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Climate change and the gender justice backlash
… . Not passive recipients  Women play a crucial role in climate adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction. They are not the … for women's and LGTBQIA+ rights in climate policy decision making at community and national levels.  More participation of women and girls in … by the  Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action showcases  women-led climate projects and highlights community efforts to defend lands, …
Insight, 06 May 2025
Rainforest on the banks of the River Pará.
Nature finance: some progress at COP30 with more needed in 2026
Insight, 08 December 2025
A woman picks out grass from a garden with baby sleeping on her back.
Generating ambition for locally led adaptation
… world is facing a triple emergency of rising poverty and inequality, climate change and nature loss. Poverty and rising inequality are … in climate finance annually from 2020 (ideally with a balance between adaptation and mitigation, as called for in the Paris Agreement). This … for local action and less than 0.2% specifically targets locally-led outcomes. In addition, it is hard to track progress towards these …
Project, 30 August 2024
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Strengthening Majority World philanthropies to transform climate and development finance
… change.   These organisations and networks – including trust-based, community-led and justice-oriented philanthropy – are channelling resources where … World Urban Forum or the International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation . By strengthening alliances, generating evidence and … Strengthening Majority World philanthropies to transform climate and development finance …
Project, 19 February 2026
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Addressing the nutrition gap in climate action
… and nutrition specialists, and take a holistic approach to climate adaptation that incorporates diet and nutrition into climate responses. Developing community-led nutrition-sensitive adaptation plans IIED and World Vision have been … Climate change … Addressing the nutrition gap in climate action …
Insight, 20 August 2025
Woman farmer checking tomatoes on her farm in Uganda. She is wearing a bright pink top and a skirt.
How hidden barriers exclude marginalised groups from creating and sharing knowledge, critical for climate adaptation
… Trade and Development (ACTADE) and IIED are exploring ways to build community resilience in Uganda through the locally led adaptation knowledge system. This includes ensuring the rich local and … Climate change … marginalised groups from creating and sharing knowledge, critical for climate adaptation …
Insight, 03 September 2025
Person holding gup and reading a colorful flag. Words read 'Celebrar as culturas, preservar or territorios!'.
‘Dia Alternativo’ at CBA19: don’t miss all the locally-led action
… For the first time in its history, the International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change will be held in a Latin American country. … ensuring that conference participants get a chance to view locally-led projects in the city and region around the conference.  The first … Climate change …
News, 26 March 2025
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Building community resilience through the locally led adaptation knowledge system in Uganda
… aim to address these challenges by strengthening the agricultural adaptation knowledge systems to build community resilience. Focusing on the semi-arid regions of Lango and … the project seeks to:  Strengthen collaborations between locally led adaptation knowledge creators and users  Increase access to and …
Project, 15 March 2024
Aerial view of the Kibera neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya.
If cities could speak: vulnerability, climate and health in the city
… in the global South hold some of the greatest, but most overlooked, climate-related health challenges. Yet, they are also places where there … IIED will convene workshops with residents to shape and deliver community-led narratives of how climate change impacts health. Through continued … Climate change … If cities could speak: vulnerability, climate and health in the city …
Project, 07 October 2025
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Development and Climate Days 2025 goes digital-first ahead of Brazil UNFCCC COP30
… urgent," said IIED's Paul Mitchell , principal researcher (locally-led adaptation and climate finance), explaining their decision to … a significant new platform to showcase efforts underway to build community resilience to climate impacts. Focus on climate action and … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP30) …
News, 11 September 2025