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CBA12 participants wave goodbye after another successful event (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
CBA conferences: what's so good about them?
… The 13th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA13) takes place in Ethiopia on 1-4 April 2019. The conference … Climate change …
Article, 19 February 2019
Flooded street with tall buildings in the background
Rethinking urban climate resilience: time for a reset?
… and cities than in rural areas. Urban areas are highly exposed to climate change and are facing hazards at increasing frequency and intensity. … awareness on climate impacts, strengthening the social bonds between community members, improving governance processes and improving … Rethinking urban climate resilience: time for a reset? …
Insight, 18 July 2021
Responding to climate change in the Caribbean
Insight, 05 July 2011
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations … and informing policy. Research overview and overarching questions Community-based adaptation: research, practice and partnerships for … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP23) …
Event, 06 November 2017
Extreme events like forest fires, droughts and storms threaten sustainable development. (Photo: Global Water Partnership)
How climate change made the development agenda
… The recent release of Climate Change and Human Development , endorsed by Oxfam International executive … the first of their kind – non-technical, story- and experience-based – and they were widely read. Tom Tanner, now a research fellow at … Climate change … How climate change made the development agenda …
Insight, 12 August 2014
CBA13 participants speaking
CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
News, 17 July 2019
Cover for G03701.pdf
Eighth international conference on community-based adaptation: Financing local adaptation, Kathmandu, Nepal
Publication, 01 April 2014
D&C Days 2018: around 350 policymakers, researchers and development practitioners came together for discussions and debates focused on the interface between development and climate change (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Creative Commons via Flickr)
"Follow the science": Least Developed Countries Group lead negotiator
… The lead climate negotiator for the world’s least developed countries has called … to be mindful of the “real lives” behind the numbers. “We need to change the perspective from value for money to value for people,” he said. Oxen, ploughs Constance Okolett, a farmer, community activist and chair of the Osukura United Women Network in …
News, 10 December 2018
View of a mountain with a few houses. Snowed mountains in the background.
Loss and damage: erosion of Nepal’s life, land and beauty is deep and irreparable
… is real”. But my beautiful homeland is a first-hand victim of the climate crisis. Our dependence on nature for our livelihoods makes us … of ice injured students, damaged houses and killed livestock.  For my community, the climate crisis is not a future threat. We are suffering … their actions. The stories of the people most vulnerable to climate change must be heard and acknowledged. These stories of loss and damage …
Insight, 19 January 2022
Cover for G00035.pdf
International Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change Dhaka, Bangladesh
… begins: ry 24-28, 2007 a International Workshop on nd Adaptation to 2 Climate Change Dhaka, Bangladesh nized by Community Based Febru Orga ka Dha on ti on, da ssi n alth Fou on North … Climate change … International Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change Dhaka, Bangladesh …
Publication, 01 February 2007