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Policy-makers discussing, reflecting, learning and building skills and capacities for climate adaptation at village-level. All key social learning activities. (Photo: E. van de Grift)
Social learning event features case studies from around the world
… present their project activities. In two days we went through 11 climate change projects with social learning approaches embedded in them . Why a … water resources Another case study looked at the Hoima watershed management project , where researchers, students, stakeholders together … Climate change …
Insight, 04 August 2014
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Section 6: West Africa Region Section 6.2. Senegal Scoping Study
… Document begins: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION ON KEY RESEARCHABLE ISSUES SECTION … at three topics: (i) water and agriculture, (ii) health and (iii) the management of coastal zones; · Holding a regional ... … Climate change … Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Prakash Mathema speaking at the opening ceremony of the 8th annual conference on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA8) held in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2014 (Photo: IIED)
Q&A: Helping the poorest nations with development goals
… This week's climate summit in New York is one of a few remaining stepping stones to the internationally binding agreement to tackle climate change expected to be agreed at a UN summit in Paris next year. At the … Climate change …
Article, 19 September 2014
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On the road to Bali: operationalising the Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund
… the Fund – but given the importance of getting its governance and management right, we feel this is an acceptable risk. … Climate change …
Publication, 01 October 2007
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Vietnam: Mangroves break waves and help the people of Dai Hop Commune break even
… the 6th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change , which is an opportunity for researchers and project managers to … about what local actions can protect communities from the effects of climate change, such as rising sea temperatures and unpredictable … Climate change …
Insight, 17 April 2012
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Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) in Kenya: Feasibility testing phase Q2 Report
… to focus on specific activities planned in the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) Strategic Plan such as strengthening … Climate change …
Publication, 01 September 2013
Flooded sugar cane fields near Colombia's third largest city, Cali, during an intense rainy season.
What does low-carbon resilience look like in Latin America?
… Climate change has a high impact on the national economies of Latin America. … deforestation and forest degradation and promote sustainable forest management, so that emissions can be cut and forest carbon stocks … in Brazil, for example, has many other co-benefits such as water management, managing soil erosion, protecting livelihoods and storm …
Insight, 04 April 2013
A woman carrying groceries in the village of Bouwéré, Mali. Assessments looked at how women experienced resilience to climate disruption (Photo: P.Casier/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Monitoring and evaluation in a local context
… In the BRACED Decentralising Climate Funds project led by the Near East Foundation , we support local … governments in Mali and Senegal to set up and manage decentralised climate funds. The idea is that governments and local communities … [email protected] ) is a senior researcher in IIED's  Climate Change research group .  This blog first appeared on the  BRACED website …
Insight, 18 July 2016
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 is promising tough talk on poverty and climate
Paris talks have historic chance to include everyone in a fairer, greener future
… Organisers from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) , Canada's … Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Red Cross, Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC) say the event reflects the importance of achieving an agreement on climate change that is equitable, as well as ambitious. D&C Days will take place …
News, 26 November 2015
Somali and Boran pastoralists came together to discuss ways to share water resources at a meeting this month. (Credit: James Pattison)
Kenya: The importance of cross-border dialogue in the drylands
… believed), but a genuinely important aspect of their wider resource management system. "We restrict access to different resources at … mobility allows pastoralists to capitalise on the highly variable climate, but where but unplanned movements create tensions and can lead … structures to build local communities’ resilience to climate change. Managing resources at scales beyond administrative boundaries …
Insight, 19 March 2014