Climate change blogs
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Poorest must be heard on climate action to deliver Paris Agreement’s success
4 November 2016The Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force today. IIED director Andrew Norton argues that the voices of the world's most vulnerable must be heard if the treaty is to be effective
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Should the Green Climate Fund flow to hydropower?
31 October 2016Jamie Skinner discusses whether tightening up standards to minimise social and environmental risks could shift the debate on hydropower
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Lessons in climate diplomacy from Ethiopia and Bhutan
27 October 2016IIED has been examining how two of the world's poorest nations are playing a leading role in the climate diplomacy needed to define the rules for implementing the Paris Agreement
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How oceans dried out the Sahel
21 October 2016Alessandra Giannini challenges the view that local people were to blame for drought in the Sahel in the 1970s and 1980s – and explains how climate models now show the cause lies in the oceans
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Show me the money!
18 October 2016Ahead of a side event at Habitat III, Anna Walnycki highlights how funding is needed for grassroots upgrading of informal settlements in the face of evictions
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Making World Bank aid sustainable
10 October 2016Clare Shakya sets out seven ways the World Bank can make its development aid sustainable and inclusive.
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Does climate change cause conflicts in the Sahel?
13 September 2016The Sahel is often recognised as a hotspot of violent conflict. As climate change becomes a leading global political issue, an emerging and increasingly powerful policy narrative presents global warming as a major driver. But how valid is this argument?
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Seven ways to build resilient local economies in fragile contexts
24 August 2016Approaches developed in Mali, Senegal, Kenya and Tanzania offer insights for building resilience in areas facing risks of climate change, disasters and conflict
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Why social inclusion matters for green growth
11 August 2016From wetland protection in South Africa to scrapping fossil fuel subsidies in Indonesia, the best climate policies are pro-poor
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Climate change negotiation skills: training for LDC negotiators
28 July 2016In a recent workshop, participants from Least Developed Countries learned about the mechanics of climate negotiations, tackled complex terminology and discussed how to resolve conflict situations that can arise during multilateral talks
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Fieldnotes from two cities in India: learning about social learning and climate uncertainty
21 July 2016How can urban planners deal with the unpredictable future impacts of climate change? IIED researchers visited two Indian cities to see how a learning-based approach can help
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Monitoring and evaluation in a local context
18 July 2016Assessing how climate change adaptation and development investments can strengthen local people's resilience to climate extremes
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Ten ways the UK can maintain international leadership on climate change
1 July 2016The UK must take action to reinforce its place as an international leader in climate change despite uncertainty posed by Brexit
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Navigating uncharted waters: the EU referendum, the spirit of Paris, and the SDGs
27 June 2016IIED's director Andrew Norton argues that a spirit of internationalism must live on in the UK following the seismic shock of Brexit
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The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend?
24 June 2016As the Green Climate Fund's board meets to decide on a second round of spending it needs to prioritise initiatives that will reach the climate vulnerable, rather than large-scale business as usual investments
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Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh: a story of loss and damage avoided
27 May 2016Although Cyclone Roanu killed 30 people in Bangladesh last week, steps taken to reduce the country's risk from disasters saved many more lives
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Taking the Paris Agreement forward: what to expect in Bonn?
16 May 2016As discussions get under way in Bonn on the next steps for the Paris Agreement on climate change, Achala Abeysinghe looks at what needs to be achieved
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Expediting direct access to the GCF for least developed countries
9 May 2016The 10th community-based adaptation conference culminated in Dhaka last week with a strong message to engage communities in climate change action. This implies a greater role for local governments and communities in determining how climate-related decisions are made
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CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice
27 April 2016The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation offered field trips to see how people in urban environments are taking practical steps to deal with the impacts of climate change. IIED's Matt Wright reports
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Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
26 April 2016In the week of the urban-themed 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation, we ask what is needed for this approach to succeed in urban spaces
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Can we transform our cities?
19 April 2016Can cities prosper while meeting their responsibilities for acting on climate change? This is the focus of a new book by IPCC authors, co-edited by IIED's David Satterthwaite
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Accessing climate finance in Kenya
18 April 2016Devolved powers are allowing communities greater access to climate finance in four counties in Kenya
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Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
1 April 2016City governments in East Africa are grappling with rapid urbanisation and widespread poverty. Pursuing low-carbon urban development could offer a many of benefits
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Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
16 March 2016Ahead of the 10th conference on community-based adaptation (CBA10), to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh this year, Saleemul Huq highlights some of the lessons learned from organising these events
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An opportunity for LDC leadership
3 March 2016As Christiana Figueres stands down as executive secretary to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, IIED director Andrew Norton argues the time is right for an LDC representative to take the reins