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The Maasai believe that community-managed slaughterhouses can help fight climate change. Here, effluent is stored in ponds (Photo: Hannah Reid/IIED)
Slaughterhouse five
Insight, 29 April 2015
Three asks for the G7 leaders
… calls on world leaders by video message to commit to better access to climate finance for vulnerable countries. G7 deliberations in the run-up … G7 leaders need to commit to enabling indebted countries to use debt management for strategic action on climate and nature, and ensure the … green recovery from the pandemic. “There are some positive signs of change through the G7 ministerial-level meetings, but more is needed. …
News, 28 May 2021
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… dramatically increase spending levels on the twin challenges of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Rory Stewart said : “I’d like to … and sequestration) and adaptation (by enhancing resilience and adaptive capacity  of productive systems such as agriculture and … every opportunity to maximise the returns that sustainable wildlife management can bring. But less charismatic biodiversity needs attention …
Insight, 31 May 2019
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
… in REDD+ businesses  to call for an ambitious and legally binding climate change agreement, that is backed by matching finance packages to … have been included as part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) official agreements since 2010, and there are … Climate change … Tackling deforestation as part of climate action …
Insight, 17 December 2015
The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Global leaders must not neglect the world's poor and vulnerable
News, 30 April 2015
Cover for G03105.pdf
Strengthening Voices: How pastoralist communities and local government are shaping strategies for adaptive environmental management and poverty reduction in Tanzania’s drylands
… Across Tanzania, climate change is being felt in the changing patterns and intensity of rainfall, … voices are frequently excluded from the decision-making and management of dryland resources. The marginalisation of pastoralists is … communities and local government are shaping strategies for adaptive environmental management and poverty reduction in Tanzania’s …
Publication, 01 June 2011
Gambia has appointed Pa Ousman Jarju as Special Climate Envoy. His appointment shows Gambia's commitment to effective climate diplomacy (Photo: Global Environment Facility)
Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC
… special envoys gathered at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to discuss the future of the international climate regime. Named by Responding to Climate Change as the who's who of people tasked to stop climate change, the … Climate change … Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC …
Insight, 06 August 2014
An irrigation canal
South Africa’s national development monitoring and evaluation
… reporting across departments, and  Not devising effective theories of change to underpin the M&E. Lessons learned Strong political buy-in is … Climate change … Assessing climate adaptation: aligning frameworks …
Article, 30 October 2019
More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
… than 250 participants for four days of  sharing insights gained from climate action at grassroots and local level across hundreds of … across development, disaster preparedness, adaptation and ecosystem management.  Another factor that is critical to success in designing … relevant groups. Women remain disproportionally vulnerable to climate change, but gender responsive approaches cannot just work with women. …
Insight, 16 July 2018
Images of indigenous biocultural heritage territories are profiled in a new photofilm (Photo: IIED)
New photofilm profiles biocultural heritage territories
News, 11 November 2014