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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
Aerial view on Sao Paulo showing different types of housing like sky scrappers and slums.
SECURe: Strengthening and Enhancing Contextual Urban Resilience
Project, 01 April 2025
Group of women forming a circle in a discussion
Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
… Ecosystem-based adaptation , or EbA, involves people working with nature to adapt to the … the recent  15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change , a yearly gathering of … donors working at all levels and scales to promote effective, locally led climate action. The discussion – co-hosted by  Conservation South …
Insight, 12 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
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
Men posing for a photo while constructing a weir with bamboo structures.
CBA14: explore with us how nature-based solutions support local action for adaptation
… and adapting to the climate crisis. At next month’s 14th annual community-based adaption event (CBA14)  NbS will be one of the … is right in front of us?". Following the summit, the NbS Coalition led by China and New Zealand released an NbS for Climate Manifesto (PDF) … for countries to work towards their climate change mitigation and/or adaptation goals. And all low-income countries included NbS in their …
Insight, 21 August 2020
Head and shoulders image of a man in front of a bookcase giving a speech.
CBA14 closing: UK minister urges countries to allocate more finance to nature-based solutions to help tackle climate change
… address at the final plenary of the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA14) today. Speaking via a video recording, Goldsmith said … 500 people from more than 70 countries for discussion about locally-led adaptation to climate change. International environment minister … Climate change …
News, 25 September 2020
Head and shoulders of four smiling people
Shared vulnerabilities? Connecting climate and health in cities: Make Change Happen podcast episode 7
… from the many public health programmes that successfully engage with community infrastructure. The guests then explore whether the more … action on climate change.   The LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR)  aims to develop an over-arching … towards a climate-resilient future by 2050; the vision will be led and driven by LDCs, driving forward climate action in line with …
Article, 06 August 2020
As a group people mill around a room and talk with one another at an event, an elevated TV screen shows the transcript of speakers at the event.
Making CBA events more accessible for disabled people
… running the event online, IIED’s flagship International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate change returned in person, hosted in … consider how to make disability inclusion an integral part of locally led adaptation. Include disabled people in event proceedings as … Climate change …
News, 18 September 2023
World flags flying
COP26 hangs in the balance if G20 fails to show solidarity with climate-vulnerable countries by delivering action
… 45 ministers and heads of multilateral institutions at its virtual Climate and Development Ministerial event . It aimed to unlock political … with a focus on climate and nature action.  4. Prioritise adaptation and loss and damage – some progress but more needed  … could go further than the G7 and endorse the principles for locally-led adaptation to enable stronger ownership and implementation of …
Insight, 07 July 2021