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‘Building back better’ means ‘building back fairer’ after COVID-19
Insight, 31 July 2020
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A shared vision, clear actions and a growing community: the next 20 years of locally led adaptation starts now
… milestone anniversary was less about self-congratulation and looking back, and more about the urgent matter of driving locally-led climate … Achieving just and equitable adaptation in urban areas, focusing on building the climate resilience of informal settlement communities …
Insight, 21 May 2026
Women group in a farmer field school in Barbardiya Municipality, Nepal, preparing homemade botanical pesticide
De-risking the transition to agroecology in humanitarian contexts
… shrinking humanitarian funding is forcing organisations to scale back emergency food assistance. This moment demands more than short-term …
Event, 29 April 2026
Speakers, including chief executive officer of the COP32 presidency secretariat office and member of the government of Ethiopia Negusu Aklilu, IIED executive director Tom Mitchell, the Rt Hon. Baroness Chapman of Darlington and chief executive officer of British International Investment Leslie Maasdorp, at the opening plenary of the 2026 summi
Brutal heatwave spurs leaders to action at climate resilience finance summit
… and civil society leaders to answer the questions: what is holding back investment in climate resilience and what can we do about it? The … Negusu Aklilu, from Ethiopia’s COP32 team. All made it clear that building resilience to climate change was, while also a massive business …
News, 26 June 2026
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Working with nature to build back better from COVID-19: inspirations from farmers in China
… Working with nature to build back better from COVID-19: inspirations from farmers in China …
Insight, 23 June 2020
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How to build resilience: the ‘eco-flat’ at 33 Gauden Road
… It enjoys good through-ventilation and a private garden at the back – both valuable for moderating temperatures during heatwaves. The apartment’s structure meets health and safety standards, and building regulations, and any structural change would need planning … apartment is in a neighbourhood with all-weather paved roads to each building and functioning storm/surface drains – which are periodically …
Insight, 12 June 2023
Sign with animal shapes reads "Beware wildlife crossing"
South-South capacity building for human-elephant conflict management
… familiarise them with their toolkit and to help them adapt it for use back home.  IIED has been working on human-elephant conflict both … South-South capacity building for human-elephant conflict management …
Project, 12 December 2023
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Building political ambition for adaptation at COP28 and beyond
… on specific goals across the international community, and report back at COP29 in 2024. We hope that taking ownership of goals in this … Building political ambition for adaptation at COP28 and beyond …
Insight, 01 December 2023
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Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change
… Building on the core principles of IIED’s framework for transformative … US$2 per a day and lack the financial safety nets needed to bounce back from disruptions. A recent survey of cities  found that 92.5% of … Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality …
Article, 23 June 2022
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Four ways local organisations can use AI to support locally led adaptation and build resilience
… rephrasing chunks of text in a range of different styles.  2. Building capabilities of community-based and local organisations  AI can … for local decision-making in climate adaptation and resilience building. Networks such as Slum and Shack Dwellers International have … as ‘ hallucinations ’, and don’t have the real world experience to back up its outputs.  Advice from AI needs to be reviewed and assessed …
Insight, 25 May 2023