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COP17 in Durban: Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Christiana Figueres and the President of COP17, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (Photo: Michael Mazengarb, Creative Commons via Flickr)
United Nations climate change negotiations: IIED at COP17
… of the Parties  (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  took place in Durban from November 28 to December 11, … key issues.  The  2011 D&C Days programme  focused on "evidence-based adaptation planning", with presentations covering issues such as how to …
Event, 20 December 2011
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… Terry Cannon, Saleemul Huq and Angela Milligan Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change brings together those working in the fields of disaster risk … PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change …
Article, 01 December 2009
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
Article, 14 November 2008
Cover for 10012IIED.pdf
Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on Development of Nepal: Integrating adaptation into policies and activities
… A country specific climate change report on Nepal. Prepared by Mozaharul Alam of Bangladesh and … as part of Capacity Strengthening of Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) Fellowship programme coordinated by … Climate change … Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on Development of Nepal: Integrating adaptation into …
Publication, 01 January 2004
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and is at the forefront of adaptation efforts. This homestead has been designed to offer flood protection (Photo: CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder
… have been on the frontline of learning about how to adapt to climate change – and have become experts in this field. With all countries now expected to deliver National Adaptation Plans (NAPS) , as part of the UNFCCC process, it is time to … Climate change … Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder …
Insight, 03 July 2015
The opportunities of climate change
… new discussions, and give an impetus to groups looking for positive change. This is particularly relevant for climate change, which is likely to challenge governments and social … This point has been made by Mark Pelling, who in his new book, Adaptation to Climate Change: From Resilience to Transformation , argues …
Insight, 26 April 2011
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CBA7 trip promotions for April 2013
… Flyer for experience Bangladesh field trips taking place before or after the Seventh International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA7) in April 2013. … Experience Bangladesh … Climate change …
Publication, 01 April 2013
Extreme events like forest fires, droughts and storms threaten sustainable development. (Photo: Global Water Partnership)
How climate change made the development agenda
… The recent release of Climate Change and Human Development , endorsed by Oxfam International executive … studies and references from South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Niger, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Tajikistan, China and Vietnam. The collection ends … Climate change … How climate change made the development agenda …
Insight, 12 August 2014
Major news from Bali climate conference: Victory for the vulnerable with decision on climate-change adaptation fund
… Years of tense climate-change talks ended this week with victory for the most vulnerable … states and Africa. The decision concerns the Kyoto Protocol's Adaptation Fund, which has been accumulating money for several years but … the GEF to run. But some of the most vulnerable countries including Bangladesh, Tuvalu and the Maldives – held out, despite intense pressure …
News, 11 December 2007
Officials on a climate finance course meet farmers in Bangladesh to learn about the benefits of solar irrigation pumps (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance for those who need it most
Article, 13 May 2016