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D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… the world, D&C Days offers a space for the emotions brought up by climate change – ranging from despair and anger to hope – that are often left … and overlapping agendas is critically needed to increase climate adaptation and resilience. Overarching findings from D&C Days point … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP26) …
Article, 12 November 2021
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Ambition to achieve gender balance at international climate negotiations must be matched with finance
… Climate change is a global crisis that disproportionately affects women and … women must be recognised as agents of change in building climate resilience through gender-responsive climate planning and actions. … to gender equality as the principal objective. Less than 3% of adaptation funds for LDCs is allocated to supporting gender equality in …
Insight, 10 October 2023
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Upscaling innovative ‘planting-baskets’ to restore landscape diversity and enhance climate-resilient livelihoods
… agroforestry, and promoting biodiversity restoration practices and climate-resilient livelihoods.  What is IIED doing? IIED is supporting … from other countries of the importance of diversification for climate resilience, and mentor partner NGOs in strategies and tactics that forest and farm producer organisations are …
Project, 22 February 2024
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Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change
… disruptive resilience : to tackle disruptive risks such as the climate emergency and COVID-19, cities must embrace innovative … to tackle urban poverty and inequality so that the impacts of climate change and efforts to reduce emissions do not deepen but instead tackle … four interlinked themes.   However, effective decarbonisation and adaptation strategies in cities will depend on developing local …
Article, 23 June 2022
Indian women working a rice field
Enhancing climate resilience impacts of India’s social protection programme
… of the scheme towards poverty reduction is well documented, climate change has emerged as a major threat and could reverse these development … Ministry of Rural Development  (MoRD) of India to enhance the climate resilience impacts of MGNREGS, with support from the UK's Foreign, … Climate change … Climate-resilient development …
Project, 07 January 2021
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A new COP26 decision for long-term strategies: what’s in it for LDCs?
… development strategies’ – visionary plans for delivering low carbon, climate resilient development by mid-century. But the 2020 deadline has … with developing, updating and implementing their LTS. Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) Status? Parties have called for practical steps to … today, the stock of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere means climate change impacts will worsen in decades to come – ignoring adaptation and …
Insight, 31 May 2021
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Climate change and the blue economy: the role of fisheries and aquaculture
… to global emissions, fisheries and aquaculture face high levels of climate risk, particularly in the tropics and in areas facing … as overfishing. To support resilient aquatic food systems, climate adaptation strategies must be multi-sectoral, multi-scale, and guided by the … Climate change … Climate change and the blue economy: the role of fisheries and …
Publication, 16 November 2023
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Better cities are possible: responding to the twin crises of climate change and inequality
… low-carbon and just urbanisation, in a context of increasing climate breakdown and inequality? Here, IIED’s urban researchers set out … the context of the climate emergency.  Effective decarbonisation and adaptation strategies in cities will depend on developing local … planning that tackles the twin crises of inequality and climate change will depend on local and scientific data on risk and inequality, …
Publication, 21 June 2022
Woman, wearing a hat and a basket on her back, picks vegetables
The unsung heroes for nature and climate
… areas, they have worked with nature for generations, adapting to climate change through their traditional biocultural systems. But accelerating … show that diversification and ecological farming are among their key adaptation strategies. Extreme weather events and unpredictable climate … Climate change … The unsung heroes for nature and climate …
Insight, 07 December 2022
Drip irrigation in Faylar village, Senegal. Investing in solar-powered water pumps and drip-feed irrigation systems can help farmers survive in times of drought (Photo: InnoAfrica, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Building a vision of climate resilience: questions to the adaptation community
… in Addis Ababa, I have been close witness to the pressures that climate change has brought to Ethiopia, and how these pressures have worsened … Ethiopia’s chairmanship – launched the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) . This LDC-led initiative seeks to … Climate change … Building a vision of climate resilience: questions to the adaptation community …
Insight, 06 March 2019