Coordinating climate action between the national and the local level This blog looks at how integrating and coordinating national and subnational initiatives can scale up sustainable urban transportation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Business perspective on latest climate talks in Bonn Jonathan Grant of PwC gives his reaction - from a business perspective - to the climate talks which took place in Bonn last week.

Report : Participation and planning for climate change - Lessons from an experimental project in Maputo, Mozambique The project ‘Public, Private, People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development’ (4PCCD) in Maputo, Mozambique, developed participatory planning methods to foster partnerships to tackle climate change. In this paper, the project facilitators describe what they learned from the process.

Extended! Call for nominations for the LEDS Global Partnership Annual Awards Programme The LEDS Global Partnership is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the LEDS Global Partnership Annual Awards Programme: Recognising outstanding individual vision and action to advance climate-resilient, low-emissions development. Make your nominations by the extended deadline of 12 September!

Quito: A local government at work to achieve climate compatible urban development Alice Reil, ICLEI European Secretariat, reports from a learning exchange organised by CDKN and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability in Quito, Ecuador in late July. The gathering kicked off a new learning endeavour among the organisations and their partners to understand the success factors for delivering and scaling up climate compatible development from the local level.

Islamic Climate Declaration could energise Muslim communities for shared cause Muslim communities from around the world have issued the Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change in Istanbul this month. Fachruddin Majeri Mangunjaya, Vice Chairman of the Centre for Islamic Studies, Universitas Nasional, Indonesia and Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s Indonesia policy advisor, report on the significance of the declaration, including for Indonesia’s 203 million Muslims.

Making the Least Developed Countries Fund fit for purpose The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), established more than a decade ago to support the world’s 48 poorest countries in responding to their climate change adaptation needs, is empty. Giza Gaspar Martins of Angola, Chair of the Least Developed Country Group of climate negotiators argues that the future of this fund must be secured.

Mobilising resources for climate compatible development - Insights from CDKN's experience Juliane Nier, CDKN's Learning Coordinator, reports from a workshop convened by CDKN to share experiences among our partners on how to finance climate compatible development. Hosted by the Government of Rwanda in Kigali last month, the participants identified the 'ingredients' needed to mobilise resources.

Outlook : Pakistan Special Edition From reducing emissions in the major manufacturing industries of Sialkot, Punjab to promoting smart disaster preparedness and micro-insurance for the poor in the most flood-affected areas, this special edition of ‘Climate and Development Outlook – Stories of Change from CDKN’ takes a tour of CDKN’s extensive work across Pakistan.

For a safer future: Insights on climate resilience from India A new film released by CDKN with the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, ICLEI and TERI tells the story of how local communities and government in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India are preparing for the more frequent and damaging floods caused by climate change.

INSIDE STORY: Working towards a Smart Energy Path - Experience from Benin, Mali and Togo A new 'Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development' from CDKN and HELIO International looks at the experiences of Benin, Mali and Togo in working towards ‘Smart Energy Paths’.