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Heads of government will pledge action on climate change at the UN Climate Summit in New York on 23 September (Image: UN)
Leaders take note: There are two sides to the climate change coin
… needs, in April this year delegates at the 8th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change adopted the Kathmandu Declaration on … Climate change … Leaders take note: There are two sides to the climate change coin …
Insight, 18 September 2014
Four women standing in a tool shop.
Q&A: Are you ready for the Dragon’s Den at CBA14?
… For over 15 years, ther vibrant and growing community-based adaptation (CBA) community of practice has come together to … CBA14.  The CBA Dragon’s Den is a key part of the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA14), which will take place … Climate change …
Article, 26 August 2020
Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.
Prema Gopalan remembered
… of the government of Maharashtra, by producing a unique women-driven, community-led assessment and retrofitting 900 villages in these … Change research group:  I first met Prema at the 13th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation . She was one of the keynote speakers and I thought she … Climate change …
News, 23 May 2022
Experts available at Financing for Development conference
… The Third International Conference on Financing for Development is taking place from 13-16 July … Change and also led on Poverty and Social Impact Analysis and rights-based approaches to social policy. At DFID he worked in a range of roles, from head of a community forestry project in Northern Ghana to leading the social …
News, 13 July 2015
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… that came out of the discussions . CBA12 brought together the CBA community of practice to: Showcase lived experiences, tools and examples … organisers on Twitter via  @IIED . Previous CBA conferences Community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA) focuses on empowering … processes to take action on climate change.  The  11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA11)  was held in Kampala, …
Event, 11 June 2018
VIDEO: Saleemul Huq on new research into how communities adapt to climate change
… in peer-reviewed academic journals and at the annual conferences on community-based adapation to climate change, which take place in Bangladesh every second year. … Climate change … VIDEO: Saleemul Huq on new research into how communities adapt to climate change …
News, 27 May 2011
Screenshots from four of IIED's best videos
IIED's best of 2021: videos
… geographical diversity of participants and the doubling of non-UK based speakers through video webinars. These lessons have also been … from Rebeca Grynspan, the secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in early December. The … the Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines, wrote about how community gardens on vacant city plots were providing vital nutrition …
Insight, 28 December 2021
Responding to climate change in the Caribbean
… opening statement, Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre , highlighted the threats but also … programmes, to help to finance adaptation. The message from the conference was that in the face of the enormous threats posed by climate … Climate change …
Insight, 05 July 2011
People walking down a flooded road
D&C Days 2019: five themes for climate resilience for all
… understanding and narrative for climate-resilient agri-food systems based on the outcomes of key events, such as COP23, COP24, UNFCCC … in early warning systems to be balanced with support for long-term community resilience. The same balance should be struck between funding … including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and how adaptation finance can better match their priorities.  3. Financing a …
Article, 22 November 2019
A photo and a plan of a small plot.
CBA15: Four messages ahead of COP26
Insight, 05 July 2021