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A women carries supplies through a flooded street in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, after thousands were displaced following floods in 2014. Studies have shown that, when they are socially or economically disadvantaged, more women die in hurricanes and floods (Photo: United Nations Photo, Creative Comms via Flickr)
Will climate change render the SDGs impossible?
… not only important for development, it is also vitally important for climate change – as countries are set to agree on a global climate deal in Paris … on poverty. Under a scenario with lower crop yields, countries like Bangladesh could experience a 1 0.32–1.4 per cent of GDP in 2030 (PDF) . … Climate change …
Insight, 19 June 2015
Bangladesh: schoolchildren attend lessons at a school located on a boat (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
… Bangladesh for the 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change . The event, which has been held annually since 2004, has now … Climate change … Ten lessons on community-based adaptation …
Insight, 16 March 2016
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Bringing together the low-carbon and resilience agendas: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Rwanda
… forefront of developing national plans that address elements of both climate change mitigation and adaptation with a low carbon resilient development (LCRD) agenda. This … Climate change … Bringing together the low-carbon and resilience agendas: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Rwanda …
Publication, 01 September 2014
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CBA7: 7th international Conference 18th to 25th April, 2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh
… What are the latest approaches for mainstreaming community-based adaptation into international, national and local planning and … IIED’s CBA7 Conference aims to provide the latest thinking from climate scientists, policy makers and practitioners to answer this … communities living in different ecosystems have adapted to climate change, and Three days of plenary sessions and interactive sessions at …
Publication, 01 April 2013
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Addressing urban inequalities II: discursive and material practices through scale
… Lilongwe, Lima and Mumbai with analyses of policies relating to climate-impacted dwellers in urban Bangladesh, to state-provided housing … the role of funds-based mechanisms for addressing urban climate change adaptation and proposes a conceptual framework for evaluating urban …
Publication, 30 April 2023
The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10)
… The focus of the 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) to climate change, which took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 21-28 April, was … Climate change … The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) …
Event, 21 April 2016
Resilience Academies to connect climate change research, policy and practice
… on how to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods in a changing climate. Over two-dozen climate change researchers, practitioners and policy workers – out of nearly 400 … latest state of the art scientific issues related to resilience and adaptation to climate change and will also conduct fieldwork. The …
News, 10 September 2013
Two women wearing masks hand over a bag to another woman wearing a mask
Q&A: Two years on, blog series maintains its focus – in changing and challenging times
… January 2020 to examine different aspects of local and global urban change and what drives or shapes them – as well as local responses including those addressing COVID-19 and the climate emergency. In this interview IIED senior associate  David … settlement upgrading has much to contribute to climate change adaptation Innovations driven by grassroots organisations and their …
Article, 09 May 2022
Reality check: climate change and the poor
… The annual international conferences on community-based adaptation are unique in that they include field trips where … can see for themselves how vulnerable people are coping with climate-change related impacts. I went on my field visit on Saturday (26 March) … Climate change … Reality check: climate change and the poor …
Insight, 28 March 2011
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Fifth Learning Hub Event on “Nutrition and Food Security: A Comprehensive and Adaptive Agricultural Development"
… divisions, many national and international development professionals, climate change experts and donors gathered in NEC Conference Room at the Planning Commission premises, Dhaka, Bangladesh to take part in fifth Learning Hub dialogue on ‘Nutrition and … Climate change …
Publication, 01 August 2015