Women's involvement is key part of India disaster management puzzle The team from Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Uttar Pradesh, India, reflects on the gender dimensions of their climate-related disaster risk reduction project in celebration of International Women’s Day.

Building climate resilience is integral to continued prosperity in the Caribbean The escalating cost of climate change to the Caribbean region makes a compelling argument for taking early action for adapting to climate change. An analysis of ten years of climate change research in the Caribbean found that sectors that are vital to regional economic and social development, including agriculture and tourism, are especially vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. Well-targeted measures to adapt will be essential.

Sharing knowledge on Ethiopia's extreme weather attribution Dr Abiy Zegeye of Addis Ababa University discusses his experience of working with Raising Risk Awareness, and his take-home messages regarding Ethiopia's extreme weather attribution.

Attributing extreme weather events 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 explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.

Aerosols: How they affect atmospheric warming 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 looks at how aerosols affect atmospheric warming.

Making informed decisions to prepare for extreme weather events (Amharic version) Raising Risk Awareness presents this Amharic infographic which sets out why attributing extreme weather events is critical and how the process works, towards helping decision-makers and the public to prioritise adaptation solutions and reduce vulnerability.

Introducing Raising Risk Awareness This short film introduces the Raising Risk Awareness (RRA) initiative, which uses state-of-the-art science to help Asian and African societies to understand the role of climate change in extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.

The heavy precipitation event in Chennai, India, 1 December 2015 A relentless downpour hit Chennai on 1 December 2015, flooding and submerging one of India’s largest cities. The Raising Risk Awareness initiative assessed whether it could in part be attributed to human emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and related climate change.

Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition CDKN's Bangladesh programme has been contributing to deeper understanding of climate-related loss and damage in the country and to the knowledge base on how Bangladeshi businesses can mobilise resources to address climate change effectively. Read more in this 'Climate and Development Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition'.

New resource kit for communicating on climate change attribution A new communication toolkit aims to help journalists and communicators report on the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events in several countries of East Africa and South Asia.

Making informed decisions to prepare for extreme weather events (individual graphics) This resource presents individual graphics that help explain the Raising Risk Awareness initiative and the importance of extreme weather attribution towards helping decision-makers and the public to prioritise adaptation solutions and reduce vulnerability.

Mozambique water woes (2) - How to build capacity in climate resilience planning Miren Gutierrez looks at the context in which CDKN and the Global Water Partnership put in place a capacity building programme aimed at improving resilience in Mozambique.