Risk and adaptation tool to help Caribbean water managers The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation tool (CCORAL) provides an online support system for climate-resilient decision-making. Now it is being developed specifically to help water managers. Pati Leon reports.

Policies for a green construction sector in India Kriti Nagrath from Development Alternatives in outlines the key policy recommendations that have emerged from a partnership with CDKN and three Indian State Governments on ‘green’ construction.

El Salvador builds resilience in the face of a stormy future Recognising its extreme vulnerability to climate change, El Salvador has made strides in developing a National Strategy for Climate Change. Carolyn Fry and Gabriela Villamarin report.

Capacity development is key to aiding smart decision-making Beatrice Mosello is cautiously optimistic about current work to assist African policy makers integrate water security and climate resilience into development planning.

When innovation for coordination becomes collaboration for innovation - Part 1 Coordination is one of the primary challenges for people involved in the implementation of public policies in Colombia. Climate change issues are no different.

A framework for mainstreaming climate resilience into development planning In a unique new report, a group of government officials from Asia and Africa have with CDKN support put forward an approach to mainstreaming which is based on the reality of what can be achieved

Why do low emissions development strategies matter? Sam Bickersteth shares his remarks from the opening of Peru’s second national climate change conference, Interclima.

Knowing the ‘who, what, where and when’ of climate change Elizabeth Gogoi from CDKN reflects on what it will take to make sure the vulnerability assessment in Uttarakhand delivers policy change

Could cutting fossil fuel subsidies curb climate change – and poverty? Follow the lively online discussion we had today hosted by Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network.

The story behind Nepal’s knowledge management centre Dr Dinesh Raj Bhuju, Dr Bimala Devkota and Mr Pawan K Neupane look back at how a CDKN project strengthened the core functions of the Nepal Climate Change Knowledge Management Centre (NCCKMC)

The vulnerability of energy in Central Asia Daryl Fields and Alla Ljungman from the World Bank discuss how a partnership between CDKN and the ESMAP programme is building the resilience of the energy sector in Tajikistan

When innovation for coordination becomes collaboration for innovation – Part 2 Coordination is one of the primary challenges for people involved in the implementation of public policies in Colombia. Climate change issues are no different. That is why the ACTION LAB Colombia that took place this year focused on facing that challenge.