New climate economy begs for investments in developing countries Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CDKN's Regional Director for Asia, considers how the confronting the impacts of climate change and seizing the opportunities of a green economy pervade almost every aspect of development in the years ahead.

Leading roles for women: Secret to effective climate action after Paris summit CDKN launches its new report today on the role for gender equality in achieving climate goals - based on original research by Practical Action Consulting, with IDS and ODI, in India, Kenya and Peru.

Severe heat wave grips India: Authorities can draw on insights from Ahmedabad experience CDKN's Mihir Bhatt reports from Ahmedabad, in India's current heat wave zone - and reflects on how learning from CDKN's innovative partnership project in Ahmedabad could help save lives all over again.

Adapting Rwanda's economy to a changing climate Watch the recording of this panel event, where panelists discuss a ‘decision first’ approach to adapting to climate change in Rwanda’s tea and coffee industries.

After Paris: Developing countries look first to their own resources to deliver agreement  How are developing countries responding to the high ambitions in the Paris climate agreement? CDKN’s Sam Bickersteth and Mairi Dupar report on the diverse perspectives among countries where CDKN is supporting national climate plans and their delivery: includes insights from India, Ethiopia and more.

After Paris – “Opportunities rest in the space for dynamic interactions”, Farhan Helmy Farhan Helmy, Chair of the Thamrin School of Climate Change and Sustainability, speaks about how the climate change conversation after the Paris summit has been part of an increasingly dynamic Indonesian national process.

After Paris: “Pakistan has a long way to go to get from intended to implemented” - Ali T. Sheikh With melting glaciers of the Himalayas threatening the flows of many of its most important rivers, Pakistan has a lot at stake from climate change. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CDKN´s Asia Director, examines the challenges and prospects opened up by the Paris Agreement in Pakistan.

Energy efficient electric motor systems This webinar will introduce listeners to the characteristics of energy efficient electric motor systems, their design and the savings that are possible from improved systems, as well as describe the barriers that prevent more efficient systems being adopted.

"You cannot turn back from Paris" - Sam Bickersteth Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive of CDKN, has led this global alliance of southern and northern organisations delivering innovative solutions for climate compatible development since 2011. Here, he talks about the Paris agreement and its implications for developing countries: where do we go from here?

Unpacking Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage in the National Context of Bangladesh Munjurul Hannan Khan, CDKN’s policy advisor in Bangladesh and Tahmina Hadi from NACOM discuss the need to improve understanding of Loss & Damage in Bangladesh, and the increasing importance and focus on Loss & Damage in global climate negotiations.

Join CDKN at Adaptation Futures 2016 Join CDKN at the Adaptation Futures 2016 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 May. We'll be presenting climate resilient solutions and sharing materials, and look forward to talking with you.

To make good decisions, Africa needs its own climate knowledge Climate knowledge brokers gathered this month to identify the nature of the need and demand for capacity building in climate knowledge brokering in Africa and to explore different approaches to capacity building on the continent.