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A night view of the 193 flags of the UN Member States outside the UN Office in Geneva (Photo: United Nations Photo, Creative Commons via Flickr)
On the road to Paris: departing Geneva with expectations high
Insight, 16 February 2015
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… biggest development challenges facing Africa today. How do we measure adaptation? March: As funding to support adaptation to climate change reaches billions of US dollars, there is … interest in the question of how we measure, monitor and evaluate adaptation. IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq looked at some answers. The …
Article, 22 December 2015
Climate activists march to the entrance of Georgetown University before President Obama's speech on climate change. Photo: 350.org via Flickr
IIED views on Obama's climate change plan
… to climate change "The emphasis on strengthening local governance for adaptation planning, developing new risk management tools and climate adaptation technology is helpful. Framing this section in terms of … show how reluctant the private sector is to outset the costs of adaptation to the climate vulnerable."   Leading efforts to address …
News, 25 June 2013
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Assessing the CBA community of practice
Publication, 01 April 2013
A young woman wearing shorts, standing on a beach in the Seychelles. There is a boat behind her.
Gearing debt swaps towards debt relief
… swaps, ‘growth-enhancing and poverty-reducing’ extends to climate adaptation, mitigation and measures, and systems that support nature and …
Insight, 03 April 2024
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Climate risk assessment – Ethiopia
Publication, 20 April 2018
People of all ages marching holding posters. One poster reads "protect all like on our planet"; another poster reads "no more blah blah blah"
COP27 and the important year ahead
Insight, 22 November 2021
Aerial view of Villa 20, Buenos Aires
Transforming cities, transforming lives
… of Barrio 20, Buenos Aires, have incorporated decarbonisation and adaptation measures into a participatory redevelopment process of the …
Project, 30 June 2021
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
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Towards resilience and transformation for cities II
… of resilience. These include how the IPCC understands transformative adaptation; how resilience must be coupled with transformation; what …
Publication, 01 April 2014