Living with heatwaves – The people of Karachi need a heat plan In the aftermath of a devastating heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan, CKDN held consultations with key stakeholders to assist the city in heat wave management. Zofeen T. Ebrahim, a freelance journalist based in Karachi, reports on the event and next steps.

Look beyond hotspots to help people tackle climate change Targeting money only at areas hit by drought and other climate extremes in an effort to build resilience among the world’s poorest may be ineffective, according to researchers. Laurie Goering of Thomson Reuters reports.

Call for applications - Kenya Climate Innovation Prize Enter a climate innovation competition sponsored by the UK's Department for International Development to make climate information more useful for Kenya's low income communities. The deadline for entries is 7 February 2016.

Simon Maxwell - Is climate compatible development a 'pathway' or 'pipe dream'? “Climate Compatible Development: Pathway or Pipedream?” That was the question posed by Simon Maxwell, CDKN's Executive Chair, in the Centre for Policy Dialogue's (CPD) Annual Lecture in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Watch the lecture and view the slides here.

Cartagena: Thriving in the face of climate change A CDKN-commissioned film highlights how Cartagena’s communities, public and private leaders understand the challenge of developing Cartagena to deal with the current and future impacts of climate change. See Cartagena from a bird's eye, and ground-level view as never before.

COP21 Paris - Now What? CDKN's Senior Country Advisor for India, Mihir Bhatt discusses India’s future direction in light of the Paris Agreement and the four main areas that the country can focus on.

Climate finance options for National Climate Funds The maturation of the international climate finance landscape is presenting country climate funds with the opportunity to access larger, more transformative capital. Charlotte Ellis and John Ward of Adam Smith International share lessons learned from Rwanda for maximising a national climate fund's potential to mobilise resources.

Gender and climate change - India Pavilion at COP21 highlights work to be done Aditi Kapoor, Director Alternative Futures, recaps her experiences from an event on gender and climate change at the India Pavilion at COP21. Alternative Futures has been a partner of CDKN working on gender and climate change in India.

Mary Robinson - Global solidarity needed to confront climate crisis Yesterday in Paris, Mary Robinson, the former Irish President and champion of human rights and climate action, called for global solidarity to tackle the climate impacts which fall disproportionately on the poorest people.

Bug cuisine - a step toward more sustainable food This weekend in Paris, Development and Climate Days participants considered the carbon footprint of the foods on our plates. Mairi Dupar of CDKN reports.

Participants in Development and Climate Days focus on ‘bold action needed now’ Some 200 people gathered in Paris today for the 13th annual Development and Climate Days to debate how to achieve ‘Zero Poverty, Zero Emissions.’ Discussions at this practitioner-led event centred on the need for bold and immediate action to tackle the challenges of climate impacts on the poor and to seize the opportunities presented by climate compatible development.

CDKN launches new e-book 'Mainstreaming climate compatible development' CDKN has launched a new e-book presenting insights from five years of designing and delivering climate compatible development across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. We invite your comments and suggestions.