Stakeholder consultation on loss & damage A stakeholder workshop held in Dhaka in January 2012 provided valuable inputs into the design of a work programme for Bangladesh on loss and damage.

CDKN at CoP17 - loss and damage in vulnerable countries Highlights from the CoP 17 high level side event on loss and damage in vulnerable countries.

CDKN at CoP17 - Official side event on countries collaborating for climate compatible development How can countries scale up responses to climate change, by deepening collaboration among governments, private sector actors and NGOs, and among countries? Videos of discussions from the official CDKN-MAPS side event at CoP17.

INSIDE STORY: Bangladesh’s comprehensive disaster management programme This policy brief illustrates how Bangladesh has developed a comprehensive disaster management programme.

Update on loss and damage from CoP-17 CDKN's Coordinator for South Asia, Kashmala Kakakhel, reports from Durban on a new agreement on loss and damage from the Subsidiary Body for Implementation.

Climate Vulnerable Forum delivers powerful message to the world In an important meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, nineteen of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change delivered a powerful message calling unanimously for a legally- binding agreement in Durban next month.

Ten key messages of the IPCC Special Report on Extreme Events One hundred and ninety-four governments meeting in Kampala, Uganda have just approved the text of the IPCC's 'Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation' (SREX). Co-authors Tom Mitchell and Maarten van Aalst present the report's ten key messages.

New research shows that traditional farming systems are essential for adaptation This IIED briefing paper summarises the results of field studies in China, Kenya and Bolivia which found that crop diversity is protective, while reliance on hybrids can increase vulnerability.

Disasters in a changing climate - Introducing the IPCC ‘Special Report on Extreme Events’ This event co-hosted by CDKN and the Overseas Development Institute, will examine the findings of the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation.

Strengthening resilience - can ‘disaster risk management’ offer a foundation? On the UN international day for disaster reduction, Dr. Tom Mitchell of ODI reflects on his work to reduce the impact of climate-related disasters on children and young people.

Are donors blind to the ‘missing link’ in DRR? Practical Action, a UK-based NGO that helps poor people transform their lives through technology, calls for greater awareness of meso-level government as the 'missing link' in disaster risk reduction strategies.

Integrating indigenous knowledge into disaster risk reduction strategies Indigenous communities have long developed practices to reduce their vulnerability to natural events, thereby increasing their resilience to these events. Therefore, indigenous people should be considered as not just beneficiaries but as active participants in the design of strategies for adaptation and disaster risk reduction.