REPORT: How can Bangladesh's private sector engage with the Green Climate Fund? This report provides a snapshot of how the private sector in Bangladesh can engage with the Green Climate Fund to help climate-relevant programmes.

Climate finance - Monitoring and utilisation in Pakistan’s context Fareeha Irfan Ovais, Country Programme Manager, Indonesia highlights the proceedings of a roundtable discussion where participants elaborate the functions, outcomes and challenges of implementing monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) systems in Pakistan.

Major milestone reached for Paris Agreement – now it is time for real action Sam Bickersteth, CDKN's Chief Executive, responds to the news that enough countries have ratified the Paris Agreement for it to enter into force on 4 November.

Low-Carbon Microgrids are a viable business opportunity says new report Mariana Heinrich of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) describes how Low-Carbon Microgrids have become economically viable and how private companies are poised to roll them out across diverse country contexts.

Climate change - A new market for Bangladeshi businesses Private banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh requested CDKN’s support to build their capacity and understanding of climate finance mechanisms. Will Bugler and Yousuf Mahid say Bangladesh could lead the world by showing how to engage the private sector effectively and ensure that businesses are squarely involved in the country’s adaptation process.

Countries put a price tag on implementing their national climate commitments In the third set of video interviews from CDKN’s South-South Learning Exchange on bankable project development, two international experts – CDKN’s Ari Huhtala and the UNFCCC’s Miki Higashi – talk about the finance and project development opportunities presented by the Paris climate agreement, while Veronica Villena of Peru’s Ministry of Environment provides insight on the realities of climate policy development and financing at the national level.

Climate finance challenges 2016 Ben Bostock, CDKN project manager, assesses the landscape of climate finance after the Paris climate summit - and in the run-up to the next major United Nations climate talks in Marrakech in November. He looks at whether the Green Climate Fund is set to meet its targets and the challenges it faces.

Towards a green finance action agenda CDKN attended the Global Green Growth Week was held in Jeju, Republic of Korea, 5-9 September

CDKN Annual Report 2016 CDKN today releases its Annual Report 2016, celebrating more than six years of integrating climate change approaches into development policy and practice.

What prospect for NAMAs to finance climate action in Asia? CDKN's Syed Muhammad Abubakar highlights CDKN’s efforts to assess Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) as a tool to support renewable energy solutions for Sialkot, Pakistan and Indonesia.

Guide to the world of finance - for climate change professionals  Kirsty Hamilton of Chatham House introduces a new guide that provides a factua