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This special edition of Climate and Development Outlook describes the scoping phase of the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme, a five-year international research initiative funded by the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The programme focuses on improving the scientific understanding of sub-Saharan African climate on decadal timescales and enhancing the communication and uptake of this information for long-term climate-resilient development strategies.

This guide introduces a handbook designed to explain the economic theory and practical functioning of urban land markets in Africa, emphasizing the need for policy-makers to move beyond state-centric management to include diverse actors.

This report examines the governance of urban land markets in Zimbabwe, focusing on the institutional challenges, the role of various actors, and the accessibility of land and housing for the urban poor.

This report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) provides a critical review of the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The authors argue that while the draft has advanced in areas like the inclusion of vulnerable groups, it remains disjointed in its organising logic and fails to sufficiently integrate DRR with sustainable development, climate change, and conflict.

The CFAS Guide, published in November 2014 by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, provides a technical synopsis of climate finance negotiations under the UNFCCC to support stakeholders participating in the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru. It details the status of long-term finance goals, the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund, the financial constraints of the Adaptation Fund, and the role of the Standing Committee on Finance in improving the measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of climate finance flows.

The CFAS Guide, published in November 2014 by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, provides a comprehensive overview of climate finance negotiations leading up to the COP20 in Lima, Peru. It details the status of long-term finance goals, the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund, the challenges facing the Adaptation Fund, and the technical work of the Standing Committee on Finance regarding the monitoring, reporting, and verification of climate funds.

The CFAS Guide, published in November 2014 by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, provides a comprehensive briefing for negotiators and stakeholders attending the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru. The document outlines the state of climate finance negotiations, focusing on the goal of mobilizing $100 billion annually by 2020, the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the roles of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) and other financial mechanisms under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

This case study examines the implementation of the "Huellas de Carbono e Hídrica en tres ciudades andinas: La Paz, Quito, Lima" project in La Paz, Bolivia. It details the first-ever measurement of the city's carbon and water footprints for the base year 2012, the identification of critical emission and consumption points, and the subsequent integration of reduction measures into municipal policy and budgeting.

This executive summary describes a project led by the Asian Institute of Technology, Chiang Mai Municipality, and the Hue Centre for International Cooperation to reduce the carbon footprint of tourism in Hue, Vietnam, while maintaining local development benefits.

This document introduces a report by the African Centre for Cities and CDKN that provides a framework for climate compatible development in African cities, specifically addressing the challenges of informality and inequality.

This background paper describes an action research programme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, aimed at integrating climate change considerations into district-level disaster management planning. The programme, implemented by GEAG, ISET, and NIDM, successfully moved beyond research recommendations to publish a climate-sensitive District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) by utilizing 'Shared Learning Dialogues' and the Climate Resilience Framework to bridge gaps between national policy and local implementation.

A case study of an irrigation project in Ruti, Zimbabwe, highlighting that while smallholder farmers can increase production and resilience with support, local adaptation efforts must be integrated into wider political and economic frameworks to withstand increasing climate-driven extremes like droughts and intense rainfall.

This case study describes a CDKN innovation project in Ghana that used ecosystems- and risk-based approaches to integrate climate resilience into development for coastal communities, emphasizing the necessity of bottom-up planning and multi-stakeholder engagement.

This report identifies key climate-related impacts and issues facing Colombia's road sector, emphasizing the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to floods and landslides and the need to integrate climate risks into future investments and institutional coordination.

This 2014 working paper by CDKN evaluates the integration of climate change into the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Based on dialogues in Colombia, Indonesia, and Kenya, it argues that while a stand-alone climate goal is necessary for political visibility and funding, climate objectives must also be mainstreamed across all goals to avoid siloing. The paper identifies gaps in the draft SDGs—particularly regarding health, education, and gender—and emphasizes the need for nationally relevant indicators, robust governance, and a shift toward private sector investment and public-private partnerships to achieve climate-resilient development.

This report assesses the state of knowledge regarding climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in Zimbabwe, highlighting a lack of specific policy responses and weak implementation capacity.

This briefing outlines the potential for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to increase rice production in Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi, while identifying systemic constraints and the current limited scale of SRI adoption.

This infographic, produced by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), serves as a succinct guide to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) specifically for decision-makers in Small Island Developing States to encourage global understanding and discussion of the report's findings.

This fact sheet introduces infographics created by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) based on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). These materials are designed to help decision-makers in Small Island Developing States, Africa, and South Asia understand how climate change adaptation can reduce risk.

This report examines the integration of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) into local and international climate change action plans. It focuses on the monitoring requirements for UPAF impacts on adaptation and mitigation to support decision-making and financing for interventions.