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Housing in informal settlement.
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… large capital sums.   City governments support private, cooperative, community and social housing producers and upgraders whose housing … supporting infrastructure.   City government support community-led upgrading of informal settlements. Dozens of examples show how well … and scope of upgrading. Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation can be integrated into the upgrading; there is so much …
Insight, 02 October 2020
Group of people listening to a man talking
Accessing climate finance in Kenya
Insight, 18 April 2016
Pastoralists in Isiolo County mapping community resources, such as water sources and good grazing areas. This pilot project developed a mechanism that allows local people to identify investments that can build their resilience to climate change. (Photo: James Pattison/IIED)
Award win highlights collaboration for Kenya climate resilience
… The  Adaptation Consortium  was selected as the winner in the "Outstanding … to use climate information and access climate finance in support of community-prioritised adaptation. The consortium works under the … their resilience to climate change. The success of this initial pilot led to the Adaptation Consortium receiving a three-year grant from the …
News, 15 April 2015
Diagram showing the traditional channels for delivering aid (Image: IIED)
Money where it matters: local finance to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement
… varies by location. This means that local actors – local governments, community organisations, NGOs, micro-enterprises and others – have a … to limit greenhouse gas emissions and support climate change adaptation in developing countries. The fund has more than US$10.3 … case for going local We are building political support for locally-led adaptation in both national and international climate change …
Article, 25 January 2017
Achala C Abeysinghe (second left) recently spoke on a panel discussion at COP23 on Women Leading the World's Climate Agenda (Photo: Anne Schulthess/IIED)
COP23 outcomes call for faster action and higher ambition to keep Paris on track
… presidency at this year's UN climate talks. The tiny Pacific Island led with big ambition, sealing Parties' agreement to the main outcome of … including the guidelines for nationally determined mitigation and adaptation plans, the global stocktake for assessing progress in … of the LDCs needs to be matched by support from the international community. A crucial year ahead 2018 will be a crucial year for climate …
Insight, 21 November 2017
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
… that enable finance to flow. Delivering effective, adequate climate adaptation is an expensive challenge. Some estimates place Africa’s … them to collectively access and manage finance – for example through community funding mechanisms Encouraging examples are emerging that … sometimes finds itself competing with the public sector initiatives led by the multilateral development banks, who rather than 'crowding …
Insight, 19 June 2018
Cover for G03656.pdf
The multifaceted impacts of participatory three-dimensional modelling (P3DM): experiences from the Solomon Islands (PLA 66)
… modelling (P3DM) and its capacity to mirror and address community needs, and this theme is reflected in the image on the cover … Combining P3DM with good facilitation generated community-led and community-controlled processes, with benefits that went beyond project boundaries. These ranged from ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change to sustainable natural resource management, …
Publication, 01 September 2013
Introduction screen from video, showing the LDC 2050 Vision logo
Least Developed Countries launch 2050 Vision for a climate-resilient future
… we cannot do it alone. At the summit, we are asking the international community to commit to supporting our priorities, our initiatives and … of investment over 10 years in the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) , to help them deliver the … Malawi and Tanzania. The 2050 vision was informed by LIFE-AR, an LDC-led, LDC-owned initiative that is gathering evidence about effective …
News, 23 September 2019
Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… issues. In Tanzania, we secured a consensus for setting up government-led ‘excellence centres’ next to artisanal mines. These centres will be … mineral processing facilities. We are also using dialogues to drive community forestry: working with communities across the Congo Basin, … we presented a new guide on using natural resources and ecosystems in adaptation work to more than 200 practitioners and policymakers at the  …
Page, 24 October 2018
Farmers carry bottled water to pour on a field of onion crops
Introduction to our work on climate-resilient development
… that are  risk-informed, flexible, holistic, inclusive and locally-led, vulnerable countries and communities can establish the … climate risk analysis and locally appropriate resilience building and adaptation measures into national and local development policies, plans … Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection & Learning (PMERL) for Community-based Adaptation: a manual for local practitioners  – a …
Article, 17 December 2012