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Isiolo County Adaptation Fund: Activities, Costs, Impacts after the 1st Investment Round
… Climate change adaptation in circumstances of development deficits is a major … in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya where the effects of climate change will hit communities and economies earlier and more … Consortium (under the leadership of the Kenyan National Drought Management Authority, with technical support provided by Christian Aid, …
Publication, 01 June 2014
A father and son record measurements from a rain gauge on their farm in Western Uganda. Changes in rainfall patterns could significantly impact rural populations (Photo: J. Recha/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change
… [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw3Uqn4qFVo] Uganda's climate is naturally variable and susceptible to flood and drought events with damaging socio-economic impacts. In particular, climate change is likely to mean increased food insecurity; shifts in the spread … Climate change … Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change …
Article, 24 November 2015
A house in Rema gets fitted with solar panels.
Ethiopia: Can it adapt to climate change and build a green economy?
… Climate change poses a huge challenge to Ethiopia’s government and people. The … have also adopted similar finance mechanisms, such as Rwanda . Management arrangements for the Facility have been designed to support … of Finance and Economic Development is responsible for the overall management of the Facility with the Ethiopian Environmental …
Insight, 25 March 2013
A group of people pose for a picture, behind words that say "Gobeshona Global Conference 1"
Gobeshona Global Conference 1
… Hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) , the 1st Gobeshona Global … examples of disruptive risks that are rendering existing risk-management systems and practices redundant.   New kinds of data, modes … both local and scientific knowledge, ensuring learning and adaptive management, enhancing transparency and improving collaboration …
Event, 18 January 2021
The Bandiagara plateau in Central Mali has been hit by repeated droughts. Climate change is making the weather unpredictable, resulting in poor harvests and increased malnutrition (Photo: Irina Mosel/ODI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Mali is extremely vulnerable and unable to combat climate change impacts
… Mounkoro (BM) is a Malian forest and water engineer and works as a climate-smart agriculture and natural resources manager for a … talked to Malian journalist Diénéba Dème Diallo (DDD) about climate change, its impact on Mali and the upcoming climate change talks in … for forestry, climate smart agriculture, renewable energy, pastoral management and Integrated management of water resources (IWRM).  Mali's …
Article, 24 November 2015
Fisheries account for 12 per cent of The Gambia's GDP. The country's Atlantic coastline and the mangroves along the River Gambia estuary are vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Javier D. Creative Commons via Flickr)
GCF funding boosts ecosystem-based adaptation in The Gambia
… The Gambia is one of the countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change.  The combined effects of sea level rise, erosion of coastal … lives and livelihoods of Gambian communities. Poverty and reliance on climate-sensitive natural resources such as forest, rivers and sea makes … Climate change …
Insight, 22 June 2017
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IIED at London Climate Action Week 2020
… For the second year in a row, IIED participated in London Climate Action Week (LCAW) , a series of events to discuss climate leadership and how to scale up solutions to the climate … BST (GMT +1) Partner organisations: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Global Resilience Partnership (GRP)  …
Event, 01 July 2020
Francophone negotiators sitting around a table (Photo: UNITAR)
Climate change negotiation skills: training for LDC negotiators
… in a training event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to build their climate change negotiation skills. LDCs face severe socio-economic and … problems, substantially constraining sustainable development. Climate change and variability will continue to exacerbate these … Climate change … Climate change negotiation skills: training for LDC negotiators …
Insight, 28 July 2016
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Ecosystem-based adaptation: Question-based guidance for assessing effectiveness
… for assessing the effectiveness of an ecosystem-based approach to climate change adaptation. It describes a process, based around asking a … most cost-effective and broadly beneficial solution to adapting to climate change. The assessment process has been developed as part of a … Climate change …
Publication, 01 May 2017
A huddle of people gather around one person to give advice and discuss negotiating tactics
Leading from the front: responding with urgency to the climate emergency
… During London Climate Action Week, least developed countries’ representatives, grassroots community organisations and climate action leaders explored collaborating to achieve rapid societal change. In the last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Climate change … Leading from the front: responding with urgency to the climate emergency …
Event, 01 July 2019