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This report documents the 2015 Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group workshop held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event focused on road-testing a new CKB Manifesto, analyzing diverse user needs for climate information, and discussing the future of the network's collaborative efforts to create a 'Climate Knowledge Grid'.

This executive summary describes three tools developed by Climate Focus and Climate Policy Initiative to help low and middle-income governments and their partners redirect land-use finance toward green mitigation and adaptation activities. The tools aim to address the lack of data on financial flows and the prevalence of business-as-usual investments in agriculture and forestry.

This executive summary describes three analytical tools developed by Climate Focus and the Climate Policy Initiative to help low- and middle-income countries and their partners identify and redirect public and private financing toward green land-use practices for climate mitigation and adaptation.

This executive summary describes three tools developed by Climate Focus and the Climate Policy Initiative to help low- and middle-income governments and their partners redirect funding toward green land-use activities for climate mitigation and adaptation.

This executive summary, published by the Climate Policy Initiative in July 2015, proposes three analytical tools to help governments in low- and middle-income countries and their partners redirect financial flows toward sustainable land use. The document argues that while land use sectors generate approximately one-quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, the vast majority of current investments support 'business-as-usual' (BAU) practices rather than 'green' activities that mitigate climate change or support adaptation.

The minutes of the Twenty-third IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP), held in Lima, Peru, on June 24-25, 2015, detail the administrative, financial, and strategic decisions of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The meeting focused on transitioning the IAI toward providing scientific information for decision-making, approving the 2015-2016 budget, and establishing frameworks for open science and science-policy diplomacy.

The policy brief argues that the deadlock in global climate finance is caused by a lack of predictability. It suggests that Africa, through the African Group of Negotiators (AGN), can break this deadlock by demonstrating the credible and effective use of existing funds and by promoting 'win-win' solutions that combine climate adaptation with low-carbon development. The author recommends moving away from unreliable budget support toward off-budget and market-driven financial solutions to ensure sustained funding.

This policy briefing examines how Rwanda has successfully accessed and managed climate finance, highlighting the role of its national strategies, inclusive local needs assessments, and the establishment of a dedicated climate fund (FONERWA) to strengthen project development and institutional capacity.

A briefing by the World Resources Institute outlining three priority areas for climate negotiators meeting in Bonn, Germany, to prepare for the COP 21 summit in Paris.

This report examines how the outcome of the 2015 climate agreement negotiated at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris will affect the achievement of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, comparing high-ambition and low-ambition scenarios.

This guide, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in May 2015, provides practical templates and guidance for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

This guide, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in May 2015, provides practical instructions and a structural model for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

This briefing describes the establishment and outcomes of the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, created by President Obama via Executive Order 13653 on November 1, 2013. The Task Force, comprising 26 governors, mayors, tribal leaders, and county officials, provided the federal government with 35 key recommendations to improve community climate resilience, emphasizing the need for inter-agency coordination and the integration of climate vulnerabilities into all federal policies and investments.

This briefing summarizes the recommendations of the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, established by President Obama via Executive Order 13653. The Task Force provided 35 key recommendations across seven themes to help the federal government support community resilience against climate change. The document also details executive actions taken by the White House in response to these recommendations and specific funding requests in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget.

This report provides an economic assessment of climate change impacts on Uganda's water sector, projecting water demand and supply through 2050. Using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) tool, it estimates significant increases in unmet water demand and associated economic losses, while evaluating the cost-effectiveness of government adaptation strategies.

This research paper examines the relationship between food security outcomes and climatic variables in Zambia, specifically analyzing how climate-smart agricultural practices affect crop yields and resilience for smallholder farmers.

This briefing paper by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and CARE International argues that climate change is a critical human rights challenge. It examines how climate impacts and the responses to them threaten fundamental rights and provides a set of policy recommendations to integrate a human rights-based approach into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process.

This briefing, prepared by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and CARE International, argues that climate change is the greatest human rights challenge of the current era. It calls for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to integrate human rights protections into its policies, particularly as the international community negotiated the 2015 climate agreement. The document outlines how climate impacts threaten fundamental rights and provides specific policy recommendations to ensure that climate mitigation and adaptation efforts do not further violate human rights.

This policy brief describes a pilot study conducted by the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP), the UK Met Office, and Atkins as part of the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme. The study investigated the current and potential future use of medium- to long-term climate information for adaptation in Rwanda, identifying gaps in how policy-makers integrate climate projections into national planning and infrastructure projects.

The IAI activities plan for July 2015 – June 2016 outlines institutional restructuring, research initiatives focused on ecosystem services and adaptation, and a series of capacity-building seminars and workshops across Latin America and the Caribbean.