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Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Myanmar: A Practice Compendium and MCAN Recommendations
Publication, 18 May 2026
London street during night time, with cars on the roads and people walking on the side walks.
IIED at London Climate Action Week 2026
… At a time when multilateralism is under pressure, London Climate Action Week 2026 is a vital moment for cooperation in a … it is needed most: mobilising for climate resilience, locally led adaptation, sustainable livelihoods and green development, particularly for communities most … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP31) …
Event, 20 June 2026
Two farmers washing up a solar panel in Senegal.
Reframing energy access within climate adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers
… Agriculture underpins global livelihoods but is highly vulnerable to climate uncertainty. While the sector consumes around 30% of global … persistent funding gaps across agriculture, energy access and climate adaptation. What is IIED doing? In 2024 IIED published work on coupling … Climate change … Reframing energy access within climate adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers …
Project, 16 January 2026
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Lessons from supporting climate justice in Malawi
… Malawi’s smallholder farming communities face escalating climate shocks, due mainly to their high sensitivity to climate impacts and low adaptive capacity. The three-year Climate Just Communities (CJC) Malawi project addressed community needs … Climate change … Lessons from supporting climate justice in Malawi …
Publication, 24 July 2026
Three community members discussing and writing things down on a flip chart.
Developing a nutrition-sensitive approach to climate adaptation
… Climate change is affecting agricultural production and food systems. … among vulnerable communities by focusing on sustainably improving livelihoods, particularly for vulnerable/female-headed households, … with communities to develop a nutrition-sensitive approach to climate adaptation, which will support the production of a diverse range of …
Project, 20 August 2025
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Strengthening agrobiodiversity conservation: ensuring food security and environmental protection
… fertilisers and pesticides. Land conversion, urbanisation and climate change exacerbate these pressures, placing biodiversity, food security, local livelihoods and cultural heritage at risk. This brief draws on the …
Publication, 16 July 2026
Woman sitting on the steps on a hut, laughing.
Climate change and the gender justice backlash
… Climate change affects all of us, but not in the same way. A growing … . Not passive recipients  Women play a crucial role in climate adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction. They are not the … to defend lands, secure food sovereignty, and create sustainable livelihoods in Burkina Faso, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, …
Insight, 06 May 2025
Woman farmer checking tomatoes on her farm in Uganda. She is wearing a bright pink top and a skirt.
How hidden barriers exclude marginalised groups from creating and sharing knowledge, critical for climate adaptation
… ways to build community resilience in Uganda through the locally led adaptation knowledge system. This includes ensuring the rich local and traditional knowledge about climate adaptation, held within local communities, is shared and … farmers’ priorities, not ours: for those who rely on crops for their livelihoods, harvesting is always going to win out. We always need to …
Insight, 03 September 2025
Group of people in a class room. Some are writing over a flipchart, others are watching and adding comments from the classroom seats.
Addressing the nutrition gap in climate action
… Irish Aid-funded NOURISH programme , which looks at the effects of climate change on nutrition, food security and equity, and develops … and nutrition specialists, and take a holistic approach to climate adaptation that incorporates diet and nutrition into climate responses. … 250 residents who depend on subsistence farming and fishing for their livelihoods. Surrounded by swaying coconut trees in a peaceful bay, …
Insight, 20 August 2025
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Scaling up ecosystem-based adaptation: lessons from Viet Nam
… Peoples and local communities, are facing the daily realities of climate change. Farming on average plots of just one hectare, these … droughts, typhoons and pest outbreaks that threaten their livelihoods and food security. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) offers a promising path forward. EbA is a strategy that …
Publication, 09 July 2025