On the sidelines of the first day of COP20, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network hosted an event on lessons and experiences from developing countries in formulating their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs).  While Parties continue to debate what elements the INDCs must ultimately consist of and how they should be communicated, many developing countries are still struggling to find the technological capacity to develop their INDCs in the first place.  Two organizations, Ricardo-AEA and NewClimate Institute, gave very interesting presentations on their work supporting developing countries in this endeavor.  To learn more about their efforts, see here and here.