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Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change
… livelihood options and resilience to environmental stresses such as climate change. "The current ABS regime does not adequately recognise the … diversity is also critical to enable communities to adapt to rapid climate change, and to converse biodiversity in situ." The report arose … Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change …
News, 21 January 2008
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Small producer agency in the globalised market: making choices in a changing world
… in areas ranging from poverty reduction and food security to climate change adaptation. Most of the ‘inclusive business’ models and value chain …
Publication, 01 November 2012
Mozambique: the next Atlantis?
Insight, 15 September 2011
A community discusses water and energy challenges in Alango, Kenya (Photo: Ibrahim Jarso, Resource Advocacy Program)
Participatory investment planning for environment, water and energy in the dryland of northern Kenya
… in northern Kenya need to make strategic plans for water, energy and climate change to rebalance the threats and opportunities created by … user associations, water committees, irrigation committees, ward adaptation planning committees and others.  This work aimed to inform … Climate change …
Project, 25 August 2016
Venn diagram of LDCs
Least Developed Countries
… The leading international body for assessing climate change, the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) , … coordinates a group of fellows and international experts working on adaptation to climate change for LDCs as part of the CLACC (Capacity … Climate change …
Article, 30 April 2009
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IIED's best of 2019: publications
… goods and services (and are already bearing the brunt of climate change). So why does the development community often ignore biodiversity … to tackle dangerous declines in biodiversity. 2 Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learned from 13 project …
Article, 23 December 2019
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 is promising tough talk on poverty and climate
Paris talks have historic chance to include everyone in a fairer, greener future
… Organisers from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) , Canada's … event reflects the importance of achieving an agreement on climate change that is equitable, as well as ambitious. D&C Days will take place … extreme poverty. We need to find more radical approaches to climate adaptation that tackle the root causes of poverty and climate …
News, 26 November 2015
Pastoralists pull water from a well near Denan in the Somali Region of Ethiopia for their camels. (Photo: Andrew Heavens, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and informing dialogue
Project, 17 December 2012
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Sectoral Issues Section 2.4. Coastal Zones
… Document begins: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION ON KEY RESEARCHABLE ISSUES SECTORAL … rise. The diversity of coastal zones allows for great potential in adaptation to climate change trends and variability. Unfortunately, … Climate change … Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues …
Publication, 01 January 1970