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Many residents of Dar es Salaam live in informal settlements and are vulnerable to a wide range of climate threats, including sea-level rise and coastal erosion and flooding (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
4th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA4)
… , emphasised the need to find linkages between national policies on climate adaptation and local level activities.  The  programme (PDF) … structured to include a range of plenary and technical sessions on key subjects such as agriculture, water, and ecosystems, as well as … much of the knowledge and skills required to cope with climate change impacts. Communities can increase their resilience to climate …
Article, 02 February 2010
Close up of two men: one clapping and another giving a 'V' sign for victory/peace.
‘Historical’ COP28 outcomes nowhere near enough for least developed countries
… The COP28 climate summit started on a high note with the adoption of … ongoing loss and damage from the slow-onset effects of climate change. Climate finance falls short After the summit’s encouraging … for adaptation. For LDCs the negotiations failed to advance key issues, including agreement on a common definition of climate …
Insight, 15 December 2023
Women fishing in shallow water
CBA15: Local solutions inspiring global action
… The 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15) took place from 14-18 June 2021. In this blog , IIED … to the UN climate negotiations in November 2021 (COP26), while the key messages from the conference are summed up in this report . See what … Climate change …
Event, 14 June 2021
IIED Insights: Q&A with Hannah Reid on community based adaptation
Article, 10 March 2011
Community-based adaptation in Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS
Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning
… at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change, which ended today in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Government Network … planning for resilient nations," says Mousumi Pervin. "The key driving force of the group is to exchange knowledge and practices … Climate change … Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning …
News, 25 April 2013
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
… fellow Saleemul Huq, also director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), provided regular vlogs from Lima … support the climate diplomacy of vulnerable countries by identifying key opportunities to put climate change higher on the foreign policy … Climate change … IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) …
Event, 01 December 2014
The Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many informal settlements are built on steep slopes, exposing them to landslides (Photo: Outdoor Life, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Can one billion people in informal settlements be protected from climate change?
Insight, 06 March 2018
Abid Lashari, president of the National Disability and Development Forum, Pakistan, is interviewed at CBA8
Voices of people with disabilities must be heard in climate change adaptation debate
Insight, 16 May 2014
A herder with his livestock in Isiolo County, Kenya (Photo: Dorine Odongo/ILRI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Kenya
Project, 14 June 2018
Delegates at CBA8 in Nepal travel to Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District to see the effects of climate change as part of the pre-conference fields trips (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Crowd-sourcing ideas to help community-based adaptation finance reach the most vulnerable
Insight, 01 May 2014