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The '''Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)''' is a £50 million (US$77 million) initiative that links poor countries with experts on climate change. Its aim is to help [[developing nations]] adapt to the consequences of [[climate change]] and build capacity for a [[low-carbon economy]]. It is run by an alliance of organisations, headed by the giant professional services firm [[PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]] (PwC) and including: the [[Overseas Development Institute]] (a UK-based think tank on development and humanitarian issues); Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (a non-governmental organisation (NGO) for sustainable development based in Ecuador); LEAD International (a UK-based NGO that aims to inspire leadership in developing countries); South South North, which aims to reduce poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa; and INTRAC (an international NGO training and research centre in the UK).<ref>[http://www.scidev.net/en/news/policymakers-to-get-hotline-to-climate-experts.html Policymakers to get hotline to climate experts], SciDev Net, 17 March 2010</ref>

''CDKN's projects support climate-compatible development''