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People walking down a flooded road
D&C Days 2019: five themes for climate resilience for all
… The 2019 Development & Climate Days (D&C Days) , taking place on Sunday, 8 December 2019 in … further developing the following five themes:  Building resilient food and agriculture systems Early warning, early action to leave no one … by this: in 2018, over 124 million people in 51 countries faced crisis levels of hunger or worse. But food and agriculture systems can …
Article, 22 November 2019
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Food. Riots and Rights
… The 2007-08 food crisis gave new impetus to a neoliberal approach to food … financial mechanisms were promoted as answers to price volatility and climate change. But, as the issues of food availability and access … in finance, energy and the economy. But only the prolonged food crisis resulted in riots, reminding us of the historic link between the …
Publication, 01 September 2013
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
Article, 12 November 2021
UK publishes new International Development Strategy
News, 16 May 2022
Four women farmers bend over to work their land
Climate justice and the IPCC special report on land
… One of the fundamental truths of the climate crisis is that the countries and people who did least to create the … range of social and environmental benefits, including sustainable food production, soil organic carbon management, sustainable forest … Climate change … UN Climate Action Summit 2019 … Climate justice and the IPCC special report on land …
Insight, 13 August 2019
Woman kneeling down tends to crops
COP27: re-imagining partnerships for adaption finance
… The Africa climate projections from the Sixth Assessment of the Intergovernmental … oil prices bringing higher costs of transport in Africa as well as  food prices . The total annual climate finance flows in Africa for 2020, … partnerships in mobilising adaptation finance Addressing the climate crisis requires joined up efforts. No single government will be able to …
Insight, 05 October 2022
View of a mountain with a few houses. Snowed mountains in the background.
Loss and damage: erosion of Nepal’s life, land and beauty is deep and irreparable
… is real”. But my beautiful homeland is a first-hand victim of the climate crisis. Our dependence on nature for our livelihoods makes us very … or rainfall. This disrupts the harvesting cycle and leads to regional food insecurity.  As well as the strain on our natural resources, the … Climate change …
Insight, 19 January 2022
When infrastructure is not provided, or not affordable, the urban poor find their own way around the problem, as in Delhi, India, where electricity is tapped
Urban crisis response needs a humanitarian sector shake-up
Insight, 15 December 2017
A group of people, largely young people, gather to pose for a photo, inside a conference venue.
Building a resilient future led by youth
… young people around the world are being devastated by the impacts of climate change, forcing them to mobilise and act. Young people are … are leading the way in bringing global attention to the climate crisis; they shoulder the long-term economic and social consequences of … together youth from all over the world to work on resilience for both food systems and climate change," said Dr Saleemul Huq, director of …
News, 17 November 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 … Global Resilience Partnership (GRP)/Climate Resilience Network (CRN), Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)/UN Climate … Research (PIK), Complex Systems in Transition (CST)  The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerability of our global society to systemic …
Event, 02 December 2020