Climate change blogs
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How to be heard at CBA9
27 April 2015IIED's communications team is providing comprehensive coverage from the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9). Kate Wilson outlines why such global exposure is important
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Conflict resolution: a key part of adaptation in North Darfur
23 April 2015As CBA9 gets under way in Nairobi, Kenya, Jodi Sugden from Practical Action highlights how work on conflict resolution is a key part of the adaptation process
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Financing climate change adaptation in LDCs
22 April 2015Adaptation to climate change is a priority in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), but while funds have been set up to provide finance for adaptation, accessing them is time-consuming and complicated
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The economics of local adaptation in the dryland ecosystems of Isiolo County
22 April 2015Investments to support pastoralists in Northern Kenya to adapt to the changing climate pay immediate dividends – but the benefits are even greater if the indirect impacts can also be taken into account
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The value and limits of urban sustainability indicators
21 April 2015Are indicators a useful way of increasing resource efficiency and resilience in cities – and if so, which indicators are most valuable? Loan Diep and David Dodman report back from the ICLEI World Congress
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2015: a critical year for the Least Developed Countries
17 April 2015As four major strands of global decision-making come together in 2015, IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq explains why they are so important for the world's least developed countries
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How to measure a global goal for adaptation?
27 March 2015Climate negotiators are discussing how to set a global goal for climate change adaptation. It's important for the negotiators learn from experiences and evidence gained at country level – so they can develop a goal that reflects differing national realities
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How do we measure adaptation?
11 March 2015How do we effectively measure and enhance adaptation? Saleemul Huq looks at possible answers which will be discussed at the 9th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA9)
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From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
9 March 2015Supporting government engagement with communities in Tanzania has identified three key ways in which the government can improve climate resilient planning
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Urban communities are devising their own solutions to build resilience
24 February 2015Community-led solutions to the challenges of climate change are creating more resilient city infrastructure, researchers have found
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Collaboration and communication: how research can help cities to build resilience
19 February 2015As cities in Asia face up to the challenges of a changing climate, municipal authorities are finding partnerships with researchers can help inform practice and policy
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The right to sustainable development: what the post-2015 agenda declaration should say – but won't
18 February 2015Negotiations underway this week will focus on the declaration text for the Sustainable Development Goals. Jonathan Reeves suggests this is an ideal opportunity to raise global ambition – but says the signs are not good
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Climate finance must reach poor families
16 February 2015The main impacts of climate change are being felt by poor families, which means that poor women and men must be at the centre of the climate change finance debate
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On the road to Paris: departing Geneva with expectations high
16 February 2015Progress in Geneva has meant a good start to the climate negotiations on the road to Paris, with elements in the text offering the possibility of a fair deal for developing countries
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Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
6 February 2015Climate negotiators meeting in Geneva this week (8-13 February) have crucial work to do if governments are to reach a global agreement in Paris in December. Achala Abeysinghe looks at the road ahead
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Recognising the concerns of women and girls can improve the effectiveness of climate change adaptation
14 January 2015Including the perspectives and experiences of women and girls in monitoring and evaluation can lead to better outcomes for climate change adaptation measures, IIED research has found
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Rushing into a new year
13 January 2015In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, IIED director Camilla Toulmin looks at the promises and challenges for the year ahead
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It's getting hot here: Southern advocacy to address climate change
9 January 2015A new advocacy toolkit aims to close the gap between the science and the lacklustre ambition and action by the public and policy makers on climate change
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Recognising the risks – what do people in Lima think about climate change?
22 December 2014While heads of state, ministers and negotiators met in Lima, Peru, to try to negotiate a global deal at the UN climate talks, local people have been developing their own adaptation strategy – and seem to find it equally difficult to face up to the scale of the problem
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Can the road to Paris lead to the road to dignity?
15 December 2014After climate negotiations drew to a close in Lima, Jonathan Reeves reflects on the UN Secretary General's synthesis report on the post-2015 agenda and asks whether the "road to dignity" will take us to the right destination.
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Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
11 December 2014IIED director Camilla Toulmin reflects on her trip to Lima for the COP20 Development and Climate Days
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Winning entry of 'My Story' competition says extreme weather affects Mexican festivals
6 December 2014The winner of a competition to write a blog on how dealing with the impacts of climate change affects everyday life highlights how rainfall hampers the celebration of Mexican festivals
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Why the private sector must be included in efforts to curb deforestation
5 December 2014Making the links between green supplies chains, zero deforestation and the private sector at COP20 in Lima
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Negotiating a fair future at COP20
28 November 2014On Monday 1 December, the UN Climate Change Conference 2014 kicks off in Lima. Peruvian IIED board member Francisco Sagasti discusses his hopes for a successful conference
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How are Rwanda, Ethiopia and Bangladesh preparing for climate change?
24 November 2014Ethiopia, Rwanda and Bangladesh are developing their national low carbon climate resilient strategies. The public policy team within the Climate Change Group at IIED have just finished 18 months of research into these planning processes. The research helped clarify what is motivating countries to become more climate resilient. It also highlighted some ways these processes could be better supported and brought together.