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CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
17 July 2019 The 2019 international conference on Community-Based Adaptation saw more than 300 practitioners, policy makers and researchers discussing how to build a climate resilient future. The key messages from CBA13 have been published today: they present a vital opportunity to get local-level climate change adaptation onto the international agenda.New guide to monitoring progress on SDG14
8 July 2019 IIED has published a practical handbook on how to assess progress on Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life below Water. By encouraging better monitoring and evaluation of SDG14, the new handbook aims to support better reporting and learning across the 2030 AgendaIIED webinar: Rebalancing power in global food chains
30 May 2019 Join our latest webinar on 19 June 2019 to discuss an experience of tackling challenges affecting farmers and workers in a global value chainDevelopment and life in general under threat from accelerating destruction of nature – but solutions are possible
6 May 2019 On 6 May, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services published its first global report on biodiversity since 2005. Prepared by 150 leading experts from 50 countries, it confirms that nature is being destroyed faster than at any other time in human history. A million more species will become extinct within decadesNew 'Landcam' website launched
1 May 2019 Landcam.org supports improved land governance and inclusive dialogue on land policy reform in CameroonIIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
14 March 2019 IIED pays tribute to a leader of family foresters who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on 10 March 2019The Bolivian diet: women’s voices and choices
8 March 2019 To coincide with International Women's Day on March 8, a photo exhibition explores Bolivian women's attitudes to traditional foodsTwitter chat planned on scaling up local climate action
5 March 2019 Join IIED and Practical Action for a Twitter chat on 13 March 2019 to discuss how to scale up local climate actionIIED animation: how a new global treaty could turn the tide to save the high seas
21 February 2019 The final instalment in a series of three animations from IIED on how nations can move towards an inclusive blue economy explores how a new global treaty – the first of its kind – could end lawlessness that threatens conservation of the high seasMountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
15 February 2019 Ahead of an intergovernmental forum on biodiversity and food security, the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples has published a report highlighting the importance of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge for climate adaptationIIED animation: it’s time for policy to catch on to small-scale fishing
15 February 2019 A new animation from IIED – the second instalment in a three-part series – urges policymakers around the world to recognise the value that small-scale fishing brings to national economiesWebinar: So far yet so close – why the high seas matter to vulnerable coastal communities
6 February 2019 Join our webinar on 18 March 2019 to discuss the interconnectedness of the high seas and coastal waters, and what this means for vulnerable coastal communitiesIIED and partners urge citizen involvement in international food policy debate
5 February 2019 IIED and Hivos will highlight the importance of listening to citizens' voices at an international conference on sustainable food systems this weekIIED to host second Twitter chat on oceans
23 January 2019 Join our Twitter chat on 6 February to discuss the ocean, the blue economy and fisheriesHelp pilot the navigator of tools for ecosystem-based adaptation
15 January 2019 IIED, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and GIZ are seeking feedback on a new Navigator that catalogues tools for ecosystem-based adaptation planners and practitionersEvent: Towards an inclusive blue economy
13 December 2018 IIED will host an international event to discuss how to develop a marine economy that is fair and sustainable"Follow the science": Least Developed Countries Group lead negotiator
10 December 2018The chair of the UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Group, Gebru Jember Endalew, called for climate action to be guided by science when he spoke at the closing of Development and Climate Days 2018
"Half a degree matters" – D&C Days focuses on IPCC special report on global temperature-rise scenarios
9 December 2018The 2018 Development and Climate Days opened with a stark warning: "We don’t have 12 years to save the world; in fact we probably have 12 minutes"
Workshop helps negotiators from developing countries prepare for COP24
6 December 2018Almost 30 climate negotiators from vulnerable developing countries attended a workshop before the Katowice climate talks to be briefed on the key issues and negotiating strategies
IIED's December forests newsletter
6 December 2018Our latest forests newsletter reports on the recent work of IIED's forestry team and highlights the China-Africa Forest Governance project, new publications on the China-Mozambique timber trade and women’s entrepreneurship, and blogs from both Joji Cariño of the Forest Peoples Programme and IIED's Duncan Macqueen
IIED animation: using fiscal policy tools to create a sustainable future for ocean and people
28 November 2018A new animation explains how governments can use tools such as taxes, penalties and subsidies to support the health of the ocean and protect the livelihoods of people who depend on it
IIED publishes updated guide to social assessment for protected areas
14 November 2018The new, expanded second edition incorporates practical learning from sites in five countries and strengthens focus on governance and equity
Webinar: No hidden catch: mainstreaming small-scale fisheries in national accounts
7 November 2018Join our webinar on 20 November 2018 to discuss how natural capital accounting methods could be used to identify the contribution made by small-scale fisheries to the national economy
Fish Night 5: How subsidies are not always beneficial equally to fish and people
6 November 2018 IIED held its fifth Fish Night event on 17 October 2018, with Professor Rashid Sumaila speaking about the ways to make sure subsidies designed to benefit the fishing sector don’t work to the detriment of smaller fisheriesCall for evidence: long-term effective adaptation
5 November 2018The Least Developed Countries Group is inviting submissions on effective long-term adaptation to climate change. The submissions will contribute to a major new initiative that seeks to develop a long-term vision for climate resilience up to 2050