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Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group inspect a decentralised wastewater treatment system which enables the recycling and reuse of water, helping mitigate the increased risks from climate uncertainties on water availability (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Using social learning to address climate uncertainties
Project, 20 April 2017
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Making the most of variability: innovative rangeland management in China
… China’s pastoralist communities are facing numerous challenges: climate change, degradation of the drylands their animals graze on and … of their livestock. We present three examples of innovative rangeland management systems that work with local climatic variability, developed … communities and government — are all designed to allow real-time adaptive responses to the annual and seasonal resource variation that …
Publication, 01 August 2015
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The Adaptation Fund: a model for the future?
… With millions of the poor already facing the impacts of a changing climate, adaptation is a globally urgent – and costly – issue. The … governance structure, for instance, offers a fresh approach to fund management under the UN climate convention. The Fund’s Board has also developed a constructive … Climate change …
Publication, 01 August 2009
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Building local impact for better access to climate finance
… need for better delivery mechanisms and institutions that can channel climate finance to local actors, as they are the ones who can deliver more targeted, context-relevant and appropriate climate adaptation outcomes. The shake-up of priorities brought by … their capabilities to mobilise and manage increased volumes of climate finance. Examining emerging evidence from this work and broader …
Publication, 01 November 2020
Is this a climate change issue or a human rights issue?
… interventions – which have built on indigenous practices like pond management, and have used locally available materials such as plastic … exploit groundwater are determined. Inequality and vulnerability to climate change are inextricably intertwined A stark illustration of the link … Natural resource management …
Insight, 29 March 2011
With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse
News, 31 October 2011
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
… the media have been reporting on the connections between migration, climate change and the conflict in Syria. Our keynote speaker was Alex Randall, … "It is possible that it could form a part of millions of people's adaptive strategy. It could be a way they adapt to climate change." … Climate change …
Event, 03 October 2016
Pedicabs on the flooded streets of Manila, Philippines.
How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty?
Insight, 28 March 2013
A woman showing her identification card to two officials
Webinar report: Gender inequalities in social protection
Event, 02 April 2020
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
Event, 05 November 2016