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Pedicabs on the flooded streets of Manila, Philippines.
How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty?
Insight, 28 March 2013
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of Bangladesh won the Earth Care Award 2012 for spearheading the Least Developed Countries Fund project 'Community-based adaptation to climate change through coastal afforestation in Bangladesh' (Photo: UNDP Adaptation Learning Mechanism)
Making the climate fund fit for purpose
Insight, 27 August 2015
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
… the media have been reporting on the connections between migration, climate change and the conflict in Syria. Our keynote speaker was Alex Randall, programme manager at the Climate and Migration Coalition , an alliance of refugee, human rights, … Climate change … Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right? …
Event, 03 October 2016
CBA5 participants visited Char Kukri-Mukri island on the southeast coast. Here women tend mangrove seedlings destined to provide a barrier against erosion (Photo: B. Koelle)
5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5)
… at the opening of the 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) in Dhaka on 28 March 2011. More than 390 participants … participate in field visits to learn how communities are adapting to climate change. In her opening address, Sheikh Hasina referred to the field … Climate change … 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) …
Article, 13 April 2011
Illustrator Jorge Martin creates a 'living graphic' to chart the conversations on 'tough talk on poverty and climate' at the 2015 Development & Climate Days (Photo: IIED/Matt Wright)
Participants in Development & Climate Days focus on "bold action needed now"
Insight, 06 December 2015
Stella Gama of Malawi at a desk speaks into a microphone as she briefs the Technology Executive Committee
Supporting least developed countries on climate technology transfer
… transferring environmentally sound technologies play in combating the climate crisis. A successful transfer includes the knowledge needed to … Technology Executive Committee (TEC)  and the implementing Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)  became operational in … explore what changes to existing technology and financial institutions could lessen these barriers and challenges.  A key issue …
Insight, 04 April 2018
People living amid the arid terrain of Wajir in Kenya will benefit from the expansion of a pilot project (Photo: Oxfam East Africa via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Kenyan local climate fund's success heralds expansion to 29% of nation
… local people to identify investments that build their resilience to climate change, and then finance these projects through a County Adaptation Fund. Since it was set up in October 2012, the Climate … Climate change … Kenyan local climate fund's success heralds expansion to 29% of nation …
News, 24 January 2014
Can Scotland's Climate Justice Fund show the way?
Insight, 10 October 2013
Vegetable garden in the middle of a city street
Argentinian city Rosario wins award for urban sustainability
News, 08 July 2021
The impact of drought on formerly arable land can be seen in Fuyuan county in southwest China's Yunnan province, an area known for its mild climate (Photo: Mingjia Zhou, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mountain communities being devastated by extreme climate impacts
News, 18 November 2015