala Last year, CDKN hosted a two-day South-South learning exchange in Kampala, Uganda on the theme of NDC implementation. The event convened government representatives and project managers from Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Bangladesh - all countries that had been piloting the NDC Quick-Start Guide to NDC Implementation, with assistance from Ricardo Energy and Environment. Claire Monkhouse and Emma Baker reflect on the themes.

NDCs – Prospects for progress in 2018 CDKN's Sam Bickersteth weighs up the prospects for serious climate action in a year of economic and political uncertainty, technological innovation, and climate change impacts.

Working Paper: Aligning energy and climate objectives in NDCs The effectiveness of national energy policy will be decisive for achieving Paris Agreement objectives and the 2030 Agenda. A new CDKN Working Paper assesses how Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana and Peru are aligning these goals.

Moving forward with Uganda's national climate commitments Joselyn Bigirwa, National Coordinator for ACCRA - the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance, reports on how Uganda is planning to deliver its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

Integrating gender into the implementation of Uganda's NDC On Gender Day at COP23, ACCRA's Joselyn Bigirwa highlights the steps that need to be taken to incorporate gender into Uganda's NDC implementation.

CDKN at COP23, Bonn 6-17 November Join CDKN for COP23 in Bonn, Germany from 6-17 November. We are exhibiting and organising side events - especially on financing NDCs and scaling up private sector finance.

WORKING PAPER: Emerging technologies - new opportunities for climate compatible development A Fourth Industrial Revolution is underway, characterised by emerging and exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things. The paper's authors consider if these technologies could help developing countries toward achieving their Paris Agreement climate commitments.