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Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… of IIED projects which include biocultural heritage, ecosystem-based adaptation, social assessment of protected areas, food demand and … applied in various contexts was also highlighted. It brought together climate scientists, adaptation practitioners, policymakers, and private … and IIED work. Related reading: Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation  | Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: …
Event, 01 September 2016
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Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast
… as drought and pest resistance, traditional farming practices and climate change response strategies. It also sought to understand the factors or conditions that … Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, …
Publication, 01 October 2014
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru. (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
An ‘historic opportunity’ to reduce poverty and emissions to zero to be highlighted by #zerozero campaign
… The heads of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre , the International Institute for Environment and … delegates began gathering for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties 20 (COP20) meeting  in Lima, … Development Institute (ODI). "Effective climate mitigation and adaptation strategies are pivotal to eradicating poverty. Without …
News, 04 December 2014
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2017 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2017: publications
… please contact us . Here is our top 10 for 2017: Delivering real change: getting international climate finance to the local level With the rapid ratification of the … delivering a safer, more secure working environment. Ecosystem-based adaptation: question-based guidance for assessing effectiveness Policy …
Article, 28 December 2017
A fishing boat and cruise liner cross paths outside Zakynthos Harbour (Photo: Robert Wallace, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The blue economy and maritime security in Africa: why now?
… of waste, or natural disasters may pose a more significant risk. Climate change and implications for (in)security  While I do not want to … align Africa's maritime security with climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions in the continent and beyond.  Essam Yassin …
Insight, 13 October 2016
Skyline view of a city with houses and short buildings in the front and skyscrapers in the background.
Q&A: Citizen participation in planning − from the neighbourhood to the city
… Exploring these questions is extremely important in the context of climate-related hazards and greater intensity of disasters.   Q: Have … has been working on violence against girls; her work on gendered resilience could be useful.   TS: Youth and child participation is a … of participation fluctuates over time as needs and circumstances change. Preparedness to take part is embedded in local experiences of …
Article, 10 December 2021
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes Research report Forest business incubation … that direct, conditional incentives are the most effective way to change behaviour. However, contextual disadvantages affect the capacity … and of urban actors facing humanitarian crises. 10 Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal …
Article, 21 December 2018
Members of the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation learn techniques for building houses on land that is affected by climate-related hazards, including waterlogging. Picture: David Dodman.
12 Christmas crackers from IIED
… 1. Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe This report says Zimbabwe's climate change strategy should focus more on urban communities, give a …
Article, 27 December 2013
Europe’s food security at risk without bigger role for farmers in policy and research
… Europe's food security in a changing climate will depend on farmers being central participants in … the basis of food supplies and agriculture’s ability to adapt to climate change is disappearing because the dominant policies favour large …
News, 11 May 2011