Climate change blogs
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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.
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Will divisions in the board delay the Green Climate Fund?
18 November 2014Britain says it will donate 'strongly' at this week’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) pledging meeting. But there are arguments within the board on how countries can access and spend the fund
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Africa moves ahead to tackle climate change
17 November 2014As last month's fourth conference on Climate Change and Development showed, Africa will need strong leaders such as Fatima Denton – who will deliver IIED's 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture on Thursday – to tackle the issues of climate change
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If the coal industry really cared about helping poor countries, it would shut itself down
17 November 2014Coal companies are in complete denial — the developing world doesn't need more pollution or expensive new grids, but renewable energy sources
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The IPCC and an urbanising planet
6 November 2014The IPCC's Fifth Assessment gets the importance of understanding and acting on urbanisation
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Are Kazakhstan's plans for a greener future at risk?
31 October 2014A major recent government restructure could present obstacles as well as opportunities for Kazakhstan's transition to a green economy
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Climate-related 'loss and damage' in cities: exploring a new urban frontier
23 October 2014Highlighting and assessing the urban impacts of climate change can help cities find a more consistent, multi-level approach to climate adaptation
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Room for optimism on Africa, the "hopeful" continent
21 October 2014Climate expert Fatima Denton from the Economic Commission for Africa will say it's time for more optimism on Africa and climate change at an IIED lecture to celebrate Barbara Ward's birthday
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Least developed country leaders say "follow us" to tackle climate change
6 October 2014The unsung heroes of the UN climate summit were the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), says Achala Abeysinghe
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Why do I see blue when everyone else sees green?
1 October 2014Could participants at the climate summit only see the colour green? How else can we explain the near total absence of the oceans from the programme and declarations
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Bold climate pledges from the Least Developed Countries
28 September 2014The Gambia's Special Climate Envoy, Pa Osman Jarju, reflects on the Least Developed Countries (LDC) leadership at the UN Climate Summit
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A week that may change the world
25 September 2014It's been a busy week for IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq, with plenty of action unfolding on the climate change front in New York. Here he provides an inside look into what transpired, and some reflections on how the recent events may impact upcoming climate negotiations
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People power applies climate pressure
23 September 2014People around the world are putting increasing pressure on world leaders to take action on climate change, as demonstrated by this week’s climate march in New York
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Leaders take note: There are two sides to the climate change coin
18 September 2014It is clear that the long-term solution to climate change lies in weaning the global economy off fossil fuels and onto a cleaner and more sustainable energy pathway in every country. But it is also clear that climate change is already wreaking havoc around the globe and that, in the short term, the world's poorest and most vulnerable people need urgent support
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Uganda: Is art the answer to communicating about climate change?
10 September 2014Can art communicate the impacts of climate change more effectively than facts and figures? Uganda's Kabarole Research and Resource Centre is finding out
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Well-financed climate change action must be central to the post-2015 goals
4 September 2014Climate change and sustainable development are inextricably linked. It is critical, therefore, that the post-2015 sustainable development agenda fully embeds climate change
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How climate change made the development agenda
12 August 2014How did climate change rise up the agenda of the UK's environment and development agencies? Oxfam's John Magrath reflects on the 'Up in Smoke' coalition and its reports
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Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC
7 August 2014Effective climate diplomacy can help Least Developed Countries make sure their interests are reflected in international negotiation outcomes
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Social learning event features case studies from around the world
4 August 2014A social learning event held in June featured case studies from across the world. Participants agreed to further strengthen and more thoroughly evaluate the social learning aspects of their work
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Which factors are key for successful social learning?
14 July 2014A workshop organised by IIED helped put the final touches on a forthcoming monitoring and evaluation framework, summarising key factors that influence social learning processes
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Setting up the Green Climate Fund: Watch This Space
11 July 2014The Green Climate Fund is ready to get going but there is still some work to do, and there are still no firm pledges from developed countries in spite of recent progress