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Gambia is hoping to develop its tourism industry, but coastal areas are environmentally fragile and threatened by erosion. (Photo: Nick Brooks, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: The Gambia expects solid financial commitment at Paris climate talks
… The Gambia is one of Africa's most vulnerable countries to climate change and a member of the Least Developed Country (LDC) Group. It faces … of a climate change project to strengthen climate resilience and adaptation, including an early warning system, in April 2015, designed … Climate change … Q&A: The Gambia expects solid financial commitment at Paris climate talks …
Article, 24 November 2015
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
… and development practitioners attended the 2015 Development & Climate Days in Paris on Saturday, 5 December and Sunday, 6 December. … programme focused on transitions – the changes necessary to integrate adaptation to climate change and development. The conference featured a range of high-level … Climate change …
Event, 23 November 2015
A coastal river system seen from above
Developing a vision for The Gambia’s future
… is one of Africa’s smallest states. But it is making big waves in climate circles, not least because its Nationally Determined … its long-term climate response must inform and plan for effective adaptation and enhanced resilience.  The country has started developing … whole-of-government process: The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) will lead The Gambia’s LTS …
Insight, 20 April 2020
The Las Trancas Valley in Chile, November 2014 (Photo: UICN / Marcelo Vildósola Garrigó)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Chile
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. IIED, the  International … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation …
Project, 21 February 2018
Flooded sugar cane fields near Colombia's third largest city, Cali, during an intense rainy season.
What does low-carbon resilience look like in Latin America?
… Climate change has a high impact on the national economies of Latin America. … Climate Change (UNFCCC) and are beginning to prepare mitigation and adaptation actions. Some have included these efforts into their national … sinks for absorbing greenhouse gas emissions. This means low-carbon resilience may look very different in Brazil than it does in Rwanda, for …
Insight, 04 April 2013
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Biodiversity, climate change and complexity: An opportunity for securing co-benefits?
… Climate change and biodiversity loss are both major environmental concerns, yet … and is affected by biodiversity. Diversity confers far greater resilience on natural systems, thus reducing their vulnerability – and … of the people that depend upon them – to climate change. Yet climate adaptation and mitigation strategies that are blind to biodiversity can …
Publication, 01 October 2006
Climate activists march to the entrance of Georgetown University before President Obama's speech on climate change. Photo: 350.org via Flickr
IIED views on Obama's climate change plan
… of IIED "While Obama shows some political courage in initiating a US climate change strategy and acting to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions, … to climate change "The emphasis on strengthening local governance for adaptation planning, developing new risk management tools and climate … IIED views on Obama's climate change plan …
News, 25 June 2013
Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at the podium at the start of the pre-COP23 ministerial meeting. He called for a coalition of partners to reach 1.5 degrees (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
Least Developed Countries Group sets out priorities for COP23
… of Parties (COP23)  to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 6-17 November … of long-term climate strategies Reiterate the importance of adaptation and loss and damage to the global response to climate change, … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP23) …
News, 25 October 2017
From vulnerable to adaptive to leaders: Speech by Saleemul Huq at Climate Vulnerable Forum
… Saleemul Huq, senior fellow in IIED's climate change group, gave the following speech to government ministers at the … climate change has evolved from impacts to vulnerability and then to adaptation and now towards transformation based on my over two decades … Climate change … From vulnerable to adaptive to leaders: Speech by Saleemul Huq at Climate Vulnerable Forum …
News, 14 November 2011
An early sunrise at COP14 in Poznan (Photo: Friends of the Earth, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP14 UN Climate Change Conference
… of the Parties (COP14) for the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  has ended, and we can look back with pride on our work … attended. The final session was a high-level panel on funding adaptation, chaired by IIED director Camilla Toulmin, was standing room … Climate change … COP14 UN Climate Change Conference …
Event, 20 December 2008