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Early start: A cow being milked at first light in the village of Kimokouwa (credit: Toby Mitchell)
Mixing meteorology with traditions to improve climate forecasts for pastoralists
… March I was struck by the intense variations in both scenery and climate that occurred over a relatively small geographical area. The … for weather forecasting is especially vital in the context of climate change. Quhru Kaiyongo, 80, a pastoralist elder in the living in the … travelling with colleagues from Hakikazi Catalyst and the TMA brought home to me the importance of actively engaging with stakeholder groups …
Insight, 19 March 2014
Development and Climate Days Film Competition 2011
… 4th annual D&C International Film Competition sponsor ed by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) We’re pleased to announce that Ripples , a film about climate change and disaster management in Bangladesh, is the winner of our … Climate change … Development and Climate Days Film Competition 2011 …
Article, 22 August 2011
An image showing a group photo of CBA10 field trip group posing for a photo on a rooftop at the end of a long day during which the delegates made visits to four separate projects in Dhaka where communities are adapting to climate change (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice
… trips to see how local communities are adapting to the challenges of climate change, and opportunities to share real-world experiences and knowledge. … the whole area is getting greener." On our way to the next stop, the home of a local 'green champion', we stopped at the canal that was the …
Insight, 27 April 2016
A coastal river system seen from above
Developing a vision for The Gambia’s future
… Home to just over two million people, The Gambia is one of Africa’s smallest states. But it is making big waves in climate circles, not least because its Nationally Determined … whole-of-government process: The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) will lead The Gambia’s LTS …
Insight, 20 April 2020
Ha Thi Ngan, a beekeeper, surrounded by her bee hives.
Where honey means money and climate means change
Insight, 21 April 2012
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Rethinking the roles of the state and communities in urban housing and land-use management
… in South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Namibia. The Climate Change in Cities paper explores resilience to climate hazards in smaller cities of the Amazon. The feedback papers are …
Publication, 01 April 2020
Can beans and dice change lives? The potential of serious, fun games
… purpose. They are designed to bolster people’s awareness of their climate risk and how they could manage those risks better. Using such … importantly coordinating among each other, we threw ourselves back at home base as the final whistle blew. My group didn’t gather as many … seemingly simple games like Ready! not only have the potential to change lives, but they could very likely lead to actions that save …
Insight, 19 November 2013
Formerly arable land is seen dried in Fuyuan county due to drought in southwest China's Yunnan province, an area known for its mild climate (Photo: Mingjia Zhou, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Extreme climate impacts already causing devastation in mountain communities
… for their water .  Mountain ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change … and are rarely involved in adaptation planning. Mountain regions are home to some of the poorest and most marginalised indigenous people and … Extreme climate impacts already causing devastation in mountain communities …
News, 18 November 2015
Typhoon Haiyan approaching the Philippines on 7 November 2013. Credit: NASA
Typhoon Haiyan shows why COP19 must deliver on loss and damage
… I started drafting this blog on loss and damage from climate change last week before the beginning of COP19, the 19th conference of … them. Watching this on television over the past 48 hours has brought home to me the essence of the difference between adaptation and loss and … Climate change …
Insight, 13 November 2013
Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions
… to 40 percent. It adds that the potential for cities to help address climate change is being overlooked because of this error. "Blaming cities for … United Nations agencies, former US President Bill Clinton's climate change initiative and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have all … Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions …
News, 25 September 2008