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Rural landscape with plants growing in the land. People gather in the background
IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation
… was also looking at how they were important to the local community, what value they got from them, and what role they played in managing … or natural resource management. It’s also really important for climate change. Climate change is caused by human beings’ poor relationship with … IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation …
Article, 19 August 2021
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations … IIASA; Dr. Ashish Chaturvedi, GIZ India; Carina Millstone, Feedback What tools and policy developments are needed to promote change and … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP24) …
Event, 02 December 2018
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
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 … already, many suggest we should be doing both at the same time. What if one action could do both? Forest landscape restoration may be … Climate change … IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) …
Event, 01 December 2014
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations … shared lessons learned on involving multiple stakeholders, and what decentralised renewable energy can bring for resilient and vibrant … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP23) …
Event, 06 November 2017
CBA12: Key messages
… CBA12 focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. The CBA community of practice shared innovation, discussed getting climate finance behind what works, and prepared robust narratives on how to take 'lived … examined how technologies help local communities adapt to climate change and how these technologies can attract investment. New technology …
Article, 11 June 2018
Coral Reef. Economists at the BioEcon conference Credit: Magnus Manske (creative commons)
The value of valuing ecosystem services
… are always scarce, and the message needs to be clear, and on time. What are my impressions on how to make our research more useful? Not … to understand what determines the costs of agriculture adaptation to climate change, and see who wins and who loses? Perhaps the interest is to … The value of valuing ecosystem services …
Insight, 28 September 2012
Sorting apricots in Tajikistan. The diverse and extreme climatic conditions of Central Asia helped farmers develop fruit varieties adaptable to drought and other environmental stresses (Photo: UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Paris Agreement – a framework for local inclusion
Insight, 05 February 2016
2017: pastoralists in Isiolo county in Kenya are digging for water in dried-up river beds. Agricultural insurance schemes can help pastoralists and farmers be more resilient to climate shocks (Photo: Denis Onyodi/KRCS)
Insuring against climate risk in Kenya
Insight, 06 June 2017
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… first in a collection of briefings by EVALSDGs and IIED . Unlocking climate finance for decentralised energy access Achieving energy access for everyone requires more and better targeted investment, but what role does climate finance play in filling the funding gaps? This … migration . The Urban Matters blog focuses on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages. Informality and inclusive …
Article, 02 January 2017