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Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2015: publications
… free of charge: to find out more, please contact us . Here is our top 10 for 2015: Democratising international investment law: … migration . Our new  Urban Matters blog  focuses on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages.  Impact of climate change on …
Article, 31 December 2015
2009 Development and Climate Days film festival highlights
Article, 22 July 2010
Participants at D&C Days took part in virtual reality game to help explain the complexities of making climate-related decisions (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Development & Climate Days 2016
Event, 12 November 2016
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… the risk of ignoring these lessons in Africa. I argue that there is an urgent need to apply the lessons more widely.  ' Carbon Conflicts … the debate on land use, particularly with a view to protecting the climate and nature. Of course the key is to also safeguard the interests … projects in Africa are a form of "green grabbing", using climate change mitigation as a conduit, while profit making is the overarching …
Insight, 23 December 2015
People stand by a drought-stricken lake in Xinjiang Province, north-west China.
MPs: the missing pieces to national action on climate change
… A global solution is desirable, but action is also required outside of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process. Given the slow pace for developing an … Climate change … MPs: the missing pieces to national action on climate change …
Insight, 01 August 2012
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Community-based adaptation to climate change: an update
Publication, 01 June 2009
A riverbank settlement in Indonesia illustrates the vulnerability of residents to both flooding and pollution (Photo: Isabelle Lemaire/IIED)
Comparing approaches to riverbank vulnerability in Indonesia
Insight, 08 January 2016
Community-Based Adaptation in Africa (CBAA)
… project Community­ Based Adaptation in Africa (CBAA) tested tools for climate adaptation and knowledge generation in eight African countries. … the NGOs in turn supported community-level activities around climate change adaptation. The coordinating partners in each country were … for monitoring and evaluation of the project. Participatory video is a technique that brings people together to explore issues as they …
Project, 08 September 2010
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PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… Learning and Action focuses on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA). CBA brings together those working in the fields of … community development, and climate change science. Good CBA is community-driven, empowering, and strengthens local capacity. The … PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change …
Publication, 01 December 2009
IIED Insights: Q&A with Hannah Reid on community based adaptation
Article, 10 March 2011