Climate change news
Development 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 decadesTwitter 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 actionHelp 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 practitioners"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
Call 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
Join us for the 16th Development & Climate Days at COP24
24 September 2018Registrations have opened for Development & Climate Days 2018 at COP24
Webinar: Benefits of investing in national monitoring and evaluation systems
29 August 2018Join our webinar on 2 Oct 2018 to discuss how developing countries can benefit from investing in national M&E systems for climate change adaptation - and go beyond narrow project or indicator-based monitoring systems.
Consensus grows on nature-based solutions to climate change, but challenges remain
10 August 2018Experts point to growing awareness of the potential of nature-based solutions to climate change – but say work must be done to improve understanding and policy take-up
Webinar: What does successful adaptation look like, and what do we want to measure in the context of adaptation, national development and SDGs?
3 July 2018IIED organised a webinar on 28 June 2018 to discuss how developing country governments can assess adaptation actions to inform national planning and international reporting.
CBA12 Twitter chat
25 May 2018Join IIED and Practical Action for a Twitter chat on 1 June 2018 to discuss how to scale up local climate action.
Discussion: what next for UN climate talks?
7 December 2017Leading international climate negotiators and their advisors will analyse the outcomes of the Bonn climate talks and discuss key issues for future negotiations at an IIED event
Negotiators from developing countries get skills boost ahead of UN climate talks
13 November 2017More than 40 climate negotiators from vulnerable developing countries were briefed on key issues and negotiating strategies at a workshop just before the opening of the Bonn climate talks
Climate change: "The biggest social injustice of our generation"
12 November 2017IIED director Andrew Norton told the Development & Climate Days audience in Bonn that climate change is "the biggest social injustice of our generation"
Least Developed Countries Group sets out priorities for COP23
25 October 2017The chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group has issued the group's key priorities at a high-level preparatory meeting for the next UN climate talks
Join us for the 15th Development & Climate Days at COP23
14 September 2017Registrations have opened for Development & Climate Days 2017, which will explore four key themes towards climate resilience for all
Asian and Pacific officials to build their climate negotiation skills
4 September 2017Junior climate negotiators from Asia and the Pacific region will develop their climate negotiation skills at a training workshop in Sri Lanka this month
Mountain indigenous peoples call for support for biocultural landscapes to achieve the SDGs
28 June 2017The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples has called for support and legal protection for biocultural heritage landscapes and community conserved areas following an event in Peru
Building climate negotiation skills for African officials
31 May 2017Officials from African countries will have the opportunity to increase their climate negotiation skills at two training workshops in Dakar this June.
CBA field visits: deadline approaches to see community-based adaptation in action
9 May 2017As two new videos highlight the value of seeing community-based adaptation in action on the ground, register by 31 May to join this year's field visits at an international conference in Uganda
Registrations open for CBA11
26 February 2017Delegates can now book their tickets for the 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA11)
Call for feedback: inventory of tools to support ecosystem-based adaptation
19 December 2016IIED, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and GIZ are seeking feedback on an inventory of ecosystem-based adaptation tools, designed to help practitioners and policymakers incorporate EbA into climate adaptation planning
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
2 December 2016A side event at COP22 heard how governments in Kenya, Tanzania, Mali and Senegal are using decentralised structures to get climate finance into the hands of local government and out to climate vulnerable communities who need it most
Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds
22 November 2016New research shows how indigenous communities are fine-tuning traditional knowledge to mitigate the risks of climate change