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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
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in the Moroccan city of Marrakech from … for decentralised energy access   Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy Date: … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Event, 05 November 2016
Climate change: governments should support migration, not fear it
… risk adopting policies that increase people’s vulnerability to climate change because of a general prejudice against migration, according to … non-agricultural activities, such as construction and businesses in urban centres, especially in small and intermediate ones where land is … Climate change … Climate change: governments should support migration, not fear it …
News, 02 February 2011
Outdoor workers in Da Nang are prone to heat stress. Credit: COHED.
To build climate resilience cities must assess diverse drivers of vulnerability
Insight, 30 October 2013
Group of people sitting on the floor, discussing research in Kibera
Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda – Lessons on Understanding Risk and Building Resilience
… from the river banks are also subject to localised flooding. Global climate change is already aggravating the flood risk residents face across the … undermining their resilience. Effective action for climate change adaptation needs to be specific to the social, economic, and physical … Urban … Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda – Lessons on Understanding Risk and Building Resilience …
Insight, 20 October 2016
An image showing a group photo of CBA10 field trip group posing for a photo on a rooftop at the end of a long day during which the delegates made visits to four separate projects in Dhaka where communities are adapting to climate change (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice
… about the best part of the conferences on community-based adaptation (CBA), the overwhelming response is the field trips. From … trips to see how local communities are adapting to the challenges of climate change, and opportunities to share real-world experiences and knowledge. … Climate change … CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice …
Insight, 27 April 2016
Indigeonous communities join government officials, NGOs and academics to participate in a ridge-to-reef mapping workshop in Cagayan de Oro City to identify threats to the forest and environment ecosystem (Photo: Horacio Marcos C. Mordeno, MindaNews, Creative Commons via Flickr)
International Disaster and Risk Conference 2016: key resources
Article, 28 August 2016
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
… works and have ingenious and sustainable solutions for adapting to climate change. But they are largely cut out of the funding picture, making it … that enable finance to flow. Delivering effective, adequate climate adaptation is an expensive challenge. Some estimates place Africa’s … Climate change … What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable? …
Insight, 19 June 2018
Officials on a climate finance course meet farmers in Bangladesh to learn about the benefits of solar irrigation pumps (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance for those who need it most
… are generating practical evidence on how best to design and deliver climate finance at international, national and local levels. We are … national and local sources of funding for mitigation and adaptation – is critical in enabling developing countries to respond to climate change. The finance levels are increasing rapidly. And so are the needs. …
Article, 13 May 2016
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