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Two women wearing traditional gowns stand in a maize field
EbA Evidence and Policy: China
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, … all the case study sites are available via the main project page .  What are we doing in China? IIED and the Farmers' Seed Network (FSN) at … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation …
Project, 13 June 2018
Field visit as part of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project, Mount Elgon, Uganda (IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, … all the case study sites are available via the main project page .  What are we doing in Uganda? IIED and IUCN   are working with Uganda's … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation …
Project, 15 February 2018
A stone gabion constructed to control erosion across a gully in the Namaqualand region. (Photo: Halcyone Muller / Conservation South Africa)
EbA Evidence and Policy: South Africa
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. IIED, the International … country-specific policy guidance on how EbA can best be implemented. What are we doing in South Africa? Conservation South Africa (CSA) has … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation …
Project, 31 May 2018
The Ewaso Ng'iro River, in Isiolo County's Shaba National Reserve, Kenya where pilot projects to support adaptation 'may not yet be perfect, but have the right idea'. (Photo: Ninara via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Why community 'based' adaptation to climate change is not enough
… some time now, I have been meaning to write a blog on why splitting climate change adaptation into "community-based adaptation" (CBA) and … a more radical change in terminology: "based" is simply too weak for what we're aiming for. Let me explain. In the implementation of … Climate change …
Insight, 18 March 2014
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
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 … and realities of fragile regions and to build systemically on what is working locally.   Smallholder farmers, particularly in … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP26) …
Article, 12 November 2021
A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
Insight, 09 March 2022
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
… on a range of issues that link policy, knowledge and practice for climate ambition. This year's event was part of the  Understanding Risk … on the need for ambitious actions on building resilience and identify what can be done in the run-up to COP26, and how to set up a decade of … World Resources Institute (WRI), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact …
Event, 02 December 2020
Combine harvesters in a wheat field
Is adaptation the missing ingredient from the new UN biodiversity action plan?
Insight, 24 February 2020
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
… Climate negotiators gathered in Madrid in December for the 25th … Parties (COP25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This page summarises IIED's activities during the … can help repurpose hydropower  |  Resettlement from large dams – what have we learned?  |  Who should carry the financial risks in large …
Event, 02 December 2019
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
… 2018 to debate issues at the interface between development and climate change.  At the end of the two-day event the participants agreed key … poverty and persistent vulnerabilities. Panellists reflected on what 1.5ºC means for all of us, shared lessons for adaptation at local … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP24) …
Event, 08 December 2018