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A solar lamp lights up a shop.
The private sector’s role in low carbon resilient development
Insight, 20 June 2013
The sun glints on smoke above Beijing. China is on course to see overall coal consumption peak this year (Photo; GadgetDan via Creative Commons)
If the coal industry really cared about helping poor countries, it would shut itself down
… expanding its own coal industry. Tony Abbott's government did not put climate change on the agenda until the Americans told them this was … Brisbane airport banned an advertisement promoting awareness about climate change as being "too political", while allowing adverts from … Climate change …
Insight, 17 November 2014
An image of Saleemul Huq at the podium giving a speech. On the final day of the CBA10 conference, he called for federations and communities of the urban poor to be better utilised by urban developers, climate change practitioners and local government to mainstream local adaptation (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
International climate adaptation conference calls for governments, NGOs and infrastructure investors to work with urban community federations to mainstream and finance local adaptation
… conferences looking at how local communities can and do adapt to climate change. This year, for the first time, the conference had an urban … the learning from here will help strengthen the process of CBA back home. Communities should be the driver in making adaptation sustainable, … International climate adaptation conference calls for governments, NGOs and …
News, 28 April 2016
Surveying residents in low-income housing in Vijinapura, India. Receiving accurate data about slums can help local authorities plan solutions (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Co-producing urban innovation from the bottom up
… events – and set to become more frequent and intense as a result of climate change.  Often built on steep slopes, next to rivers or along exposed … leaves these neighbourhoods unable to withstand, and recover from, climate shocks and stresses. For city governments, that typically see … Climate change …
News, 24 October 2016
A group of people stand around a map on a table.
Kota Kita: facilitating citizen-led urban development
… are situated in low-lying coastal areas and are highly exposed to climate shocks such as flooding, subsidence and erosion. Disadvantaged … How can these new growing urban areas be made safe, well-planned and climate-resilient? How our allies and collaborators create change As part of IIED’s 50th birthday celebrations, we are showcasing …
Article, 22 February 2022
Villagers in India dig out a silted-up water tank as part of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (Photo: McKay Savage, Creative Commons via Flickr)
2019 – the way forward is a Green Decent Work Guarantee
Insight, 30 December 2018
Dancing at the Dia de Los Muertos festival, which incessant rainfall spoiled in Mexico this year (Photo: Richard Cawood)
Winning entry of 'My Story' competition says extreme weather affects Mexican festivals
… I like to celebrate Mexican traditions. And this year I noticed that climate change is impacting our Mexican traditions. How? Rain-changing matters … was raining. My family has always preferred to build the altar in our home so our tradition didn't change. But I thought about the families … Climate change …
Insight, 06 December 2014
Street food: the debate on food security must adapt to consider how consumption and urbanisation are transforming rural spaces and economies, food systems and food security (Photo: Cecilia Tacoli/IIED)
If food security is the answer, is it time to change the question?
… that prevent people from accessing food. If these narratives don’t change, policies and strategies to enhance food security will surely … poor food quality has resulted in 42 per cent of households being home to both obese adults and chronically malnourished children. This, … in both rural and urban areas. Rural change too Urbanisation, climate change, rising food prices and the growing mechanisation of …
Insight, 23 February 2015
A group of people line up in front of a mountain background.
Building green and inclusive energy
… For All Forum and at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate negotiations.  This has included raising … make it difficult to run a business or do the daily chores at home. We wanted to understand citizens’ experience of using energy …
Project, 01 October 2020
View of Harpan village of Panchase – the upstream of Phewa Lake (Photo: Amit Poudyal/IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Nepal
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … ecosystems include broadleaf and mixed forests, small lakes, and are home to a world-famous diversity of orchid species. The economy of … Climate change …
Project, 26 June 2018