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The document describes a social marketing 'Pride' campaign implemented by Pronatura Veracruz and Rare in the Central Coast of Veracruz, Mexico. The campaign aimed to motivate landowners to join a network of private conservation areas to protect tropical deciduous forest—critical for migratory raptors like the peregrine falcon—against threats from urban development, cattle ranching, and sugar cane production. In the Actopan municipality, where adoption of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) had previously been slow, these methods enabled the protection of over 1,500 hectares of previously unprotected forest.

The document investigates the factors influencing the use of seasonal forecast information (SFI) among farmers in Bundelkhand, India. It identifies that the effective use of SFI depends on a knowledge-action system comprising dissemination, demand, acceptance, understanding, and action capacity. The study finds that dissemination, salience, and action capacity are significantly associated with whether farmers utilize monsoon forecast information, suggesting these areas must be improved to increase usage.

The document examines how population growth and resource-intensive meat production increase pressure on forestland, arguing that REDD+ must compete with the profitability of livestock and grain production to effectively and equitably address deforestation.

The 'Pride' campaign, a collaboration between Rare and Cáritas-Peru in the Quanda Watershed, used social marketing to align incentives between upstream farmers and downstream water users. This effort led to the creation of Reciprocal Water Agreements, where downstream users provide in-kind compensation—such as beekeeping equipment or fencing—to upstream farmers who protect riparian forests. The initiative resulted in 25 signed contracts protecting over 360 hectares of forest.

The Climate Risk Assessment Guide – Central Asia establishes a methodology for assessing climate risks to lives and livelihoods in the region, addressing gaps in existing reports by providing downscaled data for sub-national management. The guide is part of a broader project to create national climate risk profiles for five Central Asian countries to integrate climate risk management into policy making.

The document reports that mean annual temperatures in Ethiopia have risen by 0.5 to 1.3°C since the 1960s, with a significant decrease in the frequency of cold nights. While national data is limited, trends from 1981-2000 indicate a decline in short rains (February to April) and slight increases in long rains (June to August) and late-year precipitation (October and November), posing risks to rain-fed agriculture and food security. Additionally, flood events are becoming more frequent, with major disruptions noted in 1997 and 2006.

The paper explores the impact of development interventions on local adaptive capacity in Ethiopia using the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework, which identifies five key characteristics: assets base, knowledge and information, institutions and entitlement, innovation, and flexible forward-looking governance. It argues that development partners must reassess the scale and scope of their interventions to better support individual and community agency and utilize evidence-based decision-making to foster a continuous process of learning and innovation.

The report examines the intersection of climate variability and development in Ethiopia, specifically focusing on how farmers and pastoralists are affected by drought and floods. It draws on research conducted by Haramaya University and government officials in the Oromiya, Afar, and Amhara Regional States to argue that climate adaptation efforts must be aligned with broader development plans to be effective.

The document argues that climate change planning in Ethiopia is under-invested and requires an approach that manages prediction uncertainty by fostering adaptive capacity. It draws on 2010-11 research conducted by Haramaya University and government officials across three Ethiopian sites to evaluate how existing interventions in social protection, sustainable livelihoods, and disaster risk management can be improved to better support vulnerable rural communities.

The document highlights the vulnerability of Uganda's agriculture-dependent economy to rainfall fluctuations and the challenges of obtaining accurate meteorological data due to infrastructure gaps and conflict. It focuses on climate trends and projections in Bundibugyo, Gulu, and Kotido to inform policy-makers on increasing the adaptive capacity of rural livelihoods.

The document argues that successful climate diplomacy for LDCs requires integrating climate change as a core national interest, mainstreaming it into development planning, and strategically engaging the media. It highlights the Gambia's appointment of its first special climate envoy in 2013 as a step toward building the capacity to influence international negotiations, such as those leading to the 2015 global climate agreement. The brief emphasizes that domestic political consensus and institutional reform are prerequisites for diplomats to effectively link national priorities with global climate regimes.

The document details a project led by the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana to build coastal resilience through community-based reciprocal learning and the CRiSTAL tool. It highlights the critical need to integrate local knowledge into national policy, as Ghana's existing top-down planning lacks local ownership and specific district-level implementation plans. Key achievements include the creation of district-level contingency plans and a community-based climate change adaptation fund in Totope. The study argues that long-term resilience requires decentralization, multi-stakeholder engagement, and the empowerment of vulnerable populations to lead their own survival strategies rather than relying on disaster relief.

The document provides a strategy for the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to lead private sector engagement with the Kenyan government on climate change. It identifies climate change as a threat to economic growth and productivity, noting that droughts and flooding cost Kenya approximately 2.4% of GDP annually. The strategy focuses on three pillars: leading government dialogue, sharing information with members, and building climate resilience. A detailed one-year work plan includes establishing communication processes, developing policy positions on the Climate Change Bill, and creating climate risk assessment tools. The report emphasizes the need for high-level board commitment and internal resource allocation to avoid the failures of previous initiatives like the Climate Business Information Network (CBIN).

The document argues that while technology can mitigate the human and economic costs of lacking clean energy for the 'bottom of the pyramid', successful deployment requires adapting technologies to be affordable and useful for users. It suggests that traditional R&D push approaches can be complemented by innovative models like innovation prizes or advanced market commitments to enhance the development and diffusion of suitable technologies.

The document discusses the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism established under the Cancún Agreements to facilitate technology development and transfer to support mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. It argues that the mechanism provides an opportunity to create tools for technology transfer through national and regional actions and emphasizes the need for balanced governance to support effective interventions in national innovation systems.

The document argues that the rising middle class in developing countries is at a critical juncture where they will either adopt sustainable, low-carbon lifestyles or become locked into the high-carbon patterns typical of industrialised nations. It emphasizes the need for social, institutional, and technological innovations to steer this population toward environmentally desirable outcomes. The brief is part of a larger CDKN-funded project aimed at improving the development, diffusion, and transfer of low-carbon technologies through national and international instruments, including the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism.

The report examines the integration of climate mitigation, adaptation, and food security within the agricultural sector. It focuses on identifying synergies and trade-offs to help policymakers in developing countries overcome barriers and optimally access international climate finance for food-security related elements of national climate change strategies.

The document introduces a study on the 2010 Ahmedabad heat wave, highlighting the city's role as the first in India to develop a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat. It outlines the methodology used to calculate excess mortality by comparing death counts from May 2010 against mean counts from May 2009 and 2011.

The document argues that traditional 'wait and see and respond' approaches to climate disasters are insufficient, particularly for vulnerable populations in developing countries. It proposes the use of participatory games and simulations as innovative tools to help humanitarian organizations evolve into knowledge-based entities capable of acting on scientific climate information. These tools are designed to approximate real-life complexity and elicit insights from professionals to improve forecast-based humanitarian decisions and climate risk management.

The report examines how social strategy games can be used to communicate the complex interdependencies and trade-offs involved in urban climate policy, specifically regarding mitigation and adaptation. Based on data from gaming sessions in Denmark, Finland, and the US, the study concludes that while methodologically challenging, social games are a promising way to address complex planning problems. This work was part of a broader project to integrate science into humanitarian work through participatory tools to manage global climate risks.