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A road in Kibera informal settlement
Climate activism and cities: a shared agenda
Insight, 07 February 2020
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A stronger voice for women in local land governance: effective approaches in Tanzania, Ghana and Senegal
… In many rural areas across sub-Saharan Africa, the way land is accessed is shaped by long-standing norms, often characterised by … by rising commercial pressure on land, and further aggravated by climate change, urbanisation and population growth. As a result, rural … A stronger voice for women in local land governance: effective approaches in Tanzania, Ghana and …
Publication, 01 August 2019
Young man pushing a cart with branches.
Q&A: What does the youth inclusion theme at CBA14 have in store?
… Joshua Amponsem is founder of Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) , a Ghana-based … group that seeks to mobilise young people to drive environmental change and community development.  He is leading the youth track at next … youth – of different ages, races, places – involved in locally-led climate adaptation. A youth-led initiative to restore fragmented …
Article, 25 August 2020
Rural landscape with plants growing in the land. People gather in the background
IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation
… they got from them, and what role they played in managing them. Which is what I was interested in too: not focusing on a single question … or natural resource management. It’s also really important for climate change. Climate change is caused by human beings’ poor relationship with … IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation …
Article, 19 August 2021
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 the problem … being hit hardest by its effects. The recent IPCC report ' Climate Change and Land ' is a major piece of work, dealing with such complex … Climate change … UN Climate Action Summit 2019 …
Insight, 13 August 2019
A large sign in a street
Cities: where public health and climate experts must meet
… Beyond COVID-19: grassroots visions of change This article is part of a new IIED series that brings together forward-looking … Here, IIED principal researcher  Aditya Bahadur and independent climate policy researcher Anmol Arora look at the importance of  … Cities: where public health and climate experts must meet …
Article, 24 July 2020
A flooded street
How the Philippines’ national M&E system integrates climate and development
… In the Philippines the national climate change monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is primarily geared towards measuring adaptation, and focuses on … Climate change … Assessing climate adaptation: aligning frameworks … How the Philippines’ national M&E system integrates climate and development …
Article, 30 October 2019
Women delivering a package to another woman, all wearing face masks.
Climate justice needs vaccine justice
Insight, 01 February 2021
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
Event, 08 December 2018
Two people walking in a rural landscape
Practical guide helps negotiators put equity at the heart of the new global biodiversity framework
Insight, 04 May 2021