Enhancing green bond issuances in developing economies This guide shares lessons from early experience in launching green bond markets in emerging markets and developing economies. The authors investigated countries that have been successful in developing green bond markets at all levels of market readiness, considering capital market development, the enabling policy and regulatory environment, and investor appetite for this new asset class.

Economic recovery from Covid-19: Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa Governments seek to return to pre-Covid levels of economic activity, and there is much discussion on how to build back ‘greener’. Lauren Hermanus looks at what is happening to achieve a green Covid recovery, and what is missing from current plans.

Youth climate leaders issue priorities for economic recovery from Covid-19 Youth climate leaders have issued their formal response to the United Nations Secretary General's 'Six climate-positive actions to help rebuild economies from the Covid-19 pandemic.' Priyanka Ukabhai of CDKN reports.

CAS2021: Accelerating climate-resilient economies in Africa There was a clear call for Africa to forge a new path towards climate-resilient development at the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit - seizing the opportunities of green technologies and jobs. Lisa McNamara of CDKN reports.

Guide: Green Climate Fund (GCF) Proposal Toolkit 2020 CDKN and Acclimatise has released released this guide to provide the most recent guidance and help to navigate the ever-changing GCF project requirements.

Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter: June 2020 This NDC Highlights newsletter features articles on Ethiopia’s implementation of its Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and the potential for off-grid electricity in Ethiopia.

Countries need to count the carbon in globally traded goods - here's how Countries' imported emissions challenge the global governance of climate change - but they can take steps to address this, say Simon Maxwell and Aarti Krishnan.

Uganda's climate law makes headway Legal expert Bernard Namanya outlines the progress being made in Uganda's national climate law. It is the country's principal mechanism for implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement.

The challenge of international climate finance in Latin America Delivering the climate change mitigation and adaptation actions outlined in the Paris Agreeme

Enhancing national climate plans through nature-based solutions In 2020, countries have the opportunity to take more ambitious action on climate change by updating their climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. A new guidance paper by WWF US provides recommendations on how countries can integrate nature-based solutions in these national climate plans.

Ethiopian ministries pledge greater gender focus in climate action Robi Redda of CDKN describes how Ethiopian government ministries are aiming for two cross cutting development issues: climate change and gender, to be well integrated across the country's policies and programmes.

Benefits of a circular economy - A view from Nepal The circular economy is an alternative to the linear economic model which ends in product disposal. This is why it is gaining much attention globally and is widely popular among businesses – report Kaustuv Raj Neupane and Rachana Upadhyaya