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.

FILM: CDKN in conversation... with Claudia Martinez Zuleta, CDKN Colombia Mairi Dupar, CDKN Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator, speaks to Claudia Martinez Zuleta, CDKN's country leader for Colombia, about Columbia's vulnerability to climate change and the opportunities for climate compatible development.

FILM: CDKN in conversation... with Mihir Bhatt, CDKN India Mihir Bhatt, CDKN's country leader for India, is interviewed as part of the 'CDKN in conversation' video series on how India is improving its resilience to climate change.

FILM: CDKN in conversation... with Ram Chandra Khanal, CDKN India Ram Chandra Khanal, CDKN's country leader for Nepal, talks about the impact of climate change in Nepal.

FILM: CDKN in conversation... with Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN Indonesia Mairi Dupar, CDKN Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator speaks to Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN's country leader for Indonesia, about the difficulties in implementing climate compatible development policies and the recent progress that has been made in Indonesia.

Risk transfer through microinsurance for adaptation to climate change Vishal Pathak and Khyati Halani from All-India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) reflect on the opportunity to use micro- disaster insurance for building resilience against climate change.

Rethinking disaster risk reduction - making better decisions on HFA2 A public event hosted by ODI and CDKN on 30th April in London - and livestreamed - will examine why climate risk assessments have not been widely translated into action, and what this means for the new global framework for disaster risk reduction.

How can the international disasters agreement encourage businesses to manage for disaster risk? Rowan Douglas and Sophie Abraham of Willis Group propose options for the new international disasters framework (HFA2) to ensure that the financial and private sectors account for disaster risk.

GUIDE: What does it take to mainstream disaster risk management in key sectors? As climate-related disasters become more frequent and increasingly impact upon development progress across the world, this CDKN guide looks at how mainstreaming disaster risk management in sectoral planning can insure climate compatible development to minimise the effects of these disasters worldwide.

WORKING PAPER: Close to home: Subnational strategies for climate compatible development A Working Paper by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability by Barbara Anton, Ali Cambray, Mairi Dupar and Astrid Westerlind-Wigstroem with Elizabeth Gogoi analyses effective strategies for subnational development, based on the partners' experiences.

Let's respond to the IPCC’s latest report with inspired action Sam Bickersteth and Mairi Dupar of CDKN respond to the IPCC’s Working Group II report on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation.