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CBA15: Can adaptation be a superhero in the 'super year' for climate and nature?
… A history of innovation The community-based adaptation (CBA) conferences have always pushed for innovation. When CBA began 16 years ago, the conversation on climate change was centred almost entirely on mitigation; we focused on … Climate change … CBA15: Can adaptation be a superhero in the 'super year' for climate and nature? …
Insight, 17 February 2021
Six men and one woman wearing masks line up for a group photo on a stage.
Champions Group on Adaptation Finance join forces to accelerate adaptation finance solutions beyond COP26
… Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the UK and Germany in championing adaptation finance solutions. The champions group will continue to work … adaptation finance and commitment to a balanced approach in public climate finance, as well as improving transparency of climate finance … and non-state actors to take action on adaptation to climate change. The champions group says it stands ready to work with …
News, 08 November 2021
A reservoir in a desert landscape
Subnational adaptation monitoring and evaluation in Morocco
… for inclusion of indicators for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) adaptation. Morocco’s adaptation M&E system was first rolled out in … Planning (NAP) process, as they are developing their own regional climate change plans. These plans have been informed by the data gathered … Climate change … Assessing climate adaptation: aligning frameworks …
Article, 30 October 2019
Jim Skea stands at a podium. There is a large IPCC banner behind him.
How IIED is supporting the IPCC
… Jim Skea was elected as the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ),  the globally authoritative UN body assessing the … assess the science related to climate change, and the mitigation and adaptation solutions to address it. He will remain an emeritus professor … Climate change …
Article, 02 February 2024
A woman in Malawi carries a solar panel above her head through a forest path
Climate adaptation: its time is now
… Adaptation is finally on the map. The climate change narrative has long been heavily skewed towards mitigation – on how to curb further climate risk and avoid pushing our planet towards climate crisis. But … Climate change … Climate adaptation: its time is now …
Insight, 29 May 2019
Aerial view of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Demanding urgent responses to the loss and damage caused by climate change
… Climate change is causing devastation across the world, with the least developed … be dealt with by spending money alone. In international climate policy there is no universally agreed definition of ‘loss and damage’. … They have passed the point of being dealt with through mitigation or adaptation. Research highlights the urgent need to address loss and …
Article, 01 March 2021
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The realities of country platforms for LDCs and SIDS: ten key lessons
Publication, 25 April 2025
Workers digging zaï pits that help to preserve water on farms (Photo: IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation … EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso …
Project, 02 January 2019
Shahajat Ali shows a newspaper article describing the incentive-based hilsa conservation programme under the Department of Fisheries (Photo: BCAS)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Bangladesh
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation … EbA Evidence and Policy: Bangladesh …
Project, 12 June 2018
Aerial view of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Demanding attention for the loss and damage from climate change
… Climate change is causing devastation across the world – with the least … (LDCs), despite having made the smallest contribution to the climate crisis, suffering the worst of its impacts. Some of these … cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge. In international climate policy there is no universally agreed definition of ‘loss and damage’. …
Article, 01 March 2021