INDCs – what existing building blocks can developing countries use? Helen Picot, Kiran Sura and Christopher Webb of CDKN argue that many developing countries have solid foundations on which to develop their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for presentation to the UNFCCC.

African expectations from climate change funding Sena Alouka, Director of Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement in Togo, discusses the progress of the Green Climate Fund, and Africa's engagement with climate finance.

Green Climate Fund takes a significant step forward Benito Mueller of the European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi) celebrates progress on Enhanced Direct Access to climate finance for developing countries at the Green Climate Fund Board meeting last week.

African countries divert domestic budgets to deal with climate change Some of the world’s poorest countries are diverting a large share of their budgets in response to threats posed by climate change, reveals a new report from Neil Bird of the Overseas Development Institute.

Sign up today for briefings on the Green Climate Fund Board meeting Sign up to briefings from the Green Climate Fund Board meeting, taking place from Tuesday 14th October to Friday 17th October 2014, in Bridgetown, Barbados.

REPORT: Climate Compatible Construction Training Module: Madhya Pradesh Building Professionals This training kit aims to bridge this gap by generating knowledge support for LCCR solutions for small towns and rural spaces to build capacity for building professionals in Madhya Pradesh.

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in southern Africa: Zimbabwe country report Climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in southern Africa: Zimbabwe country report

CDKN Annual Report 2014 In its Annual Report, CDKN highlights cases where it has helped to make a difference and evaluates its impact by focussing on ‘stories of change’.

IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report: What's in it for Small Island Developing States? CDKN and ODI have launched the latest guide to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report. This guide examines the findings for Small Island Developing States.

REPORT: Resilience in Action: Lessons from Public‐Private Collaborations Around the World Case Studies The following paper, Resilience in Action: Lessons from Public‐Private Collaborations Around the World Case Studies, presents case studies that demonstrate how innovative collaborations, both formal and informal, with the private sector can make communities, economies, and businesses more resilient to current threats and future impacts.

Report : Resilience in Action: Lessons from Public-Private Collaborations Around the World As escalating natural disasters thrust climate change into centre stage, global leaders in busine

Report : Financing Pathways for Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Development This report, Financing Pathways for Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Development, identifies emerging issues that may influence a National Financing Pathways and considers different frameworks and tools to develop such pathways.