After accreditation for international climate funds…what next? Charlotte Finlay, CDKN’s Head of Country Support reports from day 1 of the CDKN South-South learning exchange on “mobilising resources for climate compatible development,” which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda this week. The key message so far is that after countries get accredited to receive international climate funds, they face even greater challenges in developing ‘bankable projects’ for investment.

Applying for accreditation - lessons from Jamaica In this video interview, Claire Bernard of the Planning Institute of Jamaica highlights the lessons learnt from the Adaptation Fund’s accreditation process.

Financing for Development - an unmissable opportunity to back climate compatible development This week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, governments meet at the Financing for Development conference. It’s part of a long intergovernmental series of meetings to assess whether international and domestic financing for development is adequate and to encourage greater assistance commitments from industrialised nations

10 things to know about climate change and financing for development The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) presents an infographic series on the 10 things you need to know about climate change and financing for development

Climate finance: lessons from Rwanda Climate finance: lessons from Rwanda

High fiduciary standards and Rwanda's access to climate finance Solid fiduciary structures are key for developing countries to access, absorb and spend climate finance effectively. Debbie Caldwell, associate of the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT) looks at these practices in Rwanda.

Indigenous 'Life Plans' and carbon finance In the early 1990s, environmentalists started experimenting with carbon finance to support conservation just as indigenous people of the Amazon began developing "Life Plans" to revive and support their traditions. A quarter century on, these two parallel initiatives have evolved in ways that are surprisingly complementary – so much so they're starting to converge, and in surprising ways. Christopher Pollon, Ann Espuelas and Steve Zwick report.

REPORT: Climate finance for cities Sam Barnard of Overseas Development Institute introduces his new report: Climate Finance and Cities - How Can Climate Funds Best Support Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Urban Development?

REPORT: Exposing gender gaps in financing climate change mitigation This report highlights three projects that have received climate change mitigation financing and included attention to gender at some stage of their implementation: the Nepal Biogas Support Program, Household Energy and Universal Rural Energy in Mali, and the Bogotá, Colombia TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit System. Some of the lessons drawn from these and similar projects can be helpful going forward as new efforts are made to integrate gender considerations into public and private climate mitigation projects and financing.

Collaboration is key to addressing $90bn gap Susannah Fitzherbert-Brockholes, Project Manager with CDKN, and Pippa Heylings, Lead for Policy and Practice, reflect on how businesses can be the driving force for climate compatible development.