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CLACC Fellows gather in Durban, South Africa
Capacity Strengthening in Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC)
… are:  To strengthen the capacity of civil society in LDCs to adapt to climate change and fostering adaptive capacity among the most vulnerable groups … to deal with the adverse impacts of climate change, and Integrate adaptation to climate change into the work of key non-government … Climate change … Capacity Strengthening in Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) …
Project, 05 September 2008
"Now is the time for unprecedented global solidarity and cooperation. Now is the opportunity for true leaders to shine" says IIED Director Camilla Toulmin (Photo: IIED)
IIED statement on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
… and Development says: "The new IPCC report highlights the threats climate change poses to people's peace and prosperity. It shows that countries, … to the changing climate, but it shows too that there are limits to adaptation and this drives home the urgency of global action to reduce … IIED statement on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report …
News, 31 March 2014
Cover for 10134IIED.pdf
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development: a manual for national governments
Publication, 01 March 2015
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Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development: a manual for local planning
Publication, 01 March 2015
In Kenya's Isiolo County, repeated droughts are forcing pastoralists out of herding and into farming. The county has used TAMD to assess climate risk management schemes (Photo: Martin Karimi/ECHO)
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD): Country work
… to developing the TAMD framework as well as supporting effective adaptation planning in that context. The framework was applied in … focused on using TAMD to support effective local planning for climate change. In Kenya, Isiolo County used TAMD to identify county-level … Climate change … Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD): Country work …
Article, 28 October 2014
The event was held in the Africa pavilion at the Paris climate summit (Photo: IIED)
COP21 side event discusses how to unlock climate finance for developing countries
News, 02 December 2015
IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq announces the Kathmandu Declaration to delegates at CBA8 in Nepal in April 2014 (Photo: Stephanie Andrei)
Kathmandu Declaration: recommendations for financing communities most vulnerable to climate change
… and aimed to share the latest developments in community-based adaptation financing, planning and best practice in different sectors … Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, welcomed the Kathmandu Declaration and said current funding for … Climate change … recommendations for financing communities most vulnerable to climate change …
News, 14 May 2014
Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal (Photo: Sajal Sthapit)
Risky business: assessing potential impacts of REDD+ in Nepal
… prepare to engage with REDD+ , a scheme being negotiated at the UN climate change talks to financially reward countries for reducing greenhouse gases from deforestation and forest degradation. Take Nepal. Its forests provide livelihoods for rural people and habitats for … Risky business: assessing potential impacts of REDD+ in Nepal …
Insight, 09 April 2014
The earthquake that hit Nepal and areas of Bangladesh, India and Tibet on has had devastating consequences, with loss of life and destruction (Photo: Udayan Mishra, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED issues statement after devastating Nepal earthquake
…   IIED works with civil society and government partners in Nepal on climate change, natural resource governance and urban development. A number of … are with us at the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9)  in Nairobi. Last year's conference (CBA8) was hosted … IIED issues statement after devastating Nepal earthquake …
News, 26 April 2015
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Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development: a step-by-step guide
… Tracking adaptation and measuring development (TAMD) is a conceptual framework to monitor and evaluate climate change adaptation. This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to … Climate change … Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development: a step-by-step guide …
Publication, 01 December 2014