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Least developed countries get less than 3% of money needed to transform to face climate change
… that between 2014 and 2018, just US$5.9 billion of primary climate adaptation finance reached these countries, a huge shortfall on the … decisions, the research found little evidence of initiatives being led by local communities. Countries in the developed world made a pledge … adaptation and who is controlling the money so the international community can clearly see if the needs of the most vulnerable are being …
News, 14 July 2021
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IIED at London Climate Action Week, November 2020
… from COVID-19. See what happened at the event     Related reading :  Community solutions for a nature-based, resilient future beyond COVID-19 … to the escalating impacts of climate change, support for locally led climate action is needed. Training, advocacy and capacity building … for climate action Reforming climate finance to support locally led adaptation: principles for moving to business unusual  Online event   …
Event, 17 November 2020
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Driving impact at the G20: lessons from IIED's engagement with philanthropies
… with large-scale donors, philanthropy takes many forms – from community foundations to philanthropy networks. These are more than just … rising cost of living.  Highlighting alternative, usually grassroots-led pathways towards housing justice and urban equality in spaces like …
Insight, 24 July 2024
IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq announces the Kathmandu Declaration to delegates at CBA8 in Nepal in April 2014 (Photo: Stephanie Andrei)
Kathmandu Declaration: recommendations for financing communities most vulnerable to climate change
… and Development and aimed to share the latest developments in community-based adaptation financing, planning and best practice in different sectors … most vulnerable. Financing local adaptation can only succeed if it is led by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged countries and communities, …
News, 14 May 2014
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Refugee voices at the summit
… on an arts-based approach to foster a participatory and engaging community data collection process to identify the core priorities of … workshops and communicated it back to the participants at a community feedback event.  The event then featured discussions on which … dealing with mental health issues, autistic child refugees and women-led households.  Second, the quadrant dedicated to the wider refugee …
Insight, 27 March 2024
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Urban ARK 8: The possibilities and limitations of community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation; findings across the city studies
… Community-based organisation and action can contribute greatly to … from the Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) programme show, community action needs to be oriented towards working with local … from everyday small and large disasters. In addition, community-led data collection on conditions in informal settlements can inform and …
Publication, 01 November 2017
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IIED joins forces with the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership
… in disaster response, by promoting the principles for locally-led adaptation , and   Understanding how humanitarian actors can respond … Given their strong knowledge and expertise on climate change adaptation and development, IIED will be able to …
News, 21 July 2021
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Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
… that focuses on the ‘art of delivery’, and one that has locally led governance at its heart. There is a need to reimagine the role of … 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
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Consent and conservation: getting the most from community protocols
… knowledge and genetic resources, and calls for support of ‘community protocols’ that set out rules for access and benefit sharing. … irreplaceable biological resources, and support climate change adaptation and sustainable development. But to get these benefits, … Protocol with national laws and institutions, and support community-led participatory processes. Follow the links below for more about our …
Publication, 01 October 2012
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Become a partner at CBA15
… The 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15) is organised in partnership and is … specific elements of the agenda, such as the training day, the youth-led agenda, and the Dragons’ Den , to name a few. Supporting the …
Article, 17 February 2021