Overcoming Institutional Instability in Cartagena de Indias There are elements in Cartagena that indicate that climate change, its challenges, and its opportunities are not at the mercy of the power of a new mayor.

Governments present the building blocks to mainstreaming CBA CDKN supports a group of Government officials to set the stage for day one of the International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA)

Ahmedabad, India launches heat wave preparation and warning system A coalition of organisations has teamed up with the Ahmedabad city government in Gujarat, India, to launch a heat health action plan, with the support of CDKN. Meredith Connolly of NRDC reports.

Climate compatible development in Colombia - Interview with Claudia Martínez Ex vice minister of environment and Country Engagement Leader of CDKN in Colombia, was recently interviewed by El Tiempo newspaper. She explains the importance of climate change adaptation and its relation with climate compatible development

How to strengthen agricultural, livestock and forestry public policies (2013) The brief suggests that the policies generated should have quality in the design, be implemented effectively, and guarantee institutional strengthening, greater awareness through social communication, and political and social support, for achieving its goals.

CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop – Executive Summary Here we present the Executive Summary of a CDKN workshop on climate finance in East Africa at the Friendship Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia over 25-26 March 2013.

Vietnam’s National Green Growth Strategy As part of a series of case studies on low emissions development strategies in Asia, the Government of Vietnam discuss in a new CDKN and Asia LEDS Partnership briefing note the story behind their National Green Growth Strategy

Conversations on Green Growth in Asia Watch a new video from CDKN and the Asia LEDS Partnership in which Asian countries share their innovative approaches to low emissions development.

Identifying the best routes to climate compatible development In the first of two pieces reporting on CDKN’s workshop on Climate Compatible Development (CCD) in Ethiopia, Mónica Andrade, Regional Coordinator of CDKN LAC, outlines delegates’ views on the drivers of, and barriers to, successful CCD implementation

South Asia climate change journalist fellowship awarded This year’s 24 South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) fellows have been selected by a panel of experts from all forms of media from six countries in South Asia.

Kenya's National Climate Change Action Plan is officially launched After 18 months of development and an extensive consultation process across sectors of society, Kenya launched its National Climate Change Action Plan yesterday. Tim Ash Vie, CDKN East Africa Hub Lead, reports from Nairobi.