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Participants in a 2016 short course for government officials from developing countries organised by ICCCAD and partners in Dhaka (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The International Centre for Climate Change and Development
… for Advanced Studies (BACS) , set up the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)  in 2010, with the aim of build … adaptation and resilience. The need for capacity building There is an urgent need for expertise and increased capacity on climate change … Climate change … The International Centre for Climate Change and Development …
Project, 02 July 2018
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Community consultation for long-term climate-resilient housing in Vietnamese cities: a comparative case study between Hue and Da Nang
… Climate change and housing are closely linked in Vietnam’s cities. The impact of climate change is one of the biggest concerns for government and civil society. In … seen as a single recovery action, separate from the development of local housing and achieving long-term housing resilience. Using … Community consultation for long-term climate-resilient housing in Vietnamese cities: a comparative case study …
Publication, 01 October 2013
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… Showing the people who are creating change: artisanal mining Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is known for poor practices – but that is not the only story. We … 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn. One delegate provided a very personal view of …
Article, 12 January 2018
Local community-based funds can help farmers in climate-sensitive areas to diversify. Mercyline Atieno got a loan for her poultry business in Kenya (Photo: T.Muchaba/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Now is the time to ensure GCF finance reaches the local level
Insight, 03 April 2017
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… was my supervisor when I worked as a senior regional advisor for climate change and development with Ireland DFAT, and what stood out for me was … “Currently, Kumvana is also responsible for a project that is funded by DFID through IIED ,” …
Article, 15 June 2020
A screengrab from the Mr Forest video. The two films were viewed 360,000 times in China in the first 24 hours after their release (Image: IIED)
Best of 2018: videos
… how China's consumption can have a direct impact on how much forest is left in Africa and on local livelihoods. We also wanted to try to … IIED Sustainable Diets for All programme . 4 Explaining isn’t nuts Climate finance, the funding to support action on climate change, is growing rapidly – but little of it is reaching locally-led …
Article, 24 February 2019
Farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in Southwestern China have responded to climatic adversity by innovating to increase productivity using less water (Image: IIED)
Why listen to and support the most vulnerable?
… and combat inequalities. As such, it demands that special attention is paid to the world's most vulnerable communities, to those who are most at risk from changes to the climate and wider environment. But it is not enough to just focus on the … local context and needs. Adapting agricultural production to climate change, for example, involves helping farmers to find appropriate local …
Insight, 02 October 2015
IIED's Susannah Fisher and David Dodman (top, centre) talk to stakeholders on a social learning project in Kenya (Photo: IIED)
Using learning partnerships to support change
… involves a set of key principles. These are: Learning for change : Using an approach of co-creating knowledge, bringing actors … inputs structured around the learning process: information that is focused on specific communities' needs and stresses the importance of … of learning partnerships and work on learning at IIED are: Irish Aid Climate Change and Development Learning Platform Irish Aid has made a …
Article, 24 April 2017
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Gender needs and roles in building climate resilience in Hue City, Vietnam
Publication, 01 May 2016
A row of women and men sit at a table looking out at an audience.
CBA8: 8th conference on community-based adaptation to climate change
Event, 24 April 2015