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Shifting the power – climate justice means gender justice: Make Change Happen podcast episode 16
… IIED’s ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast provides an opportunity to hear our … change.  In this episode, we explore what is meant by the term ‘climate justice’, and unpack how through shifting the dynamics of oppression, and taking an intersectional approach to climate responses, the burdens of climate change are more likely to be …
Article, 29 March 2022
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The unsung heroes for nature and climate
… areas, they have worked with nature for generations, adapting to climate change through their traditional biocultural systems. But accelerating climate change is causing new challenges for famers and their … Climate change … The unsung heroes for nature and climate …
Insight, 07 December 2022
Young people hold signs that read "loss + damage", "don't fail us!" and "we are watching"
COP27: were the climate-vulnerable finally heard in Egypt?
… to make sure that COP27 ended with tangible outcomes and delivered climate justice to those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis but suffer the most from it.  As usual during the opening … COP27, described the global effort to adapt to the impacts of climate change.   In Sharm el-Sheikh, the adaptation agenda proved challenging, …
Insight, 22 December 2022
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Supporting child-centred resilience to climate impacts
… The climate crisis threatens children around the world. The United Nations … risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect children. Children are physiologically … of existing and future projects aimed at child-centred climate risk management. The study will enhance understanding of what is working …
Project, 17 February 2022
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The role of community-based natural resource management in climate change adaptation in Ethiopia: Assessing participatory initiatives with pastoral communities
… This Climate Change Working Paper describes the methodology developed to assess the … the lowlands of Borana and Guji zones in Ethiopia in contributing to climate change adaptation. The paper also outlines the results and … Climate change … The role of community-based natural resource management in climate change adaptation in Ethiopia: Assessing …
Publication, 01 July 2013
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Nature-based solutions to climate change: stories from Chile
… Chile is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts: multiple natural disasters are becoming more frequent … managed, or restored , they can help reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts, reduce disaster risks, capture carbon and … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP25) … Nature-based solutions to climate change: stories from Chile …
Insight, 12 December 2019
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The unsung giants of climate and nature investment: insights from an international survey of local climate and nature action by smallholder forest and farm producers
… of their annual income (an average of US$838 per year) in adapting to climate change. Many of the adaptation approaches taken are good for nature and … help conserve biodiversity and store carbon, which in turn improves climate resilience. Globally, this figure can be extrapolated to … The unsung giants of climate and nature investment: insights from an international survey of …
Publication, 14 November 2023
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Improving climate negotiation skills for African officials
… and ENDA Energie  held a regional training workshop for 40 African climate negotiators from least developed countries (LDCs) in Senegal. … They aim to equip negotiators new to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process with the necessary skills to take part … Climate change … Improving climate negotiation skills for African officials …
News, 07 November 2023
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Finding solutions in nature for climate change
… One key message from the webinar was the urgent need to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together. Alex White, team leader for International Climate and Strategy at the UK Department for Environment, Food and … Climate change … Natural resource management … Biodiversity, climate and development in the 2020 debate …
Insight, 29 May 2020
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Hidden handbrakes: an Open Space conversation
… Progress on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and addressing loss and damage is … reasons are well known, there are several major blockers to tackling climate change that are barely discussed and far from the public eye. … Climate change …
Event, 25 June 2024