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US President Joe Biden speaking with a microphone
Biden’s climate summit needs to show leadership for the most vulnerable – here’s how
… are deserving topics, there needs to be a much stronger focus on adaptation, loss and damage , and climate finance for both these issues. … at the local level, and according to the principles for locally led adaptation action . The US climate summit should maintain the … at the summit, can help address these issues. 2. Push for locally led adaptation The world needs to deliver climate finance on different …
Insight, 20 April 2021
Woman holding a shovel to the ground in a cropped field.
IIED's best of 2021: blogs
… highly affected by [COVID-19] restrictions on movement. 3 Locally-led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey … and the journey ahead . This 10-year journey to promote locally led adaptation will use three annual events to keep partners – both … principles – to stay engaged. Together, these events will enable a community of practice to grow that will demonstrate the role and value …
Article, 23 December 2021
Aerial view of poor community. Overtext reads "We can shape the future"
Happy new super year! Why is 2021 such a big deal for climate, nature and people?
… future. What’s happening in 2021? Before the pandemic, the global community was gearing up for a big 2020. But as the pandemic spread and … Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) convened adaptation researchers under the theme of locally led adaptation. And last week, the Dutch government convened thousands …
Insight, 02 February 2021
Group of people sitting outside in a semi-circle looking at someone presenting
Message to the Green Climate Fund board: step up finance access for the most vulnerable
Insight, 12 March 2021
Brisetha Hendricks talking to conservancy members. As well as rhino, the Uibasen Twyfelfontein Conservancy has elephants, leopards, mountain zebras, kudu, gemsbok, ostrich, springbok, steenbok, duiker and klipspringer (Photo: Brisetha Hendricks)
Q&A: Community-based natural resource management is the future
… Association. In this interview she talks about the importance of community involvement in nature conservation and about being a young … to the demands from those most affected. Has Namibia’s model of community-led wildlife conservation been effective in halting or reversing loss of … Q&A: Community-based natural resource management is the future …
Article, 15 November 2018
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IIED at COP26
… resilient cities and infrastructure, sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level, and more. Find all our … international partners of which IIED is a lead organiser. IIED led on three themes: financing a resilient future, establishing … and urban representatives regions, of which IIED is a part. IIED led on four themes: finance and investment, nature, food and …
Event, 01 November 2021
People walking on agricultural land
Envisioning a better future for The Gambia
… Country (LDC) Group 2050 Vision and offer – aimed to integrate adaptation, mitigation and resilience into national objectives to build … as a frontrunner country for the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) , shifting away from … countries, we need solidarity and support from the international community to move forward with our ambitious climate action plans and …
Insight, 19 July 2021
Screenshots from four of IIED's best videos
IIED's best of 2021: videos
… the Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines, wrote about how community gardens on vacant city plots were providing vital nutrition … global urban change, and followed an article that described community-led COVID-19 responses in the Philippines that was one of IIED’s most … 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 group of four men and women wearing overalls, one with an axe over his shoulders and one crouching down, pose for a photo. In the foreground are a few rocks, with a dusty landcsape and mountains in the background.
Lessons from a fruitful journey: seven years of EbA research and action
… is the latest in a  series of blogs raising the profile of locally-led action on the road to the COP15 global biodiversity conference in Kunming Ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation (EbA) work with nature to help people adapt to climate … , a smallholder farmers’ network in China, water funds in Peru and a community environment conservation fund in Uganda. Integrated approaches …
Insight, 31 May 2022
The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
International climate adaptation conference says 2015 summits must address the needs of the world's poor
…  says: It is the responsibility of developed countries to support the adaptation efforts of poor and vulnerable groups Global agreements must … representatives from governments, civil society, the scientific community, and international and non-governmental organisations. The … their needs in 2015's high-level summits." Huq added: "Participant-led initiatives like CBA9 show the level of initiative that is taking …
News, 29 April 2015