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Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… is lead author of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report . She is also currently co-chair … cities and climate change at the 7th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation, in 2013 Roberts is a regular contributor to … Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture …
News, 19 July 2016
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
… for drinking water and dependent on food aid from NGOs. With climate change likely to increase the intensity of drought events and … to climate variability and change. While Tanzania's planners use a community-focused process to gather local knowledge and priorities for … Climate change …
Insight, 09 March 2015
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… dramatically increase spending levels on the twin challenges of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Rory Stewart said : “I’d like to … on these issues. Action on the climate crisis IIED's head of climate change, Clare Shakya, gave evidence at the parliamentary inquiry into UK … justice approach to climate finance – leading the international community in a push to get more effective support to people at the …
Insight, 31 May 2019
Demonstrating the use of alternative building materials at the Jinja Building Materials Training Centre, Uganda. (Photo: David Dodman)
Reducing risks to urban health and building climate resilience
Insight, 17 March 2014
The opening of the UN climate change talks in Bonn in June. The negotiators meet in Bonn again this week (Photo: UNClimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate negotiations: the last stop before Paris
Insight, 19 October 2015
Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)
Addressing risks facing informal workers
… or infrastructure, making residents and workers more vulnerable to climate change impacts such as extreme heat, storms or flooding. What did IIED … health and safety within the informal economy. This was followed by community-based and participatory action research to assess informal … Climate change …
Project, 01 October 2018
The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… The climate threats facing Bangladesh pose a very real threat to the … Delta Plan 2100 Bangladesh's geographic vulnerability to climate change, combined with growing demand for water from urbanisation and … natural resources. Ahead of the 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation , for which registration is available until …
Insight, 12 June 2017
More than 100 representatives of indigenous mountain communities met in Peru's Potato Park in April 2017 to share their expertise and build their international network (Photo: Lucia Flórez Zelaya)
Mountain indigenous peoples call for support for biocultural landscapes to achieve the SDGs
… their spiritual heritage and cultural identities, for food security, climate change adaptation and local economic development.  Mountain indigenous … The event included policy discussions between mountain community representatives and government officials, as well as … Climate change …
News, 28 June 2017
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. It is attended by representatives of national, regional and local governments, academics, business people, community leaders, urban planners and civil society representatives. …
Event, 26 June 2022
Political leaders, experts and civil society representatives from the Least Developed Countries (Image: IIED)
What do the Least Developed Countries want from COP21?
News, 25 November 2015