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G20 must massively scale up debt offer to help low-income countries tackle climate crisis, nature and COVID-19
… initiative to massively scale up debt swaps and offer new bonds for climate change programmes in lower income countries recovering from COVID-19, … of the US$650 billion special drawing rights that the IMF is about to release. Climate and nature programmes would need to vary by … massively scale up debt offer to help low-income countries tackle climate crisis, nature and COVID-19 …
News, 07 July 2021
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Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
Insight, 31 May 2019
Man and woman cut a tree into planks.
United in a call for higher ambition on the global biodiversity agenda
… of ambitious global goals for nature to governance for transformative change; from synergies with other conventions and the Sustainable … concept of ‘nature positive’ as a parallel to ‘carbon neutral’ in the climate negotiations and in one session agreed we would like to see a … to local levels. If COVID-19 has shown us anything at all it is that transformative action is possible when the risks of inaction are …
Insight, 18 September 2020
A woman hands protective equipment to another woman.
Engaging pastoralist communities through citizen movements to amplify their voice
… The 'Engaging citizens for socially just climate action' project  examines deliberative and participatory … decision making and resilience building. Context The PARAN Alliance  is a movement of pastoralist communities and their organisations working … the complex issues affecting pastoralist communities such as climate change risks, ecosystem degradation, loss of land and territories and …
Article, 11 December 2020
A cityscape
IIED podcast explores opportunities for urban change
… their work on key global challenges and how we are working to make change happen. The series of audio recordings can be listened to online … Satterthwaite , who spearheaded IIED’s work on urban poverty. He is joined by senior urban researcher Anna Walnycki , and podcast host … funded by UN-Habitat as part of its project on pro-poor planning for climate resilience in marginalised neighbourhoods . The IIED podcast – …
News, 04 February 2020
Women selling spices in the street
Getting attention to a much-neglected health agenda: occupational health and safety
… to thriving: learning from responses to the health effects of climate change in informal workers and informal settlements of Zimbabwe'. It … activities, including collection of plastic waste. Mabvuku-Tafara is a formal high-density suburb in Harare, with informal lodgings within …
Insight, 27 April 2021
50 years
IIED at 50: protecting people and planet for half a century
… sustainable development movements, including the drives for global climate justice, grassroots sustainable urbanisation and an inclusive … Making sustainable development a reality – movements that inspire change As part of the birthday celebrations, episode 17 of our Make … showcase our partners focused on Indonesia NGO Kota Kita and how it is facilitating citizen-led urban development . The second  profiled …
Article, 08 June 2021
People walking down a flooded road
D&C Days 2019: five themes for climate resilience for all
… The 2019 Development & Climate Days (D&C Days) , taking place on Sunday, 8 December 2019 in Madrid during the middle weekend of this year's UN climate change talks, will tackle big questions, seek effective and practical … infrastructure , and Working with nature to build resilience . Below is more information on each of the themes and how participants can …
Article, 22 November 2019
A woman burns off plastic in an informal settlement
What women want – part two: to map vulnerability to climate change
… be able to use their own knowledge and skills to map vulnerability to climate change. This is the latest in a series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED … What women want – part two: to map vulnerability to climate change …
Insight, 11 June 2021
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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation: a case study from Cirebon, Indonesia
… Climate change is not only affecting geophysical systems through events such as floods, … to climate change adaptation and it is not yet mainstreamed into local climate adaptation policy. This study seeks to analyse gender … Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation: a case study from Cirebon, Indonesia …
Publication, 01 June 2016