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Climate protestors in Doha. Photo: adopt a negotiator
COP18 Q&A: outcomes of the Doha climate talks
… come out of the collective outcome from the talks, called the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’? There are three main things to come out of the … to vulnerable communities for the loss and damage caused by climate change. While we didn’t set up an international mechanism on loss and … countries and least developed countries are going to focus on at home now – there will be finance for that. There was also agreement on …
Article, 12 December 2012
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From research to policy: the role of researchers in shaping urban climate resilience
… The impacts of climate change can have devastating effects on urban areas, which are home to over half of the global population. The scale and complexity of … From research to policy: the role of researchers in shaping urban climate resilience …
Publication, 01 January 2014
European visa obstacles exclude many from UN climate talks
… some of the world's poorest countries have been excluded from the UN climate change negotiations underway in Poland because of delays getting visas, … won't be any barriers for that. I hope no-one will be sitting back at home because of visa or travel barriers." "We will create a process that …
News, 11 December 2008
A tale of typhoons, trees and tiny creatures that stood between a community and climate resilience
Insight, 17 April 2012
An image taken by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center shows Tropical Storm Hagupit weakening as it nears Manila, but it has already claimed 21 lives while COP20 proceeds in Lima (Photo: NASA/NOAA via NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory)
Philippines to lead global forum of vulnerable countries
… highly vulnerable to a warmer planet. Secretary of the Philippines Climate Change Commission, Mary Ann Lucille L. Sering, said: "We are convinced … to close the wide gaps that still separate the world from a safe climate. "We have sustained losses every year since 2008 of five per … Climate change …
News, 09 December 2014
Construction of new homes designed with community inputs in Gorakhpur, India (Photo: Nivedita Mani and team)
Urban communities are devising their own solutions to build resilience
… there a way to enable communities to develop their own resilience to climate change? These were some of the questions addressed by researchers from across Asia funded by the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) at a recent workshop in … Climate change …
Insight, 24 February 2015
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Navigating ocean investments
… agendas. The BBC’s Blue Planet and Netflix’s Our Planet brought home how plastic pollution, climate change and other human activities are damaging marine life. The UN …
Publication, 01 October 2019
A young woman sits working at a sewing machine in a corner of a room.
Stitching with determination: stories of women garment workers in Indore, India
… working in India’s flourishing garment industry.  Women working from home account for about 14% of urban employment in India . In low- and … the informal economy, while also helping to build their resilience to climate change. Indore as a hub of garment manufacturing Indore is an emerging …
Article, 07 June 2022
Fatima Denton, a member of IIED’s Independent Expert Group, speaking at the Development and Climate Days conference (Photo: Matt Wright)
Zero carbon – costs and opportunities for Least Developed Countries
… to make those changes? Do we need to recognise that a narrative of change must take different forms in different parts of the world? These … some of the big questions underpinning discussions at Development & Climate Days (D&C Days)  at COP21 in Paris, but as became clear from the … about. The stakes are high. A failure to act to mitigate against climate change will push millions back into poverty  — with many of the …
Insight, 10 December 2015
CBA13 networking: IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Saleemul Huq in conversation with Susan Nanduddu, director of the Uganda-based African Centre for Trade and Development
CBA13: event highlights
… 13th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA13)  in Addis Ababa to discuss how adaptation can contribute … in the negotiating rooms must be translated into tangible action at home, and must also be informed by and learn from local solutions that … Climate change …
Article, 04 April 2019