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Five ways to support women’s climate leadership for locally-led action
… During last month’s 16th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA16) , and as part of Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) …
Article, 14 November 2022
Man and woman fill up jerry cans with water from a fountain
Water access in the drylands – what’s not working?
Insight, 11 November 2022
Climate justice partly served by COP26 final outcome
News, 13 November 2021
Three asks for the G7 leaders
… ahead of COP26. “Secondly, endorse the principles for locally led adaptation, and hold the new Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance … climate finance, and making sure 50% of climate finance supports adaptation actions. “Finally, G7 leaders need to commit to enabling …
News, 28 May 2021
Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy and climate change is expected to impact crop yields and food security (Photo: Martijn.Munneke, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: What’s new about this year’s CBA event?
… to develop practical solutions for getting locally-driven climate adaptation into policy and explore innovative ways for financing these … with event participants on how to integrate locally-driven climate adaptation into national climate plans.  Q: IIED is bringing a new … year. What’s different? A: To be effective, locally-driven climate adaptation (or community-based adaptation – CBA) needs to draw on the …
Article, 04 May 2018
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Thriving in diversity: smallholders organising for climate resilience
… and support for cross-sectoral policies to scale up FFPO-led climate adaptation actions. …
Publication, 01 November 2019
A masked woman sits behind a desk reading an information booklet next to a sign that is labelled 'Rwanda'. behind her is a large banner proclaiming the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference
Why COP26 was worth it
… gets completely overlooked – and the imbalance between mitigation and adaptation finance.  Preparation and coordination are key  To help me … countries to double their collective provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing country Parties from 2019 levels by 2025 … to mobilise and deploy urgently needed finance  The doubling of adaptation finance, and Delivery of the $100 billion per year goal in …
Insight, 06 January 2022
Aerial view of destroyed housing and infrastructure.
Resilient prosperity in SIDS: forging a new finance compact
… ‘pause’ clauses. 3. Forging resilience – strengthening resilience and adaptation measures SIDS need quick, high quality and significant grant … Many countries already have detailed plans, often aligned to National Adaptation Plans, Nationally Determined Contributions or the climate …
Insight, 29 August 2023
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Tackling climate change in fragile states and protracted crisis situations
… neither the resources nor the political will to prioritise climate adaptation or resilience building. Humanitarian agencies also tend to … How can humanitarian actors mitigate climate risks or support adaptation while also responding to immediate humanitarian needs caused …
Event, 18 October 2021
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… Lilongwe focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. Adaptation practitioners, researchers, policymakers and investors met at … climate investors for innovative finance for locally driven climate adaptation; decentralised climate finance programmes; and adaptation technology investments. The overarching aim was to achieve …
Event, 11 June 2018