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A shepherd and a herd of sheep in a mountain
COP27: vital but at-risk IPLC landscapes urgently need more climate finance
… Climate change epitomises injustice. Thousands of people have died in poor … way in Egypt, low-income countries are rightly demanding finance for adaptation and loss and damage. But how much of this finance is likely … for IPLCs so urgent? According to the latest IPCC report, land-based mitigation can deliver large-scale greenhouse gas emission …
Insight, 08 November 2022
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
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 … policies and practices with local producers, processors, traders, community leaders, city representatives and consumers. This has the … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP26) …
Article, 12 November 2021
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CBA14 closing: UK minister urges countries to allocate more finance to nature-based solutions to help tackle climate change
News, 25 September 2020
IIED research associate Nathalie Seddon discusses nature-based solutions to climate change in a video interview (Photo: IIED)
Consensus grows on nature-based solutions to climate change, but challenges remain
… the growing consensus about the value of nature-based solutions to climate change – including ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation – and set … said: “There's a real sense of a growing consensus in the adaptation community, that nature – that working with, enhancing, restoring, nature … Climate change …
News, 10 August 2018
Sandbags in a doorway to prevent flooding
Adapting to climate change in Europe: building a systemic and urgent vision
… In the last few months, the school strikers for climate and activist movements such as Extinction Rebellion have … concern and media attention around the urgent challenge of climate change. This urgency is long overdue and welcome support for more … life-enhancing environment for communities, and an opportunity for community renewal and positively refreshed state-society relationships. …
Insight, 15 May 2019
Woman, wearing a hat and a basket on her back, picks vegetables
The unsung heroes for nature and climate
Insight, 07 December 2022
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Ecosystem-based climate adaptation: building on the positives in El Salvador
Publication, 01 January 2019
A trader wades through knee-high flooded water in a marketplace
Community voices – the climate needs you in COP26 countdown
… political events in 2019 marked key moments for influencing the climate action agenda, including this September’s UN Secretary-General’s … world leaders to listen to their priorities. At last year’s annual community-based action event (CBA13) , adaptation practitioners, … locally tested solutions for dealing with the impacts of climate change.  Debates covered practical ideas for getting finance to the …
Insight, 28 January 2020
Drylands landscape with cattle in the background
CBA15: Can adaptation be a superhero in the 'super year' for climate and nature?
Insight, 17 February 2021
Delegates at CBA12 in Malawi gather around a table and write on a document
CBA13: galvanising locally-based adaptation in a crunch year for climate action
Insight, 22 January 2019