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Climate adaptation: old wine in new bottles?
Insight, 29 March 2011
Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change
… knowledge from communities that openly share their resources. Many community resources are now held in gene banks, research institutes and … livelihood options and resilience to environmental stresses such as climate change. "The current ABS regime does not adequately recognise the … Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change …
News, 21 January 2008
The CBA9 participants gather for a group photo on the final day of the conference, shortly after the Nairobi Declaration was announced (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights
Article, 05 May 2015
Vietnam's Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute is working on developing rice strains that are more tolerant to heat, increased salinity and longer periods under water (Photos: V. Meadu/CCAFS)
New publication studies climate finance at national level
News, 20 March 2015
Cover for 10103IIED.pdf
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development in Nepal
… on assessing the resilience benefits of different approaches to community-based planning for adaptation. The research assess how communities have … has also developed local level scorecards to assess institutional climate risk management in village and district development committees. … Climate change … Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development in Nepal …
Publication, 01 March 2015
Cover for G03830.pdf
Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast
… forest use and indigenous knowledge and practices of the Mijikenda community in the coastal region of Kenya, and the trends over the last … as drought and pest resistance, traditional farming practices and climate change response strategies. It also sought to understand the factors or … for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Song, dancing & tomatoes were on the agenda when a CBA9 field trip was hosted by the Likia Conservancy Self-Help Group, which showed participants its fish farming and beehives (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights – pre-conference field trips
News, 26 April 2015
Sorting apricots in Tajikistan. The diverse and extreme climatic conditions of Central Asia helped farmers develop fruit varieties adaptable to drought and other environmental stresses (Photo: UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Paris Agreement – a framework for local inclusion
Insight, 05 February 2016
An illustration showing two people reading a book titled "Participatory Learning and Action" in front of the words "positive change"
Participatory Learning and Action: archive
… September 2013 PLA 65 - Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent June 2012 PLA 64 - Young … in Africa November 2010 PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change December 2009 PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for development …
Article, 31 January 2022
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Community maps reveal rich resources of land policymakers think is empty
… to an "A-Z of London". Ced Hesse, principal researcher in IIED’s climate change group, presented the project at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change this week in Bangladesh. He … Climate change … Community maps reveal rich resources of land policymakers think is empty …
Insight, 25 April 2013