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Building resilience for cotton farmers in India - cover image
Building resilience for cotton farmers in India: evidence from Gujarat and Maharashtra
… the livelihoods of approximately six million farmers. However, climate change – specifically more frequent periods of extreme heat – poses a … and adaptation measures, including government programmes and community-led initiatives, could also be better understood. This study …
Publication, 30 September 2024
US President Joe Biden speaking with a microphone
Biden’s climate summit needs to show leadership for the most vulnerable – here’s how
Insight, 20 April 2021
A scientist studies mangroves in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Mangrove ecosystems support fisheries, prevent coastal erosion and store large amounts of carbon (Photo: Kate Evans/CIFOR)
Call for feedback: inventory of tools to support ecosystem-based adaptation
News, 19 December 2016
A young man looking at a mangrove seedling
CBA14 Setting the stage: from crisis to climate action
… The annual International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA) puts practitioners’ solutions to climate change first. The 14th conference will take place online from 21-25 … Climate change … CBA14 Setting the stage: from crisis to climate action …
Event, 21 July 2020
Delegates at CBA8 in Nepal travel to Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District to see the effects of climate change as part of the pre-conference fields trips (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Crowd-sourcing ideas to help community-based adaptation finance reach the most vulnerable
Insight, 01 May 2014
Representatives of communities from Peru, Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea have formed an International network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (Photo: Lhab Tshering)
Indigenous mountain communities call on governments to support traditional knowledge-based adaptation
News, 18 June 2014
A stone gabion constructed to control erosion across a gully in the Namaqualand region. (Photo: Halcyone Muller / Conservation South Africa)
EbA Evidence and Policy: South Africa
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. IIED, the International … sharing experiences of how the implementation of EbA contributed to community resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic . We also contributed … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation …
Project, 31 May 2018
View of the Earth from the space
Four ways local organisations can use AI to support locally led adaptation and build resilience
… and industry. But what does it mean for those on the frontline of climate adaptation work?   Beyond ChatGPT– a dialogue-based information tool – AI technology is being adapted for specific … years, organisations in the Majority World, including governments, community business organisations, and small and medium enterprises, have …
Insight, 25 May 2023
Communities adapting to climate change can learn from revolutionary conservation method
… Muyeye Chambwera and colleagues studied examples of Community-Based Natural Resource Management, a name for systems … be critical to the success of communities as they strive to adapt to climate change.” CBNRM is based on an incentive-driven notion that assumes that … Climate change … Communities adapting to climate change can learn from revolutionary conservation method …
News, 03 May 2012
Talking change: climate change adaptation in Tanzania
… "Society, institutions, people, economies — all need to change, to be flexible and adaptable in light of a changing climate," said Professor Pius Yanda while delivering opening remarks for … district offices, national agencies, civil society organizations and community representatives. The workshop, which is part of a new climate …
News, 01 June 2012