Policy Brief : Non-Motorised Transport in Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) This short policy brief, Non-Motorised Transport in Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS), looks at the problem of motorised transport in Asian cities, the policy landscape for NMT and lays out NMT improvement strategies, as well as policy development and implementation schemes.

Outreach on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report in Pakistan CDKN is teaming up with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to bring the key messages of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report to audiences in Pakistan. Register now for this 11th August event.

Cartagena’s Plan 4C : Building a competitive and climate compatible future Claudia Martínez Zuleta and Mathieu Lacoste of CDKN Colombia introduce a major development in the climate outlook for Cartagena, Colombia: the city's adaptation plan.

Policy Brief : Heat-Related Mortality in India Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave The purpose of this study, Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave, is to characterize the heat wave impact and assess the associated excess mortality as a result of Ahmedabad's 2010 heatwave.

Report : Development and Implementation of South Asia’s First Heat-Health Action Plan in Ahmedabad This paper, Development and Implementation of South Asia’s First Heat-Health Action Plan in Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India), describes the initial steps in the plan’s development and implementation of Ahmedabad's heat action plan.

Report : A Cross-Sectional, Randomized Cluster Sample Survey of Household Vulnerability to Extreme Heat among Slum Dwellers in Ahmedabad, India This study, A Cross-Sectional, Randomized Cluster Sample Survey of Household Vulnerability to Extreme Heat among Slum Dwellers in Ahmedabad, India uses randomized cluster sampling of the residents of informal settlements in Ahmedabad, India. The aim was to evaluate factors potentially associated with vulnerability to heat, a prevalent concern that is expected to worsen with climate change.

Report : Social strategy games in communicating trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation in cities This paper, Social strategy games in communicating trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation in cities, explores how social games can help people to communicate the trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation measures in an urban environment and examines the possibilities of using social gaming as a research method.

Report : Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan 2013: Guide to extreme heat planning in Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad's 2013 Heat Action Plan is the first comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India. The Plan creates immediate and longer term actions to increase preparedness, information sharing, and response coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations.

CDKN launches new resource pack to communicate key findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report Introducing CDKN’s new resource pack ‘The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for developing countries?’ which launches online today with an initial focus on Africa and South Asia.

Working with informality to build climate resilience in African cities Building climate resilience in African cities poses opportunities and challenges - in the face of rapidly expanding informal settlements. A short film from CDKN brings the issues to life.

Gender inequality and urban informality Charlotte Scott argues that climate compatible development in growing informal settlements requires a broader understanding of the impacts of climate change on women to build truly adaptive and inclusive cities.