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The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… country's prosperity and mean we have little choice but to invest in adaptation. These risks are the result of our location on a river delta, … flooding, cyclones, salinity intrusion, and water-logging.   Adaptation is one of the key considerations for planners in Bangladesh … by the Bangladesh Planning Commission. Integrating ecosystem-based adaptation The plan recognises the risk posed by climate change to the …
Insight, 12 June 2017
A woman showing her identification card to two officials
Webinar report: Gender inequalities in social protection
Event, 02 April 2020
A city street filled with lots of traffic next to tall buildings.
Low-income countries using over 10% of budgets to service debts
News, 03 April 2023
Cover for 17769IIED.pdf
Building local impact for better access to climate finance
Publication, 01 November 2020
Men queue in front of a table. A woman hands them bags.
Humanitarian action is part of climate response – but must be early and locally led
Insight, 13 October 2021
Cover for 10158IIED.pdf
A bottom-up approach: Identifying national standard climate change indicators for Uganda
Publication, 01 March 2016
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Energy for all: Better use of subsidies to achieve impact
Publication, 01 September 2020
Sorting apricots in Tajikistan. The diverse and extreme climatic conditions of Central Asia helped farmers develop fruit varieties adaptable to drought and other environmental stresses (Photo: UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Paris Agreement – a framework for local inclusion
Insight, 05 February 2016
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… for conserving and enhancing genetic resources for climate change adaptation. The report has been published ahead of the 17th meeting of … and donors shared traditional knowledge and science on climate change adaptation and the scaling-up of effective innovations that enhance … as well as supporting community-based resource management for climate adaptation. INMIP communities are establishing biocultural heritage …
News, 15 February 2019
The Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many informal settlements are built on steep slopes, exposing them to landslides (Photo: Outdoor Life, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Can one billion people in informal settlements be protected from climate change?
Insight, 06 March 2018