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Sheep grazing dry season pastures in Mopti, Mali (Photo: Near East Foundation)
Decentralising Climate Funds in Mali and Senegal
… Decentralising Climate Funds (DCF) in Mali and Senegal is an action research project … through which local governments have established six devolved Climate Adaptation Funds (CAF) of £500,000 (445 million CFA francs) each. The … public good investments. Evidence and learning To assess how climate change adaptation and development investments can strengthen local …
Project, 19 March 2015
Resource scouts such as Abdelkader, pictured in the Ewaso Ng'iro river bed, Isiolo County, gauge how best to use dry-season grazing areas (Photo: Caroline King-Okumu/IIED)
The economics of local adaptation in the dryland ecosystems of Isiolo County
Insight, 22 April 2015
Delegates from the LDC Group, including chair Gebru Jember Endalew and IIED's Achala Abeysinghe discuss the revised APA text, Bonn, May 2017 (Photo: IISD/ENB/Kiara Worth)
Introduction to our work on global climate law, policy and governance: supporting LDCs in and outside of the UNFCCC process
… The  United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  aims to prevent dangerous climate change without … the international level, and Supporting long-term LDC initiatives on adaptation and resilience , renewable energy and energy efficiency , and … Climate change … Stepping up global ambition for climate action and justice …
Article, 17 December 2012
A farmer in Tattaguine, Senegal benefits from an irrigation project. IIED is advocating for the Green Climate Fund to speed up the process of getting finance to local levels, those who need it most (Photo: Ryan Kendrick Smith, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: a message to the Green Climate Fund board
… a 'paradigm shift' by investing in more ambitious and innovative climate adaptation and mitigation activities. What should this shift look like?  … integrating climate into the budget process, ensuring that climate change is included in fiscal and expenditure policy at national level … Climate change …
Article, 10 October 2016
CBA5 participants visited Char Kukri-Mukri island on the southeast coast. Here women tend mangrove seedlings destined to provide a barrier against erosion (Photo: B. Koelle)
5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5)
… at the opening of the 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) in Dhaka on 28 March 2011. More than 390 participants … participate in field visits to learn how communities are adapting to climate change. In her opening address, Sheikh Hasina referred to the field … Climate change … 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) …
Article, 13 April 2011
D&C Days at COP20 focused on innovative approaches and incisive dialogue for climate-smart development
Development and Climate Days event at COP20 focuses on zero-zero
… The 12th Development & Climate (D&C) Days event took place in Lima, Peru, from 6-7 December, alongside the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP20) . The event focused … gas emissions" .  Why are the zero-zero targets connected? Climate adaptation to increase people's resilience should be a fundamental …
Event, 06 December 2015
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… dramatically increase spending levels on the twin challenges of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Rory Stewart said : “I’d like to … on these issues. Action on the climate crisis IIED's head of climate change, Clare Shakya, gave evidence at the parliamentary inquiry into UK … to both mitigation (through carbon storage and sequestration) and adaptation (by enhancing resilience and adaptive capacity  of productive …
Insight, 31 May 2019
CBA12: Key messages
Article, 11 June 2018
Many residents of Dar es Salaam live in informal settlements and are vulnerable to a wide range of climate threats, including sea-level rise and coastal erosion and flooding (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
4th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA4)
… Africa – to share and discuss knowledge about community-based adaptation (CBA) planning and practice.  Conference highlights Speaking … , emphasised the need to find linkages between national policies on climate adaptation and local level activities.  The  programme (PDF) … much of the knowledge and skills required to cope with climate change impacts. Communities can increase their resilience to climate …
Article, 02 February 2010
Ethiopia's Simien Mountains National Park is a World Heritage Site, but resource degradation has made lowland areas vulnerable to flooding caused by changing rainfall patterns. (Photo: Hulivili, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Building zero carbon emission economy in a decade
… to Andualem Sisay (AS) about the country's challenges in relation to climate change and the progress made towards achieving its ambitious target of … sectors are very crucial and are components of building a resilient adaptation and mitigation strategy.       NT: How do you asses … Climate change …
Article, 24 November 2015