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Bangladesh rural families spend US$2 billion on climate change – dwarfing government and international finance
… The IIED report ‘ Bearing the climate burden: how households in Bangladesh are spending too much ’ … – $79 (6,608 taka) a year per family – on addressing the impacts of climate change. This is twice as much as the government and nearly 12 times the … Bangladesh rural families spend US$2 billion on climate change – dwarfing government and international finance …
News, 19 September 2019
Approximately 80 heads of state and government attended the UN climate change conference in Marrakech in November 2016 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How can the poorest increase the influence of their climate diplomacy? 
… For national governments across the world, climate change is fast becoming one of the most pressing political challenges. … climate change across policies Effective climate diplomacy begins at home. Developing national strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP23) …
Insight, 19 January 2017
Workshop participants will hear from senior LDC climate negotiator Mamadou Honadia, who headed Burkina Faso's delegation to the 2016 UN climate summit (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Building climate negotiation skills for African officials
News, 31 May 2017
Women work in an Agarbatti (incense stick) factory (Photo: Urban Health Resource Centre)
Unsmart, unsafe cities for informal workers: effective policy change will need better data
… working conditions. And a lack of data hides the emerging effects of climate change, particularly upon low-income workers and residents in urban … sectors such as brick kilns, factories, construction work, and home-based workers. UHRC has a long history of partnering with … Climate change … Unsmart, unsafe cities for informal workers: effective policy change will need better data …
Insight, 05 April 2019
A bearded man stands at a podium with a screen behind him.
Urban legend: one man, 50 years, countless seeds of hope
… and matching beard was blissfully unaware that his life was about to change forever. David Satterthwaite, 23, had spent two months working at … University in Toronto. But to deal with the paperwork he needed to go home to England, having planted 30,000 trees. “With the money in my … old Martin guitar,” he says. Arriving unannounced at his parents’ home near Midhurst, West Sussex, his fate took a turn. …
Long read, 13 May 2024
Pedicabs on the flooded streets of Manila, Philippines.
How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty?
… most affected. Most cities are at increasing risk from the effects of climate change, including increasing heat waves and, for coastal cities, rising … homes. They may dig ditches to divert flood waters away from their home. In settlements that often flood, people put shelves up as high up … Climate change …
Insight, 28 March 2013
A father and son record measurements from a rain gauge on their farm in Western Uganda. Changes in rainfall patterns could significantly impact rural populations (Photo: J. Recha/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change
… [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw3Uqn4qFVo] Uganda's climate is naturally variable and susceptible to flood and drought events with damaging socio-economic impacts. In particular, climate change is likely to mean increased food insecurity; shifts in the spread … Climate change … Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change …
Article, 24 November 2015
Four women farmers bend over to work their land
Climate justice and the IPCC special report on land
… One of the fundamental truths of the climate crisis is that the countries and people who did least to create … being hit hardest by its effects. The recent IPCC report ' Climate Change and Land ' is a major piece of work, dealing with such complex … this potential. This blog was  originally published on the Climate Home News website. …
Insight, 13 August 2019
Slow onset climate disasters leaving migrants at greater risk of human trafficking
… People migrating to escape slow onset climate disasters like drought are two and a half times more likely to … the last few months leading to drought in some areas.  According to ' Climate change, migration and vulnerability to trafficking ', people from 42% of … Slow onset climate disasters leaving migrants at greater risk of human trafficking …
News, 25 May 2022
Afloat: Bangladesh adapts to climate change
… soil becomes salty, crops wash away, homes disappear. In Bangladesh, climate change is a humanitarian crisis in the here and now. But millions in … are learning to stay one step ahead of the changes caused by a climate off kilter. Using a very modern mix of tradition and innovation, … Climate change … Afloat: Bangladesh adapts to climate change …
News, 10 January 2011