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A herder with his livestock in Isiolo County, Kenya (Photo: Dorine Odongo/ILRI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Kenya
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem … to the local level through sub-national governments to finance community-prioritised investments in climate adaptation. Globally, EbA … planning and implemented and funded at scale, while retaining community knowledge and needs at its core.  Informing policy IIED and …
Project, 14 June 2018
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in the Andean highlands, Peru (Photo: Karen Podvin)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Peru
Project, 04 September 2018
A man stands as he speaks to a seated group of people surrounding him
How to get the most out of dialogue
… review to deepen its own understanding of the impact of dialogue-based initiatives and to contribute to the wider evidence base on what … of IIED’s work where dialogues have been instrumental in driving community and policy changes: Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) dialogues Community-based Adaptation (CBA) conferences Green Economy Coalition (GEC)  dialogues …
Insight, 03 June 2020
A man bends over to tend his crops in a field
Bright spots of success: local adaptation brings answers to the global climate crisis
… an opportunity for global leaders to shift gear on the way adaptation is done. Global to local National adaptation plans and … only work if they draw on knowledge and success from the ground. The community-based adaptation (CBA) community of practice convened by IIED and … Bright spots of success: local adaptation brings answers to the global climate crisis …
Insight, 02 September 2019
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Virtual conferences: not in the future, but now
… coffee is invariably better than communicating virtually. Most of the community-based adaptation conferences involved participants visiting communities and … Virtual conferences: not in the future, but now …
Insight, 03 May 2013
Ruth Nguli looks at her crop of drought-tolerant beans in Makueni County, Kenya. Developing and sharing climate-smart farming techniques can help communities adapt to climate changes (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How do we measure adaptation?
Insight, 11 March 2015
A woman displays a tray of bean seeds. Researchers have introduced 15 new varieties of beans in north-western Uganda to help farmers cope with extreme conditions. Delegates to CBA11 will consider how to deliver effective local climate action (Photo: Georgina Smith/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Building our shared learning on climate action in Kampala
… The conferences on community-based adaptation (CBA) have established a practitioners' platform on bottom-up climate …
Insight, 20 June 2017
Screenshots from four of IIED's best videos
IIED's best of 2021: videos
… geographical diversity of participants and the doubling of non-UK based speakers through video webinars. These lessons have also been … the Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines, wrote about how community gardens on vacant city plots were providing vital nutrition … as much as infrastructure and availability. 9 Scaling up locally-led adaptation [VIDEO::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZmymLhbk20] With …
Insight, 28 December 2021
A woman fishing off the island of Padma Pakur.
Vulnerable communities tackling climate change are our best teachers
… of climate change. This has now evolved into a significant new community-of-practice on Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change with learning shared at international …
Insight, 19 April 2013
Maize crops in Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District, Nepal (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Investing in adaptation to climate change brings bonus benefits
… to India, Pakistan and the Philippines, everyone had their own community-based adaptation story to share. Our trip, hosted by a local NGO called … Investing in adaptation to climate change brings bonus benefits …
Insight, 29 April 2014