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Financing inclusive investment in low carbon climate resilient development: The national climate finance landscape in Ethiopia and Rwanda
… and national policymakers are promoting investment in low carbon climate resilient development (LCCRD) to address the challenges and opportunities provided by climate change. Ethiopia and Rwanda are two of several countries that … gains made by households and the economy in the context of escalating climate change impacts. Policymakers will need to identify policy …
Publication, 01 January 2016
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African timber cities: carbon sinks with development benefits?
… from concrete and steel building construction are a major cause of climate change. The building and construction sector currently accounts … trees grow faster than in temperate climates. Africa can mitigate climate change and achieve other developmental benefits using mass … Climate change …
Publication, 27 April 2022
In the absence of electricity, students in Bangladesh are given charger lights so they can study at home (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ensuring an Energy Sustainable Development Goal delivers for poor people and the planet
… crucial to the success of the post-2015 agenda, many areas key to delivering sustainable development over the next decades remain … health, education and so on – often referred to as "nexus" issues.  Delivering benefits from energy requires decentralised and … depends on environmental sustainability Without tackling dangerous climate change, it will not be possible to eradicate poverty and ensure …
Insight, 25 March 2014
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Harnessing employment-based social assistance programmes to scale up nature-based climate action
Publication, 01 January 2020
Two women from Rinconada, Jujuy wearing colorful clothing a hats, posing and looking at the camera.
A just energy transition? Impacts on Indigenous lands in Argentina
… UN climate change conference (COP30) …
Insight, 26 June 2025
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… of the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change .  You can review the  full conference agenda . Day 5 Day … is a critical part of what the UK wants to achieve at this year's UN climate talks (COP26). Anne-Marie Trevelyan is the UK government's … COP26 presidency and Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change.  Speaking via a video recording , Trevelyan said: "We …
Article, 14 June 2021
Farmers analyse local maize varieties in the Karst mountains, Southwest China. IIED's work includes participatory plant breeding and community supported agriculture (Photo: IIED)
Can ecosystem-based adaptation help deliver the promise of Paris?
… Under the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change  196 countries committed to try to limit global warming … a target widely regarded as the 'tipping point' for the planet's climate.  Countries also agreed to support the poorest and most climate vulnerable to adopt strategies to build resilience to the …
Insight, 13 January 2017
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COP27: re-imagining partnerships for adaption finance
… The Africa climate projections from the Sixth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that much of the continent will be drier, … of Africa uninhabitable. Addressing the impacts of multidimensional climate risks and shocks is not a choice for Africa. The combination of …
Insight, 05 October 2022
Woman bends over to light fir under a cooking pot.
Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses
Insight, 27 June 2023
Two women farmers use hoes to tend to their crops, with a hut in the background.
Where to find IIED and partners at CBD COP15: event listing
… by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) was central to delivering the global biodiversity framework and transforming our … led action to help deliver better outcomes for people, nature and climate through the new framework and over the coming decade and beyond. … Climate change …
Event, 05 December 2022