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A man and a woman holding a machete stand in front of a tree in a forest
Introduction to forest-climate action
… groups and their businesses – are developing efficient and durable climate solutions. For them climate resilience is not an option, it’s a … landscape restoration at a scale that will mitigate global climate change. What is IIED doing? The IIED forests and prosperity work … Build capabilities to assess and respond to climate threats and pilot adaptation and mitigation solutions, and Facilitate interactions that …
Article, 12 October 2021
Head and shoulders image of Alok Sharma talking to a computer camera in front of the Union flag
Ministers, NGOs, academia and grassroots discuss resilience beyond COVID-19
… speech in a discussion titled ‘ Resilience in light of COVID-19: climate action on the road to COP26 ’, hosted by IIED and E3G during  … who gave examples of the ambitious commitments and action on climate adaptation and resilience that they're working on at all levels, from … Sharma noted that those who had contributed the least to climate change also have the fewest resources to adapt to it. He discussed the …
News, 07 July 2020
A group of people stand on a bank next to a body of water.
LIFE-AR: Uganda roll-out progresses to district level, charts path for more countries to come on board
… least developed countries (LDCs) have contributed least to escalating climate change yet suffer the most from its impacts. Furthermore, traditional … and innovative Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) marks a radical shift towards … Climate change …
News, 30 October 2023
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
… on a range of issues that link policy, knowledge and practice for climate ambition. This year's event was part of the  Understanding Risk … World Resources Institute (WRI), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact … economies, societies and communities in a post-COVID-19 world. Using ‘adaptation technologies’ to improve policy and planning at national …
Event, 02 December 2020
Three people gather around a wooden table on which papers are stacked
Webinar: Gender inequalities in social protection – people, households and climate adaptation
… Climate risks place a heavy burden on many households in developing … of social protection schemes and how they can incorporate climate-resilience objectives and respond to the different needs of women and … event explored how these households respond to climate risks. What strategies do women and men deploy, and at what cost? Where there are …
Event, 02 April 2020
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Strengthening anticipatory risk response and financing mechanisms for social protection: a practical approach to tackling loss and damage
… Climate change loss and damage is leading to increasingly devastating impacts on … growing climate stresses. It provides recommendations on (i) what strategies can help create effective social protection programming that delivers anticipatory climate resilience outcomes; (ii) what options can be tapped to finance …
Publication, 07 December 2022
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Loss and damage from climate change has pushed Sierra Leoneans far beyond their ability to adapt
… where my family grew vegetables. On a larger scale, the favourable climate enabled farmers to grow non-scientifically enhanced varieties. … rods and nails. This is one example among thousands of how climate change is threatening our food security. The sea rises, the rains come, … and motorbike commercial businesses for income. But these coping strategies are not sufficient. The diverse impacts of climate change …
Insight, 02 December 2020
Two women standing in a forest.
Sisters are doing it for themselves in biodiverse Belize
… an agroforestry plot to restore landscape diversity and enhance climate-resilient landscapes, they were welcomed into the programme. How … plants but local farmers still face the daunting prospect of climate change: hotter temperatures, less rainfall and more extreme weather … research shows that, globally, smallholders invest more in climate adaptation than all international climate finance combined – a …
Insight, 18 March 2024
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Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy. Research results from the Climate Resilient Livestock Production on Communal Lands project, South Africa
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as … an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. This report presents the … Climate change … the evidence and informing policy. Research results from the Climate Resilient Livestock Production on Communal Lands project, South …
Publication, 01 June 2018
A man walking a bike on a flooded road
A changing world needs changing methods: six steps for evaluations to assess “what will work”
… crisis is threatening the ecosystems upon which we all depend. Climate change, with its increased and unpredictable magnitude and frequency of … of six criteria. For example, users can use principles of equity or resilience grounded in the Paris Agreement or Agenda 2030. This is … Climate change …
Insight, 11 July 2022