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This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
Article, 27 February 2019
A view of the migrant informal community of Marathahalli, Bengaluru
‘Participatory’ adaptation plans aren’t working for migrants in cities
… As cities across the global South grapple with climate change, many are designing plans to deal with escalating climate impacts … processes often leave marginalised groups out of the picture. This is particularly true in the global South where high levels of economic … Climate change …
Insight, 09 May 2019
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Gender analysis in building climate resilience in Da Nang: challenges and solutions
… for gender equality exists in Vietnam, gender mainstreaming in climate change planning and action have not yet been fully realised and … signal; (ii) the lack of specific instructions on gendered relations is likely to cause local actors to underestimate the importance of … Gender analysis in building climate resilience in Da Nang: challenges and solutions …
Publication, 01 June 2016
Group of women sit on the floor and raise their hands up.
How women leaders are getting better social protection for the vulnerable
… in local decision-making and contribute to the development and climate-resilience agenda. What do the women leaders do? Ensuring … and quality of supplies to eligible families in a timely manner. It is common for PDS owners to syphon the subsidised grain and sell it on … the delivery of social protection, their empowerment has delivered change in other ways. Shifting power By supporting not just their own …
Insight, 05 July 2022
Group discussions with women in Isiolo County, Kenya helped to generate specific evidence about why they and other marginalised groups are more vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Susannah Fisher, IIED)
Decision making in an uncertain climate
Insight, 23 January 2017
World flags flying
COP26 hangs in the balance if G20 fails to show solidarity with climate-vulnerable countries by delivering action
Insight, 07 July 2021
Mary Robinson talking to Maarten van Aalst
Interview: What if our best world is still in front of us?
… Alicia Pérez-Porro (APP) became an IIED trustee in 2021. She is a marine biologist and scientific coordinator of CREAF , a Spanish ecology research centre focused on global change and biodiversity. Mary Robinson (MR) is a former chair of IIED's … I remember, you know, thinking of two different concepts at the time: climate change and justice. And it’s interesting that’s the title. It …
Article, 05 July 2022
More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
Insight, 16 July 2018
Semarang, Indonesia: One of the ten initial cities in the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network, Semarang has been a pioneer in integrating climate change resilience into city planning and management. (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Climate change governance in cities
Project, 30 March 2015
The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, is one of the world's largest cities. It is surrounded by rivers and lies only a few metres above sea level. The urban poor living in flood-prone areas are most threatened by climate change (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
The IPCC and an urbanising planet
… In a marked change from previous IPCC Assessment reports, the Panel's Fifth … adaptation and the transformative changes needed to avoid dangerous climate change, as evidenced by the IPCC's Synthesis Report, Climate … The issues that receive attention in the synthesis matter because it is more widely read and it encourages the reader to go to the long …
Insight, 06 November 2014