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Ministers, NGOs, academia and grassroots discuss resilience beyond COVID-19
… speech in a discussion titled ‘ Resilience in light of COVID-19: climate action on the road to COP26 ’, hosted by IIED and E3G during  … Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) , suggested that the climate crisis will not wait for the pandemic.  This was echoed by the event … across the interrelated agendas of climate, health, development, food, peace and security? The answers were diverse but boiled down to a …
News, 07 July 2020
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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 … and segregation Producing biogas from organic waste (mainly food waste) and selling it to restaurants and hotels, and Selling the … has shown what is possible. Silakan says: “We saw how the COVID-19 crisis brought solidarity between the haves and have-nots. We saw the …
Article, 14 June 2021
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… evaluation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs .  2 Tackling the triple crisis: using debt swaps to address debt, climate and nature loss post-COVID-19 I ssue paper  Even before … to support sustainable development. 9 Putting indigenous foods and food systems at the heart of sustainable food and nutrition security in …
Article, 23 December 2020
A group of young people, men and women, walk in line holding protest signs (saying things such as "fight for our future") as part of a march
Stockholm+50: priorities for re-energising global action
… set out in the Stockholm+50 final statement   Turn the coming debt crisis – emerging pre-pandemic but super-charged by both COVID-19 and the impacts of the Ukraine war on global energy and food markets – into an opportunity to drive green transitions in … developed countries to use the amounts they owe to finance action for climate resilience, green transitions and protecting nature   Tackle …
Insight, 07 June 2022
New Melones Lake, California, which is facing one of the most severe droughts on record with a state of emergency declared in January (Photo: Ben Amstutz, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
2016 – when global meets local in climate action
… news in the shape of a long-awaited global agreement to tackle the climate crisis. The key elements of the Paris Agreement (PDF)  include a … and more equitable systems for the production and consumption of food – cutting down on high-emissions foodstuffs that serve mostly … Climate change … 2016 – when global meets local in climate action …
Insight, 04 January 2016
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How to green Africa from the grassroots
… adapt and prosper in the face of land shortages, urban migration and climate impacts. People get on with daily survival despite shortcomings … assumptions. Despite the difficulties, this health and economic crisis offers Africa the chance to re-think the direction of travel and … policies focus more on boosting production than ensuring sustainable food security and livelihoods for Africa’s predominantly smallholder …
Insight, 04 January 2021
Indigenous groups and traditional farmers, plus IIED's Krystyna Swiderska (left), gather at a meeting in Bhutan in May 2014 to discuss climate change impacts and the benefits of traditional knowledge (Image: IIED)
Mountain communities could help FAO rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops
… communities in 10 countries gathered recently in Tajikistan to assess climate change impacts and develop responses to this crisis. The  meeting was organised by Asociacion ANDES (Peru), the … Foundation's Mountain Development Support Programme. Ahead of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) biennial …
News, 02 October 2015
People wearing traditional clothing sit in a circle in a field.
Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets
… the traditional knowledge of IPLCs is critical for addressing the crisis of biodiversity loss. Evidence (PDF)  across the world shows that … to the natural world, ancestors and spirits. Resilience to climate change and COVID-19 The research shows that across Indigenous … change. In all four cases, Indigenous values and agroecological food systems provided food security in their communities despite …
Insight, 16 August 2021
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IIED at 50: be prepared to engage with young activists
Article, 29 November 2021
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IIED and partner events at COP25
… Climate negotiators gathered in Madrid in December for the 25th … how to build the momentum for collective action to end the climate crisis. Related reading:   Time to redress the globally unjust cost of … for all. We highlighted thinking from diverse sectors, ranging from food and agriculture, to finance, cities and infrastructure and …
Event, 02 December 2019