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LDCs can use the example of Brazil, which has achieved a drastic fall in emissions thanks to avoided deforestation, to see what is possible despite limited economic capacity. Pictured is deforestation for the use of clay in Rio de Janeiro (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)
Climate action: Diplomats' discussions yield four themes for 2014
… and Development recently to discuss this year's big milestones in climate change policy: In the UN negotiations, nations will begin drafting a new … resilient development', while 12 of the LDCs have moved beyond adaptation to detail the ways they can reduce their greenhouse gas … Climate change … Climate action: Diplomats' discussions yield four themes for 2014 …
Insight, 04 June 2014
A mother struggles to feed her children in the face of flooding (Image: IIED Independent Expert Group)
What does the Paris Agreement mean for LDCs?
… What does the Paris Agreement on climate change mean for the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs)? A new … the importance of increased funding for LDCs, particularly for adaptation, and it recognises the importance of loss and damage, which … Climate change …
News, 04 January 2016
People use the pavement on Boulevard Richard Lenoir, close to the Bataclan concert venue which was the focus of the Paris attacks on 13 November, 2015, to share messages of support, and hope (Photo: Gael_Lombart, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
French lead drive for global climate agreement
… effort to lay the groundwork for a successful outcome to the COP21 climate conference has been outstanding. Embassies around the world have made climate change their top priority for the last year. President Hollande has … to livelihoods and well-being elsewhere.   Finance commitments for adaptation to climate change impacts are not big enough and not reaching …
Insight, 17 November 2015
2017: pastoralists in Isiolo county in Kenya are digging for water in dried-up river beds. Agricultural insurance schemes can help pastoralists and farmers be more resilient to climate shocks (Photo: Denis Onyodi/KRCS)
Insuring against climate risk in Kenya
Insight, 06 June 2017
Chart showing decentralised energy access – finance needed and contribution of climate finance (Image: Sarah Best/IIED)
The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend?
… The Green Climate Fund (GCF) board will meet at the end of this month in Songdo, … bring real benefit to those hardest hit by the impacts of climate change? Good news for adaptation funding Most projects approved in the last tranche and those … Climate change … The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend? …
Insight, 24 June 2016
Climate vulnerable community in Peam Ro District, Cambodia
Climate resilient cities: a role for the media
… Cities are on the front-line of climate change. Journalists have important roles to play in ensuring that cities … that 68 per centof them were engaging in the process of climate adaptation planning (PDF). Another survey showed 54 (of 110 cities) were … Climate change … Climate resilient cities: a role for the media …
Insight, 27 September 2013
The Paris Agreement is celebrated (Photo: francediplomatie, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Briefing: After Paris – what's next for the LDCs?
… Countries (LDCs) as they seek to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change .  The Paris Agreement was hailed as a milestone in international … have detailed expertise on issues such as climate finance, loss and adaptation and international climate politics. The meeting was an … Climate change …
Event, 22 February 2016
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Adaptation laboratory
… Efforts to help the world's poor will face crises in coming decades as climate change radically alters conditions. This paper looks at how Action Research for Community Adapation in Bangladesh (ARCAB),a global consortium organised by IIED, will converge … Climate change … Adaptation laboratory …
Publication, 01 November 2011
How can we measure adaptation: monitoring and evaluation as an entry point?
… The importance of measuring adaptation actions in some way has been evident during the formal and … that instill a sense of learning and evolving as the understanding on climate change impacts and strategies continue to progress. The frameworks also … Climate change … How can we measure adaptation: monitoring and evaluation as an entry point? …
Insight, 31 March 2011
The island state of Tuvalu is profoundly threatened by climate change. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister announced plans to switch to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020. He was one of several LDC leaders to announce climate action. (Photo: Tomoaki Inaba)
Bold climate pledges from the Least Developed Countries
… As the first Special Climate Envoy from a LDC , I left the United Nations on Tuesday … evening was the largest gathering of world leaders to discuss climate change in recent history.   While many only paid attention to the words … save the world! I was also encouraged to hear the Prime Minister of Bangladesh's announcement that her nation is working to put together its …
Insight, 28 September 2014