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A government scheme to employ people to build water management infrastructure has supported Ethiopian smallholders and saved water for growing crops. (Photo: Stephan Bachenheimer / World Bank)
CBA13: Local solutions inspiring global action
… at all levels and scales to discuss how we can drive ambition for a climate-resilient future.  The conference took place on 1-4 April 2019 … transformative outcomes through the agency of communities driving climate action.  The conferences offer an innovative and interactive … of new and emerging, technologies and practices be harnessed to build resilience?  This interview gives a taster of the issues participants …
Event, 01 April 2019
Close-up of a group of young climate demonstrators
Acting on the planetary emergency
… Warnings on the climate emergency have rung out clearly over the last year, voiced by … disproportionately dependent on their local land- and seascapes for resilience, disaster protection, income and nutrition. The threats are … through the activities listed above, we are keen to develop active partnerships and learn from the experience of others. If you are …
Insight, 29 November 2019
Local sheep varieties in the Potato Park, Peru, where an agreement was recently forged to share indigenous crop varieties and knowledge about how to grow them in different climates and landscapes (Photo: IIED)
Indigenous farmers from Peru, China and Bhutan agree to share seeds for climate adaptation
News, 08 May 2014
Headshot of Tom Mitchell with IIED logo in the top right corner.
IIED appoints new executive director
… Dr Mitchell comes to IIED from Climate-KIC , where he has spent several years as chief strategy … an agenda on transformative innovation. Prior to that he led the climate and environment programme at the Overseas Development Institute, … and disaster risk management and has published widely on climate resilience.   He joins IIED at a critical time for the environment and …
News, 04 April 2022
Women and three donkeys walk in a desert
LIFE-AR: inspiring change within IIED
Insight, 09 April 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 Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This page summarises IIED's activities during … change, there is emerging evidence that it contributes to climate resilience in the household and the local economy. But, through improved …
Event, 02 December 2018
Sheep grazing dry season pastures in Mopti, Mali (Photo: Near East Foundation)
Decentralising Climate Funds in Mali and Senegal
… Decentralising Climate Funds (DCF) in Mali and Senegal is an action research project through which local governments have established six devolved Climate Adaptation Funds (CAF) of £500,000 (445 million CFA francs) … Near East Foundation leads the research consortium under the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) …
Project, 19 March 2015
An irrigation pond.
CBA14: From local solutions to global action
… The 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA14) in 2020 was very much the same and yet … on community-based adaptation, putting the people most vulnerable to climate change at the centre of the conversation: the practitioners, … – unless we spend time now exploring workable ways to adapt and build resilience. It is essential that the perspectives of practitioners are …
Event, 20 September 2020
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants.
Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
Insight, 08 October 2020
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
Event, 23 November 2015