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2009 film festival highlights

Preparations are well under way for the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) to be held in Cancún, Mexico. We will be running the Development and Climate Days event again this year which has been a feature of the UNFCCC negotiations since 2002.

The film festival that made up part of last year's event was a particular highlight. The short films shown during last year's four day event represented the work of amateur and independent film-makers from over 50 countries.

The Climate Game and the World’s Poor: Documentary film from inside the COP15 climate-change summit

Submitted by Mike on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:01

IIED is proud to make available an international edition of the documentary The Climate Game and the World’s Poor, which shows what happened when 193 governments tried – and failed – to agree a global deal to tackle climate change.

COP16 Development and Climate Days

Date
Saturday, 4 December, 2010 - Sunday, 5 December, 2010
Location
: Cancun, Mexico

We are pleased to announce that we will host the Development and Climate Days conference in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Regional and International Networking Group (RING) at COP16. The overall theme of the event will be developing country science and scientists.

IIED and partners announce climate-change media fellowships for COP16 in Cancun

Submitted by Mike on Wed, 16/06/2010 - 16:00

The Climate Change Media Partnership is pleased to announce its fourth annual fellowship programme.

Diffa: the morning light

The ancient tradition of pastoral nomadism in landlocked Niger in West Africa is a source of huge cultural wealth in one of the poorest countries on earth. But with Niger’s eastern reaches suffering 35 years of drought — an entire generation’s worth — local pastoralists have faced a massive challenge. Diffa, les premiers matins du monde is a new video that tells the stories of many of these pastoralists and how they have coped with increasing drought.

Video Blog

Dr. Saleem Huq, IIED Senior Fellow, Climate Change, gives updates on the latest negotiations, conferences and initiatives

How to ensure climate-change finance really is "new and additional"

Submitted by Mike on Thu, 03/06/2010 - 09:13

Rich nations’ pledges mean nothing without baselines, say academics

CDCF Toolkit launched at the Africa Carbon Forum, Nairobi

The Community Development Carbon Fund Toolkit was launched at the Africa Carbon Forum, 3rd-5th March 2010. 

Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation formally launched in Tanzania

Submitted by Mike on Mon, 01/03/2010 - 10:50

An international conference in Tanzania ended on Saturday with participants announcing a range of initiatives aimed at boosting poor people’s resilience to climate change impacts.

Climate Change Economics

Climate Change Economics work with and develop economic tools for climate change action that improve the welfare of the poor and vulnerable while supporting sustainable development and the environment