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A father and son record measurements from a rain gauge on their farm in Western Uganda. Changes in rainfall patterns could significantly impact rural populations (Photo: J. Recha/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change
Article, 24 November 2015
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Climate Change and Poverty Reduction
… Climate change will make it increasingly difficult to achieve and sustain … and poverty reduction strategies do not adequately support climate resilience. Ensuring effective development in the face of climate change … the learning about development effectiveness to how we address adaptation needs; supporting nationally derived, integrated policies and …
Publication, 01 August 2011
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 … Celebrating 10 years of the UK Climate Change Act: an influential law beyond its borders …
Insight, 26 November 2018
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IIED and partner events at COP25
… Climate negotiators gathered in Madrid in December for the 25th … Parties (COP25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This page summarises IIED's activities during the … by: The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group The LDC initiative for Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR)  has completed its initial two-year …
Event, 02 December 2019
Kenyan ministry officials, agricultural researchers and farmers are testing a range of climate adaptation measures in lower Nyando district (Photo: V. Atakos/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Addressing the political and technical challenges of measuring adaptation
… recognised as an exciting step forward in the world’s fight against climate change. One element that sets it apart is its global goal for adaptation – the first time such a goal has been agreed.  The … Climate change … Addressing the political and technical challenges of measuring adaptation …
Insight, 18 September 2018
Cua Van floating village, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Copyright Suzanne Fisher Murray
Building one village’s resilience to climate change starts with a cave
Insight, 19 April 2012
A farmer bends down to inspect his crops on a field.
What does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?
… a global framework to work together to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The implementation of the agreement – which officially starts in … strategies, reporting on progress towards their mitigation and adaptation actions, and finding new solutions to the adverse effects of … Climate change …
Event, 04 August 2020
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Tried and tested: learning from farmers on adaptation to climate change
… as they cope with climatic extremes and increasing uncertainty – climate-change related or otherwise. IIED has 40 years’ experience of working … paper draws lessons from this wealth of knowledge in order to inform adaptation planning efforts at all levels. The paper underscores how … Tried and tested: learning from farmers on adaptation to climate change …
Publication, 01 April 2013
The Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve in Senegal (Photo: El Hadji Ballé Seye/UICN-Sénégal)
EBA Evidence and Policy: Senegal
Project, 02 April 2019
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Message to the Green Climate Fund board: step up finance access for the most vulnerable
… The GCF’s Enhanced Direct Access (EDA) modality seeks to boost climate finance access for Direct Access Entities (DAE) – sub-national, … that will work in their context. Refocusing priorities Climate change is a complex crisis, and top-down financing approaches have long … this call. Responding to the LDC call, the Global Commission on Adaptation’s (GCA) Locally Led Action Track has developed a set of …
Insight, 12 March 2021