Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible? Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible?

Does mitigation matter for Africa? CDKN Africa’s Webster Whande reflects on whether mitigation is a priority for Africa and the role of the INDC process on the continent.

G7 leaders put their weight behind Paris deal, but progress at UNFCCC talks in Bonn is glacial Christina Elvers and Kiran Sura of CDKN with Chris Webb report on progress last week in international climate negotiations.

G7 places climate change high on the agenda Positive commitments at the G7 summit in Germany could provide a timely boost to the slow-moving UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn, report CDKN’s Sam Unsworth and Chris Webb.

Will intense climate talks lead to progress on global deal? The CDKN team reports from intensive climate negotiations this week in Bonn, Germany, where country delegates are hammering out the elements of a new global agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.

CDKN and partners put climate at the forefront of Brussels debate CDKN and its partners yesterday put climate change at the forefront of international development discussions in a high-level auditorium event at European Development Days 2015 in Brussels, Belgium.

European Development Days 2015 At European Development Days 2015, CDKN will join with the European Think Tanks Project and partners for a high-level panel event to discuss countries' ambitions in the run-up to the 2015 Paris climate conference.

On the road to Paris: Spotlight on the legal issues Only six months remain before governments gather this December in Paris to reach a new international climate change agreement. The legal form of the new agreement is of paramount importance and progress on this issue must begin in earnest at United Nations meetings in Bonn, Germany this month, says Illari Aragon of the Legal Response Initiative.

Where next for climate policy in Indonesia? Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, recently visited Indonesia and here reflects on the many options for climate compatible development, including in the context of the country's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).

GUIDE: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) CDKN and Ricardo-AEA have revised their popular Guide to INDCs, which helps countries prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for the UNFCCC. This new edition of May 2015 has been revised following stakeholder discussions and includes new material for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - in addition to its original focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Now also in French and Spanish.

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