Climate change blogs
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Nepal: Measuring resilience to climate change from the community up
7 February 2014Effective monitoring and evaluation of changes in community resilience that arise from both development and climate change resilience, can help Nepal can make smart moves to protect its people, says Susannah Fisher.
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What’s missing from private-sector REDD+?
29 January 2014Weak engagement with businesses that operate in forest landscapes and a lack of clarity about who has rights to the carbon in trees are among the problems facing private-sector REDD+
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Climate diplomacy can build the trust needed to secure our common future
14 January 2014Pa Ousman Jarju explains how diplomacy can overcome the distrust between rich and poor countries at the UN climate change negotiations.
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REDD+: 3 things to consider so men and women share the benefits
18 December 2013Linking commodities that drive deforestation with gender offers great opportunities that capitalise on the advantages of different actors
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China's farmers innovate to adapt to climate change
17 December 2013The film "Planting for Change" tells the story of how farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces have responded to climatic adversity by using their own innovations and biocultural heritage
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Making it real: social learning in practice
9 December 2013Our review of the literature and in-depth interviews confirmed five top tips for success in putting social learning into practice.
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COP19: Cities on the agenda at the climate talks
22 November 2013Cities finally got the attention they deserve at the UN climate change conference’s first ever Cities Day, but representatives from least developed cities and grassroots groups barely got a look in.
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Can beans and dice change lives? The potential of serious, fun games
19 November 2013The power of games to get people thinking about their climate vulnerability was revealed this weekend at Development & Climate Days.
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Playing climate change — can games unblock the negotiations?
15 November 2013Everyone loves a game. Putting some fun into the serious subject of climate change can be a powerful way to explain risk and the hard choices we face.
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Typhoon Haiyan shows why COP19 must deliver on loss and damage
13 November 2013Even the best of efforts to adapt to climate change may not be enough to prevent loss and damage, and that's why the UN climate talks need to agree a mechanism to handle this new issue, says Saleemul Huq.
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Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
7 November 2013For a new global climate agreement to be truly equitable —and get global buy-in — it must share the burden of adaptation as well as that of mitigation.
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COP19: What the Least Developed Countries expect from the climate talks
6 November 2013Gaps between the expectations of developing countries and the low emissions targets and climate finance promised by developed countries must be bridged at the Warsaw climate talks.
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COP19 in Warsaw – a private finance climate conference?
31 October 2013At the UN climate conference in Copenhagen 2009, developed countries committed to provide funds rising to US$100 billion per year by 2020 to support developing countries in their efforts to address
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To build climate resilience cities must assess diverse drivers of vulnerability
30 October 2013Three new studies from Vietnam show how research can help governments devise solutions that help their citizens adapt to the effects of climate change.
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Least developed countries lead on low-carbon resilience
16 October 2013Some of the least developed countries are at the forefront of an approach that combines efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate change and achieve economic and social development.
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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?