Ranga Pallawala, Scott A. Muller and Tim Woods report on a project that is strengthening multi-level governance approaches for low-emissions development in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s vulnerability to climate change

Ms. Maria Carolina Urmeneta Labarca heads the Office of Climate Change in Chile’s Ministry of Environment. During her busy agenda leading technical consultations across the regions in Chile, she took the time to answer some questions from Professor Francisco Maciel, regional co-chair of the LEDSGP working group on multi-level governance and subnational integration.

Georgina Kemp and Bruce Currie-Alder of IDRC reflect on forthcoming opportunities and challenges for the newly-launched Global Commission on Adaptation.

Sam Bickersteth of CDKN reports from this month’s Chatham House climate change conference, which tackled the tough implications of the IPCC’s Special Report on 1.5°C of global warming.

Special Report is a game-changer for our understanding of climate impacts

An action research programme in Latin America has provided further evidence that women and girls are on the frontlines of climate change impacts in the region – and bear the negative effects of climate change disproportionately. Women-led initiatives for food security and development planning show promise – and the research findings demand new ways of lateral thinking to tackle discrimination and empower women to lead more secure, productive lives.