The '''Climate and Development Knowledge Network''' ('''CDKN''') is a £72 million (US$100 million) initiative that links poor countries with experts on [[climate change]]. Funded by the UK's [[Department for International Development]] (DFID) and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), 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 professional services firm [[PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]] (PwC) and including: the [[Overseas Development Institute]] (ODI), 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 Pakistan (an NGO that aims to inspire leadership in developing Asian countries); and SouthSouthNorth, (an NGO that aims to reduce poverty in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]).<ref name=hotline>[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> The Network Council, made up of 11 members, governs how the CDKN consortium is run.<ref name=hotline/> CDKN's independent Executive Chair is Simon Maxwell.
==CDKN's projects support climate-compatible development==
