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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants.
Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
… the global economy and claiming over a million lives. Meanwhile, climate devastation has continued – from wildfires raging in California, … will soon irreversibly harm future generations. The pandemic, climate change and biodiversity loss are intertwined with rising inequality – … experience working with their environment using Indigenous and traditional knowledge, and through informal and customary institutions. …
Insight, 08 October 2020
US President Joe Biden speaking with a microphone
Biden’s climate summit needs to show leadership for the most vulnerable – here’s how
Insight, 20 April 2021
People walk along a river bank, with cattle in the water in front and fields behind
Why we need to plug the climate information gap in social protection schemes
Insight, 15 July 2020
Group image of the members of the C20 working group
Driving impact at the G20: lessons from IIED's engagement with philanthropies
… development. This process ,  and our participation in both the F20 Climate Solutions Forum  and the C20 mid-term meeting, has provided … to support policy areas that might be overlooked or contentious for traditional actors. Towards inclusive governance and accountability The … with public policies that respond to demands for broader systemic change and inclusive, sustainable development. This, in their eyes, …
Insight, 24 July 2024
An Ethiopian farmer demonstrates the the impact of rain shortage on his maize crop (Photo: Dagnachew Belachew via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Connecting the dots: Sharing knowledge to build climate resilient green economies
… Climate change policymakers need to be able to find information that matters quickly, so they can use the most up-to-date knowledge on climate resilient planning to develop policies. When they enter the … Climate change … Connecting the dots: Sharing knowledge to build climate resilient green economies …
Insight, 19 February 2014
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Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate
… Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement on climate change and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and encourage … recognition for their extensive local, intergenerational, indigenous, traditional and cultural knowledge needed to innovate and deliver … Climate change … a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate …
Insight, 27 May 2022
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D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… the world, D&C Days offers a space for the emotions brought up by climate change – ranging from despair and anger to hope – that are often left … that allow for flexibility in requirements, such as waiving traditional donor audits, as well as a need to share information between … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP26) …
Article, 12 November 2021
Talking change: climate change adaptation in Tanzania
… "Society, institutions, people, economies — all need to change, to be flexible and adaptable in light of a changing climate," said Professor Pius Yanda while delivering opening remarks for … program at TNRF, focused on critically reviewing existing formal and traditional processes of planning –how they work and how they can …
News, 01 June 2012
Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.
Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
Insight, 05 November 2021