How to increase investment in renewable energy in developing countries Jean-Pierre Roux (SouthSouthNorth) discusses scaling up private investment in renewable energy in developing countries.

The Dominican Republic presents the Quisqueya Platform at the Cartagena Dialogue in Santo Domingo Jose Garibaldi, Director of Energeia reports on a new initiative to support integrated adaptation and mitigation efforts by developing countries, launched last week in the Dominican Republic

Sharing lessons on national low carbon action, 23 October Sharing Lessons on National Low Carbon Action - join the Overseas Development Institutes on 23 October 2013, 09:30 - 11:00 (GMT+01 (BST)), alternatively watch the discussion streamed live online.

OUTLOOK: Rwanda Special Edition CDKN's Climate and Development Outlook focuses on Rwanda's pioneering steps towards a climate resilient green economy, as the Government of Rwanda reviews the first round of applications to its Fund for Environment and Climate Change (FONERWA).

Opportunities for mitigation and development planning in Rwanda Gracia Munganga considers whether a stakeholder-driven scenarios modelling process can assist Rwanda in realising its developmental and environmental goals.

CDKN endorses ICLEI's Local Climate Solutions for Africa Congress 2013 The pan-African Congress provides a unique opportunity to engage African local leaders and experts on urban sustainability in Africa.

“CCORAL” project will benefit managers in the water sector of the Caribbean If this project is successful, it will lead to improved climate risk management in water sector planning and management activities, which in turn will lead to improved levels of service for water users in the Caribbean.

Action LAB Colombia will look for articulated efforts among diverse climate actors Preliminary phase consisted in online sessions which allowed participants to know each other and thinking about the coordination challenges between climate actors, essaying possible solutions.

Revealing the potential of climate diplomacy to boost poor countries’ interests CDKN’s latest policy brief shows how the least developed nations can use climate diplomacy to punch above their weight when calling for action on climate change

POLICY BRIEF: Revealing the potential of climate diplomacy to boost poor countries’ interests This CDKN policy brief shows how the least developed nations can use climate diplomacy to punch above their weight when calling for action on climate change

Lessons from the private sector for building resilience A new report distils lessons learned from 100 initiatives where public- and private-sector organisations have joined forces to strengthen resilience against climate disasters, and presents exemplary case studies to show how others can follow suit. By Christina Becker-Birck of Meister Consultants