Climate change blogs
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Can Scotland's Climate Justice Fund show the way?
10 October 2013The fund got a boost yesterday at the Scottish Government’s International Climate Justice Conference when
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Ethiopia must rethink finance to achieve 2025 vision
1 October 2013To achieve its goal of being a middle-income climate-resilient green economy, Ethiopia needs new ways to use public funds to promote private investment.
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Climate resilient cities: a role for the media
27 September 2013Journalists can remind city officials and urban residents about ‘hidden finance’ for climate resilience, and ensure the money gets well spent, says David Dodman.
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A house with many rooms: Addressing loss and damage from climate change
4 September 2013At the climate change negotiations, rich nations should not let their fear of liability delay on action on loss of damage.
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Bangladesh: from adaptation to low carbon resilience?
10 July 2013Is it fair to ask Bangladesh to adapt to the impacts of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? How does the government view this approach?
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Scaling up renewable technologies: incremental or transformational change?
8 July 2013As developing countries transition towards low-carbon economies, governments face tough investment choices.
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The least developed countries, equity, and a brave new world
2 July 2013For the first time, all of the world’s major carbon emitters – including China, the US and India – will be legally bound to a new global climate agreement that reduces emissions. But, HOW?
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8 points on financing climate change adaptation in urban areas
20 June 2013As the urgency for governments and international agencies to address climate change increases, an expert meeting identified eight key points on finance priorities.
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The private sector’s role in low carbon resilient development
20 June 2013How can the private sector be effectively engaged not just to reduce the long-term impacts of climate change, but also to help communities adapt to the changes they’re experiencing now?
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Virtual conferences: not in the future, but now
3 May 2013In this digitally connected world, could virtual participants meaningfully follow and take part in an IIED conference, cutting carbon footprints and expense?
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CBA7: Highlights of day four
25 April 2013Missed our live blog and webcast? Here are some highlights from the final day of the 7th community-based adaptation conference
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Community maps reveal rich resources of land policymakers think is empty
25 April 2013Misperceptions of the drylands as barren and empty are leading to their mismanagement. An IIED mapping project aims to create a clearer picture of their value to pastoralists.
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CBA7: Highlights from day three
24 April 2013Missed our live blog and webcast? Here are some highlights from the third day of the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation
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CBA7: highlights from day two
23 April 2013Here are some highlights from today's events at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to climate change (CBA7) in Dhaka
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Challenging inequality is at the heart of climate change adaptation
23 April 2013People won’t become more resilient to the impacts of climate change unless the underlying causes of their vulnerability are analysed and addressed.
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CBA7: Highlights from day one
22 April 2013Here are some highlights from the first day of the 7th International Conference on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA7) in Bangladesh
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Vulnerable communities tackling climate change are our best teachers
19 April 2013The poorest communities (and poorest countries) are leading the world in learning about and practising adaptation to climate change. The rich would do well to learn from them.
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CBA7: Live debate on climate change adaptation tweet-by-tweet
9 April 2013Read highlights from a fast-moving live online chat on how the poorest and most vulnerable can act to adapt to climate change.
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What does low-carbon resilience look like in Latin America?
4 April 2013Many Latin American countries are showing how the pursuit of low-carbon strategies can create ‘win-win’ scenarios for economic growth and forest protection.
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How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty?
28 March 2013When floods hit a city, usually low-income groups are hit hardest. The devastation that such disasters cause can be linked to the failure of city governments to manage growth and build infrastructure.
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Ethiopia: Can it adapt to climate change and build a green economy?
25 March 2013Despite the challenges, Ethiopia hopes to capitalise on its current economic growth by becoming more resilient to the impacts of climate change while developing its economy in a carbon neutral way.
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Rwanda: test case on international commitment to financing climate change adaptation?
6 March 2013Rwanda hopes climate change will provide an opportunity to secure additional climate finance. Will its new finance mechanism succeed?
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Low carbon resilience in the least developed countries: a panacea to address climate change?
22 January 2013Instead of talking about climate change mitigation or adaptation, low carbon resilience has become the new buzzword in climate policy.
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Five moments from 2012 that could spell change for the planet
7 January 2013The big events and non-events from this last year that could have long-term repercussions on the sustainable development of our planet, from IIED's Director.
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Investing in sustainable productivity could secure REDD+ schemes long term
13 December 2012Putting less emphasis on carbon payments and more on supporting sustainable enterprise could give REDD+ projects longer-term financial security.