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Dandara people's agroecological garden in Recife, Brazil.
Nature for climate in cities: exploring nature-based solutions for informal settlements
… NGOs as an affordable, adaptable and effective response to climate change.  Some of the benefits presented are mitigating emissions, … strategic sites for NbS implementation. This project aims to unpack what equitable, participatory and context-specific urban NbS might look … Climate change … Nature for climate in cities: exploring nature-based solutions for informal …
Project, 05 August 2026
Group of people standing in a circle, talking and laughing.
Brazilian philanthropies’ vision to tackle social and climate injustices
… on the role of philanthropic action in driving transformative change. Could philanthropy move on from pursuing incremental approaches to being truly disruptive? What would it take for philanthropic action to not just distribute … action to support locally-led action to tackle social and climate injustices. Here are some lessons we learned. Brazilian …
Insight, 22 May 2025
A man walking a bike on a flooded road
A changing world needs changing methods: six steps for evaluations to assess “what will work”
… crisis is threatening the ecosystems upon which we all depend. Climate change, with its increased and unpredictable magnitude and frequency of … changing circumstances have significant implications for how and what evidence is gathered to support sustainable development policies: … Climate change … world needs changing methods: six steps for evaluations to assess “what will work” …
Insight, 11 July 2022
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… of the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change .  You can review the  full conference agenda . Day 5 Day 4 Day 3 … that enabling more locally-led adaptation is a critical part of what the UK wants to achieve at this year's UN climate talks (COP26). … Climate change …
Article, 14 June 2021
A beach that has been washed away
Assessing climate adaptation in Mexico
… At the 2017 United Nations climate change conference México became the first country to include climate … provides for biodiversity protection, adaptation and management. What’s interesting about this case study?  Unconditional commitments … Climate change … Assessing climate adaptation: aligning frameworks … Assessing climate adaptation in Mexico …
Article, 30 October 2019
A shepherd and a herd of sheep in a mountain
COP27: vital but at-risk IPLC landscapes urgently need more climate finance
… Climate change epitomises injustice. Thousands of people have died in poor … guardianship of IPLCs in tropical forests, recognising their critical role in forest protection, climate change mitigation, biodiversity … economies and protecting land rights. Climate finance for IPLCs: what needs to happen at COP27? Governments and donors at COP27 must …
Insight, 08 November 2022
Youth looking at a landscape
Perspective of LDC youth: what COP26 outcomes will enhance global action on adaptation and resilience?
Insight, 18 February 2021
Workers digging zaï pits that help to preserve water on farms (Photo: IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso
Project, 02 January 2019
Woman bends over a seedbed.
IIED at the 2022 Nature-based Solutions Conference
… around safeguards, governance models and global standards, as well as what NbS means for different groups. We will consider the implications … Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP): Indigenous food solutions to the climate crisis Taking adaptation to the ground: a story of accessing … loss Money where it matters for people, nature and climate: driving change through support for local level decision-making over resources …
Event, 05 July 2022
Woman cultivating a garden with plants and palm trees.
Locally led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey
Insight, 12 January 2021