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COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations … What is the role of trade in delivering climate mitigation and adaptation in land-using sectors? How can biomass value chains be made … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP24) …
Event, 02 December 2018
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How can we avoid another ‘lost decade’ in the climate fight?
… the last decade under a cloud: the inter-governmental process on climate change crashed disastrously at COP15 , held in Copenhagen in 2009. But … domestic action plans through the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience  and support its vital contribution to the … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP25) …
Insight, 06 January 2020
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Examples of low cost community based adaptation projects
Publication, 18 May 2016
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Enabling resilience: bridging the planning gap in Tanzania
Publication, 01 April 2015
The Asian Development Bank is helping herders in Mongolia combat the consequences of climate change by training them to cultivate fodder or animal feed that is more resilient towards extreme weather changes, using plants that are adapted to the area (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Finance for inclusive investment in climate resilient development
… solutions that we desperately need to ensure inclusive investment in climate-resilient development (CRD). I see this outcome as potentially … for inclusive investment in CRD: Kenya has established a County Adaptation Fund (PDF)  to deliver finance for investment in local adaptation priorities. In Rwanda the national climate change fund, FONERWA , works with the national development bank to …
Insight, 03 August 2015
Community-based adaptation in Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS
Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning
… its strategy at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change, which ended today in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Government Network … Climate change … Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning …
News, 25 April 2013
Mountains such as the Andes, in Peru, are among the regions most affected by climate change (Photo: David Stanley via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Indigenous spiritual values guide climate change adaptation in mountain communities
News, 25 April 2014
A Rwandan farmer checks his coffee beans. A banana tree is visible behind him.
Rwanda: test case on international commitment to financing climate change adaptation?
… mountainous landscape, makes Rwanda particularly vulnerable to climate variability and change . There is very little detailed information on how the climate in … climate change It is notoriously difficult to estimate the costs of adaptation as this depends on what is classified as “development” and … Climate change …
Insight, 06 March 2013
A house in Rema gets fitted with solar panels.
Ethiopia: Can it adapt to climate change and build a green economy?
… Climate change poses a huge challenge to Ethiopia’s government and people. The … formally merged its aims of developing a green economy and greater resilience to climate change under a single policy framework in support … by donors. The Facility is likely to disburse funds as grants to fund adaptation projects, for example, or as guarantees and results-based …
Insight, 25 March 2013
Communities adapting to climate change can learn from revolutionary conservation method
… be critical to the success of communities as they strive to adapt to climate change.” CBNRM is based on an incentive-driven notion that assumes that … identified eight key lessons that CBNRM has for community based adaptation: Blending strategies for sustainable livelihoods and resource … Climate change … Communities adapting to climate change can learn from revolutionary conservation method …
News, 03 May 2012