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This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
Insight, 19 June 2018
Peru's Quelccaya ice cap is the largest glaciated area in the tropics; glaciers play a significant role in Lima's water provision (Photo: Wikipedia via Creative Commons)
Recognising the risks – what do people in Lima think about climate change?
… Peru is one of the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change, with a … Climate change … Recognising the risks – what do people in Lima think about climate change? …
Insight, 22 December 2014
Community-led mapping in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, helps to record and reflect local people's needs and priorities (Photo: Sohel Ahmed)
Q&A: Why do we need a philosophy for better evidence?
… view evidence? SD: As researchers and evaluators, 'evidence' is absolutely what we do: finding and collating information into … that. The key is that evidence is used, that it influences positive change. That's what IIED's research evidence is all about, supporting … context? SD: Absolutely. We don't know what is going to happen with climate change: how fast it will happen or what the impacts will be. So …
Article, 14 March 2017
Cover for 10744IIED.pdf
Can urban regeneration improve health resilience in a changing climate?
Publication, 01 August 2015
People stand on a sea-wall with a road and look out at the ocean.
8 points on financing climate change adaptation in urban areas
Insight, 20 June 2013
Flooded sugar cane fields near Colombia's third largest city, Cali, during an intense rainy season.
What does low-carbon resilience look like in Latin America?
… Climate change has a high impact on the national economies of Latin America. … a high proportion of the population still live in poverty despite local and regional economies having been strengthened. This means it is the vulnerable and the poor who will be most affected by climate … Climate change …
Insight, 04 April 2013
Adapting to climate change in Bangladesh
Insight, 30 March 2011
Cover for G02823.pdf
Mental models: understanding the causes and consequences of climate change (PLA 60)
… of complex processes but, ultimately, adaptive capacity. Climate change is a complex issue, and many lay people, not only those in the … Mental models: understanding the causes and consequences of climate change (PLA 60) …
Publication, 01 December 2009
Cover for 10062IIED.pdf
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) in Nepal: Feasibility testing phase Q1 Report
Publication, 01 July 2013
Cover for X00133.pdf
Urban Climate Adaptation and Leadership: From Conceptual Understanding to Practical Action
… The impacts of climate change are expected to create numerous challenges for cities. This … learning from experiences, and recalibrating as new information is obtained and lessons are learned. Free download available at the … Urban Climate Adaptation and Leadership: From Conceptual Understanding to …
Publication, 01 December 2013