From planning to action - lessons from Durban’s adaptation response Many new and surprising lessons are arising from cities doing pioneering work in local climate change response. Debra Roberts shares some interesting findings from Durban’s experiences of trying to promote meaningful adaptation action on the ground.

Climate change and challenges for local government – changes we need now Local government plays a key role in preparing communities for a changing climate. Yet, it is often neglected in global and national climate change politics. Gregg Oelofse considers key changes local government needs now to prepare for and mitigate climate change.

Renewable energy to save planet Earth? Syed Ayub Qutab, Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute for Environment & Development Action Research (PIEDAR), gives CDKN an analysis of the recent UNFCCC report on renewable energy. Find out what he has to say about the consequences of a large-scale shift to renewables.

is green growth just a fad? A review of the Green Growth Leaders report In a guest blog for CDKN, DFID's Hannah Ryder critiques the latest Green Growth Leaders report by the University of Berkeley. Read what she has to say about the growth opportunites of implementing energy and resource-efficiency policies, and what more the report could have said about developing countries.

A city (almost) without cars Global Manager Isabela da Souza talks about how an efficient public transport system is beneficia

An action plan for Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy - Call for Expressions of Interest CDKN, together with DFID, AFD and other potential donor programmes, has been approached to support and co-fund the development of a Kenyan Action Plan on climate change. We now seek Expressions of Interest for potential suppliers to deliver this plan.

Postcard from Addis Ababa- When bull elephants fight In this latest in our 'Postcards' series, Geoff Barnard reports from the AfricaAdapt Symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He finds that Africa needs to find a way of blending sources of knowledge if it is to adapt successfully to a changing climate.

Postcard from Kuala Lumpur - Building resilience in a changing climate Development workers, policy-makers and researchers met in Kuala Lumpur at a CDKN-sponsored conference to explore how Asian societies are building resilience to climate-induced change.

Postcard from Cancun - an Asian view Pakistan's delegation proposed an alternative definition of climate vulnerability at CoP16 in Cancun, supported by CDKN's Asia team.

POLICY BRIEF: Planning climate compatible development: lessons from experience National planning for climate compatible development in developing countries means balancing national needs with the requirements of international support frameworks for financing, technology transfer and capacity building.