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.

Clarifying intent: Key principles for preparing INDCs Ali Cambray, Kiran Sura and Pippa Heylings of CDKN assess some of the key requirements for Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which are to be debated at the UNFCCC's COP20 in Lima next month.

Governments face further talks to agree disaster risk framework Elizabeth Carabine reports from the Second Preparatory Meeting for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, where negotiation on the zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction failed to deliver consensus.

Outreach for the IPCC's AR5 at the LEDS Asia Forum, November 2014 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) invite you to the Launch of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report at the start of the LEDS Asia Forum on 10 November 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

A Step Forward? Assessing the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Experts at the Overseas Development Institute and CDKN analyse the draft text of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and make suggestions for improvement.

Audacious ideas and actions for a zero carbon world Mairi Dupar of CDKN reports from the Chatham House Climate Change Conference where there was a buoyant mood about the speed of some low-carbon developments, and a gritty sense of realism about the power politics involved in moving to a low-carbon economy.

Climate change will worsen global poverty without concerted action to cut global emissions - IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a crystal clear assessment of how human activity is affecting the climate and what we can do about it. CDKN provides a response.

After New York – What next for the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change? Helen Picot of CDKN's Negotiations Support team takes stock after the UN Climate Summit.

Bridge-building in Bonn on shaky foundations? Kiran Sura and Christina Elvers of CDKN's Negotiations Support team report on the latest UNFCCC climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany.

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.

Readers spread the word on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report Anna Hickman, communications consultant with CDKN, looks at the results of CDKN's outreach - including its communications toolkit - on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report.

The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report CDKN presents the report 'The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report – what it means for a stronger, more inclusive Bangladesh', from the outreach event to communicate the report’s findings effectively to Bangladesh’s public and decision makers.