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The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… The climate threats facing Bangladesh pose a very real threat to the … country's prosperity and mean we have little choice but to invest in adaptation. These risks are the result of our location on a river delta, … Delta Plan 2100 Bangladesh's geographic vulnerability to climate change, combined with growing demand for water from urbanisation and …
Insight, 12 June 2017
IIED director Camilla Toulmin enjoys the 12th D&C Days event at COP20 in Lima, Peru (Photo; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
Insight, 11 December 2014
Vietnam's Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute is working on developing rice strains that are more tolerant to heat, increased salinity and longer periods under water (Photos: V. Meadu/CCAFS)
New publication studies climate finance at national level
News, 20 March 2015
Solar-radiation management aims to reduce the amount of solar energy warming the planet by blocking the sun with tiny particles (Photo: Mike, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Geoengineering and development – what price on equity and justice in the coming climate culture wars?
… The debate on geoengineering as a potential approach for addressing climate change has been hotting up over the last year. This is partly due to the … then stop? Would global temperatures rise at a rate that would make adaptation incredibly difficult? The risks of unintended consequences … Climate change … and development – what price on equity and justice in the coming climate culture wars? …
Insight, 20 December 2017
Cover for G03984.pdf
Resource Atlas of Isiolo County, Kenya: Community-based mapping of pastoralist resources and their attributes
… option for participatory planning and decision-making in support of climate change adaptation in the drylands of Kenya. These maps are typically drawn on … Climate change … Resource Atlas of Isiolo County, Kenya: Community-based mapping of pastoralist resources and their attributes …
Publication, 01 July 2015
A man casting a net
Achieving transformational change for the ocean
… seas is vital for the future of our planet: they help to regulate our climate, can provide clean energy, teem with biodiversity, support the … related to sustainable fisheries, marine conservation, climate change, pollution, livelihoods and policy. Monitoring often focuses on … for SDG14 .  During the past year IIED worked with an international community of practice to develop the handbook to support …
Insight, 11 June 2019
Workers build up the banks of the Teesta River in Bangladesh. Bangladesh already spends six per cent of its annual budget on climate change adaptation (Photo: International Rivers, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
… The 8th Community-Based Adaptation conference (CBA8) was my introduction to the world of … as the communications coordinator for the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) , I develop and execute the … Climate change …
Insight, 30 April 2015
The Maasai believe that community-managed slaughterhouses can help fight climate change. Here, effluent is stored in ponds (Photo: Hannah Reid/IIED)
Slaughterhouse five
… as part of the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) .  The visit was a one-day field trip to the … County, which locals argue is "a powerful and effective tool to fight climate change and save the future of African pastoralists". The visit was … Climate change …
Insight, 29 April 2015
Cover for G03830.pdf
Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast
… forest use and indigenous knowledge and practices of the Mijikenda community in the coastal region of Kenya, and the trends over the last … as drought and pest resistance, traditional farming practices and climate change response strategies. It also sought to understand the factors or … for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast …
Publication, 01 October 2014
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IIED launches training webinar to help get climate finance to the local level
… overview of IIED's Money Where it Matters (MWIM) framework Getting climate finance to the local level where it can be invested in … to IIED researchers Sam Greene and Barry Smith . In a new webinar-based training package , they provide an overview of how that can be … on the building blocks to enable local institutions to deliver adaptation finance to local communities effectively, covering: The …
News, 11 January 2021