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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 … and information systems, and to ensure respect for rights and traditional governance systems of indigenous peoples to promote … Climate change … IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) …
Event, 01 December 2014
A woman stands to the side of a barren area through which small shoots of a mangrove forest can be seen
Community solutions for a nature-based, resilient future beyond COVID-19
Article, 07 October 2020
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The Tuggoz Declaration on Climate Change and Mountain Indigenous Peoples
… Second International Learning Exchange on Climate Change and Biocultural Heritage, Tajikistan, 11–18 September 2015 We, over 50 indigenous peoples and traditional farmers representing 21 communities in 10 countries,together … The Tuggoz Declaration on Climate Change and Mountain Indigenous Peoples …
Publication, 01 October 2015
With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse
… It urges negotiators at the UN climate change conference in Durban later this month to give stronger support to traditional knowledge and address the threats posed by commercial … Climate change … With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse …
News, 31 October 2011
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
Insight, 09 March 2015
A group of people look at a TV screen, in front of which a computer shows how they appear on the screen.
Indigenous Peoples call for recognition of vital role in protecting mountain water towers
… towers’ and access to clean water are increasingly threatened by climate change, pollution (from mining, for example) and privatisation. Quechua … and channels water to infiltration and storage areas in the subsoil Traditional small dams Creating rows for planting crops in a certain …
News, 16 June 2023
two women with a big basket of corn
Working with nature to build back better from COVID-19: inspirations from farmers in China
Insight, 23 June 2020
Three people stand on a stage holding a large piece of paper between them
D&C Days 2019: Illumination amid ‘a sea of warnings’
… The 17th Development and Climate Days  took place in Madrid on Sunday, over a single day this … again encouraging “dialogue on a range of issues that link policy, knowledge and practice,” said organisers. “Innovative approaches … we were mostly optimistic that we had a framework that could drive change in the world. But the dials haven’t moved yet: emissions are …
News, 10 December 2019
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Smallholder farming systems in the Indian Himalayas: Key trends and innovations for resilience
… Traditional farmers in the Central and Eastern Indian Himalayas have … have responded by innovating to increase resilience and yields, using traditional knowledge, biodiversity and external knowledge. This report explores key … Climate change …
Publication, 01 June 2018
The 2016 Bonn climate change Conference featured a workshop and numerous informal consultations on gender-responsive climate policy (Photo by IISD/ENB/Kiara Worth)
LDC women in world climate talks: building a cohort of champions
… The upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn will include a workshop on 10-11 May to develop … entitled 'Listening and learning: grassroots women's local and traditional knowledge informing gender responsive climate action' (9 … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP23) …
Insight, 02 May 2017