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Two men pushing a boat filled with mangrove seedlings
Finding solutions in nature for climate change
Insight, 29 May 2020
A man walking a bike on a flooded road
A changing world needs changing methods: six steps for evaluations to assess “what will work”
… crisis is threatening the ecosystems upon which we all depend. Climate change, with its increased and unpredictable magnitude and frequency of … such as historical climate data, earth observation and big data, local and Indigenous knowledge, and perception and citizen science. 5. … Climate change …
Insight, 11 July 2022
Women and three donkeys walk in a desert
LIFE-AR: inspiring change within IIED
… The biggest ever climate poll to date suggests over two-thirds of people now recognise climate change as a ‘global emergency’. But global action to deal with the … to reshape the climate response. The LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR)  calls on organisations working in … Climate change …
Insight, 09 April 2021
IIED's Krystyna Swiderska discusses the latest research on how indigenous people adapt to climate change at a side event at the 2016 UN climate conference in Marrakech (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds
… knowledge to counter growing threats to food security in the face of climate change. Droughts, floods, heat stress and other extreme weather can … diversity and related knowledge that provide vital options for future adaptation, and can increase risk in the face of growing climatic … Climate change … Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds …
News, 22 November 2016
Participants in an ICCCAD course in Bangladesh. Photo: ICCCAD
Learning how to adapt to climate change: advocacy, training and capacity building
… build their expertise and capacity, both in relation to international climate negotiations and in relation to practical measures for climate adaptation. We are investing in long-term partnerships with individuals … IIED helped set up the  International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) , an organisation providing world class …
Article, 17 December 2012
Group of women forming a circle in a discussion
Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
… Ecosystem-based adaptation , or EbA, involves people working with nature to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.   Ample evidence from IIED and other organisations – along with … Climate change … Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help? …
Insight, 12 July 2021
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Planning ahead: how the CRISP-M tool advances early climate action
… MGNREGS is going some way to help communities in India cope with climate impacts , if the scheme integrates climate risk information in … it has the potential to increase communities’ resilience to climate change by taking early action to address climate impacts.  IIED and the … the importance of early warning systems until adoption of the Cancun Adaptation Framework in 2010. COP26 in Glasgow saw a strong call for …
Insight, 05 January 2022
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International conference on agrobiodiversity: sharing best practice in nature-based solutions from forest and farm producer organisation
… is essential for future food security in a world where climate change increasingly threatens single crop systems. Smallholder forest … are annually having to invest $368 billion in necessary climate adaptation. …
Publication, 27 June 2024
A photo and a plan of a small plot.
CBA15: Four messages ahead of COP26
… their own resources to address the crisis. Their status as agents of change should not be in doubt – and is a powerful resource to work with. … innovation and response offers important lessons for the adaptation community as we seek to tackle the triple crisis of climate change, nature loss and poverty. Communities on the frontline of …
Insight, 05 July 2021
Tea pickers in Kenya's Mount Kenya region; smallholder folders in Least Developed Countries would be adversely affected by climate change (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Supporting the LDCs on climate change adaptation
… Group (LEG) has provided support, capacity building and advice on climate change adaptation (CCA) to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). As it comes to … Climate change … Supporting the LDCs on climate change adaptation …
Insight, 01 September 2015