Lessons from the African Risk Capacity for the new international disasters framework Joanna Syroka, Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) Programme Director, tells how lessons learned from ARC can help inform the priorities for action to be included in the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action.

Climate change in the post-2015 framework – views from East Africa Join CDKN for a workshop to explore the linkages between climate change and the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 4 August, Nairobi, Kenya.

Climate change in the post-2015 framework - views from Latin America CDKN invites you to join us at a workshop to discuss the role of climate change in the post-2015 sustainable development goals. The event in Bogota, Colombia aims to garner expert opinion from around Latin America.

CDKN launches new resource pack to communicate key findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report Introducing CDKN’s new resource pack ‘The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for developing countries?’ which launches online today with an initial focus on Africa and South Asia.

Constructive conclusion to talks on 2015 global climate agreement, but much left to be done Kiran Sura, CDKN's Head of Advocacy Fund, found climate negotiators in a relatively upbeat mood at recent UNFCCC talks in Bonn, Germany.

What can the SDGs do for climate change? And vice versa… How should climate change be addressed in the post-2015 development framework? Dessima Williams, Member of the Leaders Council, Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice (MRFCJ) and former Ambassador of Grenada to the United Nations reports on recent discussions among political leaders on this hot topic.

World Summit of Legislators urges national action on climate change in the lead up to 2015 Representatives from 80 countries gathered at the World Summit of Legislators in Mexico call for more aggressive domestic legislation on climate change as a foundation for more ambitious international agreements in 2015.

Priorities for the new international agreement on reducing disaster risk Join CDKN and the Overseas Development Institute on 16 June, in London or by livestream, for the launch of their new resource, The Future Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Guide for Decision Makers.

Climate action - Diplomats’ discussions yield four themes for 2014 The Gambia’s Special Climate Envoy Pa Ousman Jarju identifies four themes for action on climate change in the UN negotiations and beyond.

Colombian delegates prepare for Lima Conference of the Parties CDKN and the UK sustainability consultancy Ricardo-AEA are running a three-day negotiator training workshop in Colombia between 21st-23rd May 2014.

Sticking points on the way to a new disaster reduction pact Tom Mitchell assesses the big issues for debate at the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.