Vulnerability assessment: Bangladesh and the Surging Sea Due to its unique topography and high population density, Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels this century. This vulnerability assessment presents an assessment of sea level rise and coastal flood exposure at national, division and district levels in Bangladesh.

Science summary: The drought in Kenya, 2016–2017 Kenya is currently suffering from a drought, which has triggered a national emergency as of April 2017. Scientists with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) partnership have conducted a real-time attribution analysis to see whether and to what extent human-induced climate change has played a role in the 2016-2017 drought in Kenya.

Countries are making progress on climate plans - but call for international boost In Bonn, Germany this month, governments met to negotiate the detail of how they will carry out the soaring ambitions of the Paris climate change agreement. Mairi Dupar of CDKN was heartened by many inspiring stories of ambitious climate action from cities and countries, but says that the global negotiations process and finance flows must match this local ambition, to create a 'virtuous circle'.

Attributing extreme weather events (Hindi version) What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film, presented in Hindi, explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.

Combatting surging seas in Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to rising tides, with its flat, low-lying topography and over 48% of its population living less than 10 metres above sea level. This feature looks at the challenges facing Bangladesh and the tools that could help it plan effectively for coastal disasters.

Aerosols: How they affect atmospheric warming (Hindi) Like greenhouse gases, aerosols affect the Earth’s radiative balance, intercepting solar radiation and either reflecting it back or absorbing it high in the atmosphere. This short film from the Raising Risk Awareness initiative, presented in Hindi, looks at how aerosols affect atmospheric warming.

Attributing extreme weather events (Swahili version) What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film, presented in Swahili, explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.

Inside Story: Integrating climate change concerns into disaster management planning: The case of Gorakhpur, India (Hindi) Gorakhpur District is recognised as one of the most flood-prone districts in Eastern Uttar Prades

Learning from Raising Risk Awareness Artist Jorge Martin captures the learnings from the Raising Risk Awareness learning event in a digitized graphic, illustrating the importance of engaging policy makers on disaster risk reduction. This emerged out of the RRA East Africa workshop where participants discussed putting into practice the science around extreme weather events.

Beat the Heat CDKN launches a new film that tells the story of how heat action plans are saving lives and reducing ill health in India's cities - and how the promising and practical approaches are being adopted by other Indian cities.