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Left: Women and schoolgirls discuss the benefits of harvesting rainwater (Credit: ISET). Right: A girl collects water from the rainwater storage tank (Credit: Fawad Khan)
Climate adaptation and good development: two sides of the same coin
… diagram below shows, unless development incorporates specific climate-adaptation measures, it will not be enough to address the hazards as … of Agriculture – in particular its Sustainable Land Management Programme (SLMP) – to carry out the research into the benefits of … benefits. This approach stands a greater chance of success if it is based on what has been shown to work.  Using evaluative frameworks such …
Insight, 18 March 2014
Screenshot of a the Biocultural Heritage site's homepage.
Our other sites and networks
… and conserving ecosystems. Website  |  Project page Nature-based Solutions policy platform 2018 - ongoing An interactive online policy platform on nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation Website Green Economy Coalition 2011 - ongoing A global … are doing across a broad range of ethical issues. Project page Community networks Community websites set up by IIED in partnership with …
Page, 30 September 2022
Woman digging a hole in the forest
Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
… Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS) , India’s largest public works-based social protection programme, communities can only choose from a … India has shown on participatory approaches to development to support adaptation that responds to local drivers of vulnerability. This process … of water practitioners, including non-governmental organisations, community representatives, government actors, technology innovators and …
Insight, 20 January 2021
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… Lilongwe focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. Adaptation practitioners, researchers, policymakers and investors met at … that came out of the discussions . CBA12 brought together the CBA community of practice to: Showcase lived experiences, tools and examples … organisers on Twitter via  @IIED . Previous CBA conferences Community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA) focuses on empowering …
Event, 11 June 2018
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
Rickshaws on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital city.
Bangladesh: from adaptation to low carbon resilience?
… and has consistently been a leader in developing solutions around community-based adaptation to climate change, national adaptation planning and offering … Bangladesh: from adaptation to low carbon resilience? …
Insight, 10 July 2013
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants.
Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
Insight, 08 October 2020
CLACC Fellows gather in Durban, South Africa
Capacity Strengthening in Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC)
Project, 05 September 2008
Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.
Prema Gopalan remembered
… of the government of Maharashtra, by producing a unique women-driven, community-led assessment and retrofitting 900 villages in these … Prema; we were gathering a range of actors to discuss what effective adaptation could look like from different perspectives. Prema spoke so … I first met Prema at the 13th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation . She was one of the keynote speakers and I thought she …
News, 23 May 2022
CBA13 participants speaking
CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
News, 17 July 2019