REPORT: The Status of Climate Finance at COP20, Lima A new briefing by the Climate Finance Advisory Service (CFAS) highlights the key climate finance issues on the agenda of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) at their meeting in Lima, Peru in December 2014.

Will the Lima climate conference sustain progress toward a strong climate deal? Will the UNFCCC’s COP20 deliver a year-end high for what has been an extraordinary year for climate change? Or will we find ourselves looking back on two weeks’ worth of talks in Lima to find some glimmers of hope? Sam Bickersteth and Kiran Sura of CDKN report.

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.