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Men present findings on a large map at the front of a community meeting
How can we incorporate local knowledge into climate planning and policy? …Maps!
Insight, 17 January 2020
IIED's Krystyna Swiderska discusses the latest research on how indigenous people adapt to climate change at a side event at the 2016 UN climate conference in Marrakech (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds
… research by IIED and partners shows how indigenous people are using traditional knowledge to counter growing threats to food security in the face of climate change. Droughts, floods, heat stress and other extreme weather can … Climate change … Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds …
News, 22 November 2016
Representatives of communities from Peru, Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea have formed an International network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (Photo: Lhab Tshering)
Indigenous mountain communities call on governments to support traditional knowledge-based adaptation
… their food and farming systems and the adaptation responses needed.  Climate change threatens mountain ecosystems and the people that depend on them … The declaration calls on governments to support adaptation based on traditional knowledge that is specific to local contexts, and to respect … Climate change …
News, 18 June 2014
A group of people stand on a bank next to a body of water.
LIFE-AR: Uganda roll-out progresses to district level, charts path for more countries to come on board
… least developed countries (LDCs) have contributed least to escalating climate change yet suffer the most from its impacts. Furthermore, traditional business-as-usual approaches to climate action – top-down, … Climate change …
News, 30 October 2023
At CBA12 participants talked about the different ways their cultures create inclusive spaces to reach consensus-based decisions (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
The power of storytelling: can traditions from the past find answers to the climate problem?
… storytelling has long had the power to inspire action and drive change. And this year, the world has put ‘talanoa’ – a Pacific word to … story sharing – at the heart of international efforts to accelerate climate action. Countries are being encouraged to embrace the ‘Talanoa … their different cultures create inclusive spaces to share local and traditional knowledge and how they reach consensus-based decisions that …
Insight, 17 August 2018
Woman, wearing a hat and a basket on her back, picks vegetables
The unsung heroes for nature and climate
Insight, 07 December 2022
An illustration of a man looking at his mobile phone
Planning ahead: how the CRISP-M tool advances early climate action
Insight, 05 January 2022
Landscape with lowe bushes, flowers and a hrose with hills in the background
Ecosystem-based adaptation: three ways evidence can influence policymakers
… (EbA) effectiveness  and to inform policies and actions for climate, nature and people. As this work drew to a close, IIED spoke … and local communities who have done the least to cause climate change are bearing the brunt of its impacts. Yet many are investing … time and money working with nature to adapt, often building on their traditional knowledge and biocultural heritage. A recent IIED survey in …
Insight, 14 March 2023
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The Huaran Declaration: Indigenous Peoples are the real solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises
… and effective responses based on biocultural heritage (interlinked traditional knowledge, biodiversity, landscapes, cultural and spiritual values, and … Climate change … Huaran Declaration: Indigenous Peoples are the real solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises …
Publication, 17 June 2024
Woman, in a field, throws potatos into a sack
COP15 should protect mountain landscapes, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities governing them
News, 23 November 2023