Climate change blogs
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Will climate change render the SDGs impossible?
19 June 2015Later this year, countries will be meeting at a UN Summit in New York to agree on a set of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will build on the Millennium Development Goals
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A papal message reaching out to everyone
18 June 2015The papal encyclical expected this week is a welcome call to action in the fight to protect the poorest in our societies from the impacts of climate change
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Next steps for climate negotiations on the road to Paris
17 June 2015Some progress was made at the Bonn climate negotiations in June, but much remains to be done
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The flipside of China's shift away from coal
16 June 2015China is quickly reducing its coal use, leading to lower emissions and less air pollution. Maarten Akkerman explores how this shift could adversely impact Vietnam and other countries
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Walking along the road to Paris
15 June 2015Much is at stake in 2015 – IIED's director Camilla Toulmin looks at how far we have come, the obstacles that remain, and what we need to do if we are to bring about change
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A 1.5 degree goal could save us from ourselves
10 June 2015As climate negotiations continue in Bonn this week, Stephanie Andrei and Saleemul Huq argue that it would be in everyone's interest to strengthen the target for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees
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Farming on the city's periphery to enhance resilience
9 June 2015Farming land on the edge of the Gorakhpur, India, can help boost the city's flood defences, support livelihoods and reduce migration, finds guest blogger Nivedita Mani
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Cameron can assure a lasting legacy
7 June 2015A constant feature of David Cameron's premiership has been as champion of international development, including unwavering support for Britain's overseas aid contribution
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Development finance and climate finance: achieving zero poverty and zero emissions
1 June 2015Ahead of the Financing for Development conference in Addis, Paul Steele asks whether changes are needed to the way we address climate and development finance
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Paris Agreement must stand on three pillars
1 June 2015As UN climate negotiations resume in Bonn (1-11 June), momentum is building for a new climate agreement in Paris this December
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Shadows in the child's memories
7 May 2015The 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation featured stanzas as well as sessions and statements; rhyme as well as reason. Here, guest poet Evah Wanjiru shares some environmental verse based on her experiences in Kenya
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Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
30 April 2015Bangladesh has become a "poster child" for adaptation work. For people working at a national level, attending CBA9 provides an opportunity to learn and share experiences internationally
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Slaughterhouse five
29 April 2015Guest blogger Hannah Reid reports back from a CBA9 field trip where she discovered how a slaughterhouse can help fight climate change
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A community of doers: celebrating the CBA conferences, and looking forward
28 April 2015As CBA9 delegates convene in Nairobi, Pablo Suarez, associate director at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre reflects on what makes the conference a regular event in his calendar
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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