Helping African editors tune in to climate change In the second piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights how East African journalists are striving to improve reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an 8-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.

Finding Sustainable Alternatives to Large Hydropower in Central America To reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports, Central America has embraced alternative energy in recent decades. It's largest source for renewable energy is hydropower.

How to put ‘learning’ at the heart of policy implementation Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP) and Hagler Bailly Pakistan (HBP) discuss how a CDKN project in Pakistan is using a process of stakeholder engagement and ‘learning’ to turn the National Climate Change Policy into action.

Inside Story : Mainstreaming climate resilience into government - the Philippines Climate Change Act The Inside Story from CDKN describes how the Philippines is seeking to build climate resilience at the local level.

Presentation of the "Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias" The “Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias” provides decision makers and civil society actors with adaptation planning tools to set Cartagena on a path toward addressing its vulnerabilities to climate change while offering an opportunity to strengthen its competitiveness

New South Africa study - Access to electricity for all has minimal impacts on the climate Access to modern energy underpins the achievement of virtually every aspect of development from health and education to facilitating the creation of wealth creating productive enterprises.

Getting to grips with the complexities of climate change In the first piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights the challenges East African journalists face when reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an eight-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.

Central America - Supporting Renewable Energy Innovations that Meet Local Needs Supportive policies for renewable energy continue to play a key role in extending power in regions with low rural electrification rates, such as Central America.

CDKN's 'Inside stories on climate compatible development' CDKN's ‘Inside stories on climate compatible development’ explore developing countries' practical experiences in designing and delivering climate-smart policies. The series captures insights from countries as diverse as Grenada and Tanzania, Mexico and China - and many more in between.

Parliamentarians bringing renewable energy to India Nicholas Dunlop, Secretary-General of the Climate Parliament, reflects on the success of the global parliamentary network in strengthening India's commitment to renewable energy promotion.

Economics of climate change in South Asia CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn and Ram Chandra Khanal report from Asian Development Bank (ADB) workshops on the Economics of Climate Change held across South Asia in July where they showcased lessons from CDKN’s work in Nepal.