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The UK government has warned that flooding is likely to become more frequent as the country’s climate changes (Photo: Dachlan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Celebrating 10 years of the UK Climate Change Act: an influential law beyond its borders
… the UK marks 10 years as the first country to adopt a law on climate change. As countries seek to fulfil their responsibilities under the … to address this problem and addresses climate change mitigation and adaptation through a coherent and ambitious framework. With a long-term … Climate change … Policy and planning …
Insight, 26 November 2018
Headshots of four people over a treelined housing area
Loss and damage – recognising the costs of climate change: Make Change Happen podcast episode 10
Article, 02 March 2021
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Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe
… This paper reviews impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Zimbabwe, with the intention of … Climate change … Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe …
Publication, 01 December 2012
Head and shoulders of four smiling people
Shared vulnerabilities? Connecting climate and health in cities: Make Change Happen podcast episode 7
Article, 06 August 2020
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 … Policy and planning … Supporting the LDCs on climate change adaptation …
Insight, 01 September 2015
Woman filling a jerry can with water
Putting gender, intersectionality and social justice at the centre of transformative responses to climate change
Insight, 19 May 2021
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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation in Cirebon, Indonesia
… Climate change has a huge impact on many aspects of Indonesia’s economy, society … flooding and long-term drought, making its population vulnerable to climate change impacts. Vulnerability to climate change depends on an … how gender sensitivity can be mainstreamed into local climate adaptation policies. Other factors which affect adaptive capacity, such …
Publication, 01 June 2016
A farmer in Tanzania shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Farmers in developing countries, and women farmers in particular, find it difficult to get multi-peril crop insurance (Photo: Anne Wangalachi, CIMMYT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Insuring farmers – adapting to climate change
… As the risks of natural disasters due to climate change increase, insurance has been put forward as a potential way of … reinsurers such as Munich Re and Swiss Re (PDF) .  Part of a broader adaptation strategy There remain broader questions over whether … Climate change … Insuring farmers – adapting to climate change …
Insight, 16 July 2015
Men present findings on a large map at the front of a community meeting
How can we incorporate local knowledge into climate planning and policy? …Maps!
Insight, 17 January 2020
Groups of people and cattle taking and drinking water from a well
Building resilience in Ethiopia: climate-resilient development planning and budgeting
Project, 25 May 2021