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Pedicabs on the flooded streets of Manila, Philippines.
How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty?
… matter in Thailand during the unprecedented flooding in 2011 and led to confusion and delays in the government’s response. Most informal … in basic infrastructure is often best done in partnership with community-organizations as this lowers costs and speeds implementation. … effective responses to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. …
Insight, 28 March 2013
Man on a dried beach. Palm trees with roots uncovered.
IIED at 50: making IIED future fit
… we look ahead to the future? AC: For me, the most critical issue is climate justice. The climate justice movement gives us the framing to … to make sure we’re pushing our own boundaries. The summer of 2020 led lots of people and lots of organisations to have reckonings with … precise ways finance can flow from the international level to the community level − and models that support that. We’re generating this …
Article, 20 December 2021
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… for decentralised energy access   Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy Date: … in setting priorities is echoed in other approaches for locally-led resilience building. The event distilled practical ways forward, and … YouTube channel . Related reading: Local climate finance funding community-prioritised adaptation | Decentralising Climate Funds in Mali …
Event, 05 November 2016
A farmer in Tattaguine, Senegal benefits from an irrigation project. IIED is advocating for the Green Climate Fund to speed up the process of getting finance to local levels, those who need it most (Photo: Ryan Kendrick Smith, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: a message to the Green Climate Fund board
… shift' by investing in more ambitious and innovative climate adaptation and mitigation activities. What should this shift look like?  … for GCF funds. This is another exciting innovation – this network of community organisations of the urban poor, mobilising groups of … conventional aid projects – large-scale infrastructure projects led by multilateral agencies. It's seven years since the GCF was first …
Article, 10 October 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
News, 15 April 2015
Squamish river, Canada. Under Stephen Harper, Canada has lagged behind the rest of the world in combating climate change; will new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make a difference? (Photo: James Wheeler, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will new leadership boost Canadian contribution to global climate negotiations?
… victory since 2004. In less than three years as leader, Trudeau has led his party from third place outsiders to power, a feat that can be … a further domino falling into place to enable the international community to sign a global deal in Paris that is binding and can arrest … emissions reductions, renewable energy, and support for the costs of adaptation, this three-month window is a realistic move.  In addition, …
Insight, 21 October 2015
A new map produced by IIED shows seven types of innovative governance. Click on the image to see the map (Image: IIED)
Driving change by supporting action at the local level
… in Paris, they will once again gather to agree on action to tackle climate change. Securing any deal at this scale is impressive, and … – including new mechanisms to support climate change mitigation and adaptation – recognises the specific needs of local organisations and … donors and researchers are also waking up to the need for locally-led development. The US government, for example, has pledged to direct a …
Insight, 24 November 2015
A farmer in southern Mozambique carries greens back to his family from a project that has been backed by the Climate Investment Fund, which is working with the African Development Bank on a pilot program for climate resilience (Photo: CIF Action, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Climate finance for sustainable development: regional forum
… in catalysing pro-poor decisions for using climate finance. Led by ICCCAD Bangladesh, the session will invite community actors to share examples of good practice that translate … policies into action. These include, for example, Kenya's County Adaptation Fund, the role of local governments in Nepal, and the role of …
Insight, 28 August 2015
COP19: Cities on the agenda at the climate talks
… efforts is now clear”. And throughout the day there were sessions led by networks of cities like the International Council for Local … the significant challenges they face to finance and implement urban adaptation and how these challenges can be overcome. The ingenuity of … platform at the conference. Building low-cost resilient housing, community planning for risk reduction, and converting waste materials …
Insight, 22 November 2013
Woman digging a hole in the forest
Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
Insight, 20 January 2021