This report examines the current role of climate finance in funding EE projects and the potential to channel funds to relevant EE projects in developing countries under the new Green Climate Fund (GCF). The objectives of the report are to examine: • the share of...

This discussion paper aims to provide a clear overview of the key issues faced when designing, establishing and managing extra-budgetary national climate funds in Asia-Pacific; and offer some practical examples from countries’ experiences in Asia-Pacific. The paper proposes a set of feasibility criteria to assist...

Agricultural experts, frustrated with the slow progress on food security issues in climate talks, have called on scientists to aggressively promote rapid, global action onsustainable agriculture.

The video shows the impacts of climate change on developing countries and covers a vast area, including parts of Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. The video can be viewed at: http://cdkn.org/resource/voices-from-the-front-line/    Read more: http://www.climateadapt.asia/newsletter/view/10 : http://www.climateadapt.asia/newsletter/view/10

The website for PROVIA – the Programme ofResearch on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impactsand Adaptation (VIA) was launched. It aims to createa new and vitally important interface between thescientific community and decision makers involvedin VIA issues, and improve the availability andaccessibility of such knowledge to the...

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammemarbeit (GIZ) GmbH incoordination withOECD and a broadrange of reviewersfrom development agencies, NGOs andresearch institutions from around the world published a practiceorient edtrainer’s handbook based on an OECDPolicy Guidance. The aim of the training is toenhance capacities among development actors andto support...

FoST is continuing its research and developmentefforts to design, develop and disseminate low cost,easily sustainable technologies for improving qualityof life of the poor people in rural areas. It has beenproviding a wide selection of products for cooking,drying, heat retaining and water purificationusing both solar and...

Maplecroft has launched a new climate changevulnerability index, with countries and cities inAsia topping the list of the most at risk.

Maplecroft has launched a new climate changevulnerability index, with countries and cities inAsia topping the list of the most at risk.

The European Climate Adaptation Platform (CLIMATE-ADAPT) is a publicly accessible, interactive web-based tool on adaptation to climate change, designed to support policy-makers at EU, national, regional and local levels in the development of climate change adaptation measures and policies. CLIMATE-ADAPT will be hosted and managed...