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A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
Article, 12 January 2018
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
… INDCs are country level voluntary offers for emissions reduction and adaptation and must be submitted to the UNFCCC by end of March 2015. For … for mitigation. Linking adaptation and mitigation At the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima in December, small-scale … traditional farming systems, and include both traditional and science-based knowledge in formal rural education systems." The scientists and …
News, 12 February 2015
Bangladesh: mangrove island reflects people's creativitiy
… District, Bangladesh in one of the field trips at this year’s conference on community-based adaptation . I set out for my field trip with a mixture of … Climate change …
Insight, 28 March 2011
A man walks with his roaming goats.
Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions
… from around the world meet in Bonn, Germany for the second scientific conference of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and the … Foundation, will be presented at the 7th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22-25 April. … Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions …
News, 19 April 2013
The logo of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
IIED at the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
… with access to plant genetic materials. The treaty was adopted at the conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United … Park biocultural heritage territory. The park is an effective community-led genetic reserve for in situ conservation of potato … territories in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Swiderska based her presentation on findings from the five-year Smallholder …
Event, 30 October 2017
We must protect the world in which we live (Photo: Steve Guzzardi, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Best of 2017: blogs
… climate negotiations. Her blog on the outcomes of the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) to the UNFCCC reviewed the successes and … the coming year. Global solidarity and support from the international community to complete this work and ensure more ambitious actions on the … and spatial information should be used with caution. Ecosystem-based adaptation as a tool for climate resilience January: Policymakers …
Article, 22 December 2017
Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy and climate change is expected to impact crop yields and food security (Photo: Martijn.Munneke, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: What’s new about this year’s CBA event?
… CBA event, taking place in Lilongwe, Malawi, will shift from the conference format of previous years, instead combining two-days of … different? A: To be effective, locally-driven climate adaptation (or community-based adaptation – CBA) needs to draw on the energy, expertise and … Climate change …
Article, 04 May 2018
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… such as the IIED Debates series and shifting the 14th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA14)  online. This will feature insight into …
Insight, 30 December 2020
The earthquake that hit Nepal and areas of Bangladesh, India and Tibet on has had devastating consequences, with loss of life and destruction (Photo: Udayan Mishra, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED responds to Nepal earthquake
… of our partners from Nepal are with us at the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9)  in Nairobi. Last year's conference (CBA8) was …
News, 27 April 2015
The earthquake that hit Nepal and areas of Bangladesh, India and Tibet on has had devastating consequences, with loss of life and destruction (Photo: Udayan Mishra, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED issues statement after devastating Nepal earthquake
… of our partners from Nepal are with us at the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9)  in Nairobi. Last year's conference (CBA8) was …
News, 26 April 2015