Search results

922 results
Cover for 17725IIED.pdf
Nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) — a subset of nature-based approaches to help people adapt to climate change — is an increasingly popular strategy. Evidence from 13 … Climate change … Nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation …
Publication, 01 September 2019
Sandbags in a doorway to prevent flooding
Adapting to climate change in Europe: building a systemic and urgent vision
… In the last few months, the school strikers for climate and activist movements such as Extinction Rebellion have … concern and media attention around the urgent challenge of climate change. This urgency is long overdue and welcome support for more … climate change at all levels of policy and practice.  Narratives of adaptation and resilience have not so far been at the centre of these …
Insight, 15 May 2019
A man and woman display a piece of paper between them.
New strategic alliance aims to build collaborative approaches to tackle climate crisis
… The climate crisis is a complex and multifaceted challenge requiring … to catalyse greater climate resilience through transformative social change, sustainable economic development and effective climate adaptation. They have a shared vision of containing and reversing global … Climate change … strategic alliance aims to build collaborative approaches to tackle climate crisis …
News, 21 June 2023
A herd of cattle standing on top of a dry grass field with smoky chimneys in the background
Climate action is being held back by ‘hidden handbrakes’
… Progress on cutting emissions, adapting to climate impacts, and addressing loss and damage is still far too slow to … latest assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that carbon emissions must reduce by 48% by 2030 … on track for 2.7°C by 2100. The IPCC also found that many of the policy and practical tools we need are now at our disposal and are more …
Insight, 18 May 2023
cover image
Towards more inclusive climate change adaptation
… Our understanding of climate change impacts and vulnerability in urban centres has grown rapidly in … in a variety of contexts and scales, from transnational networks for adaptation that incorporate Indonesian cities, to urban adaptation in … Policy and planning … Towards more inclusive climate change adaptation …
Publication, 01 April 2019
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… the world, D&C Days offers a space for the emotions brought up by climate change – ranging from despair and anger to hope – that are often left … and overlapping agendas is critically needed to increase climate adaptation and resilience. Overarching findings from D&C Days point … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP26) …
Article, 12 November 2021
Cover for 17482IIED.pdf
Ecosystem-based adaptation: the key to addressing climate change in Nepal
… governments in developing countries face the challenge of addressing climate change impacts and identifying the best ways to help their people adapt, with ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) an increasingly popular response. Research in Nepal … Policy and planning … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation: the key to addressing climate change in Nepal …
Publication, 01 October 2018
A solitary tree on an island surrounded by water. Some people and cattle stand and sit underneath the tree.
Climate-induced migration illustrates loss and damage already being felt by communities
… from IIED and Jadavpur University shows unequivocally that these climate change-related events are forcing people to migrate. Coming from rural … these solutions. Existing funds like the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund could allow piloting of practical approaches for … Climate change … Policy and planning …
Insight, 30 October 2021
A horizon photo of a city, showing slums in the foreground conflicting with skyscrapers behind in the distance.
Urban living labs for resilience: scaling impact through the SECURe framework
… and how this urbanisation unfolds will determine the level of climate risk worldwide. Informal settlements face the greatest exposure … to climate impacts often fail to scale. This project builds on the Adaptation Research Alliance’s (ARA) microgrants programme and the … aligning national and municipal policy, and encouraging behaviour change of institutional actors towards marginalised groups.   Bridging …
Project, 03 September 2025
Woman and donkey walk an arid landscape.
Adaptation finance must reach and pass the US$40 billion target
… At the 15th UN climate change conference (COP15) in 2009, the world’s rich countries agreed to … by 2020. This included a broad commitment to a ‘balance between adaptation and mitigation’, without clearly stating how much should be … Climate change … Policy and planning … UN climate change conference (COP27) … Adaptation finance must reach and pass the US$40 billion target …
Insight, 02 November 2022