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Cover for G03174.pdf
Planning and costing adaptation of perennial crop systems to climate change: Coffee and banana in Rwanda
… temperature ranges, it makes the country particularly vulnerable to climate variability and change. The study objective of evaluating and costing the most suitable climate change adaptation measures for this geographic context responds to the Rwandan … Planning and costing adaptation of perennial crop systems to climate change: Coffee and banana in Rwanda …
Publication, 01 October 2011
D&C Days 2018: around 350 policymakers, researchers and development practitioners came together for discussions and debates focused on the interface between development and climate change (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Creative Commons via Flickr)
"Follow the science": Least Developed Countries Group lead negotiator
… The lead climate negotiator for the world’s least developed countries has called … to be mindful of the “real lives” behind the numbers. “We need to change the perspective from value for money to value for people,” he … of strategy and policy at the new Rotterdam-based Global Centre on Adaptation, said that part of the case was simply economic: “Looking at …
News, 10 December 2018
Women delivering a package to another woman, all wearing face masks.
Climate justice needs vaccine justice
… dominate systems for vaccine supply then this picture could easily change, with infections continuing to grow in poorer countries that are … proved to be important in responding to the pandemic. COVID and the climate crisis – not separate issues IIED has worked for decades for … countries and addressing the climate crisis as separate issues.  Resilience to the climate crisis cannot be built when countries are …
Insight, 01 February 2021
Millions of Kenyans depend on the Ewaso Ngiro river and its tributaries, but over-abstraction and changing weather patterns are reducing river flows (Photo: Denis Onyodi/Kenya Red Cross Society, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Building research capacity for sustainable water and food security in drylands of sub-Saharan Africa (BRECcIA)
… Climate variability is a key feature of dryland ecosystems across … local subsistence and is the mainstay of national economies. Climate change is increasing this variability, leading to more frequent climate … of this variability. To create an enabling space for locally led adaptation action to thrive, there is a therefore a need to challenge …
Project, 27 July 2018
A meeting of community members in Bangladesh. Similar meetings will feed into an international network of government planners sharing strategies on how to mainstream climate change into development planning (Photo: Isabelle Lemaire)
Government group network on climate change mainstreaming
… learned in designing and implementing public policy responses to climate change. Climate change is a global problem – but adapting to the impacts … Expertise: Communication & Negotiation, Climate Finance, Local Adaptation Bangladesh Civil Service (Economic Affairs); assistant chief, … Climate change … Climate-resilient development …
Project, 29 September 2014
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
… for drinking water and dependent on food aid from NGOs. With climate change likely to increase the intensity of drought events and … – O&OD), this does not effectively capture local approaches to adaptation and its outcomes are often made redundant by central … Climate change … From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania …
Insight, 09 March 2015
A solar lamp lights up a shop.
The private sector’s role in low carbon resilient development
… sector has an important role to play in building a low-carbon, climate resilient future for the planet. Some companies are already hard … the risks that are becoming more acute due to the impacts of climate change. Other companies are co-financing infrastructure projects while … Initiative to catalyse the role of the private sector in climate adaptation, and forms of climate finance, such as the Climate Investment …
Insight, 20 June 2013
Cover for 10129IIED.pdf
Resilience building in Tanzania: learning from experiences of institutional strengthening
… Tanzania's northern districts are extremely vulnerable to climate change. In the past, community livelihood strategies have allowed people … from local government efforts to strengthen institutional capacity adaptation and development planning. … Resilience building in Tanzania: learning from experiences of …
Publication, 01 May 2015
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in the Moroccan city of Marrakech from … for decentralised energy access   Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy Date: … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Event, 05 November 2016
Cover for G04189.pdf
Finance for resilience building and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenya: A comparative study of local and national managed funds
… Since the establishment of the Green Climate Fund, research interest on funding modalities to deliver adaptation and development benefits to the local level has grown exponentially. A key question is how climate change funding can be effectively channelled to support adaptation, … Climate change … Finance for resilience building and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenya: A comparative study of local and national managed …
Publication, 01 July 2017