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Pastoral livelihoods in the drylands are facing climate challenges such as increasing temperatures and increased frequency of extreme weather events (Photo: Practical Action)
Why we need to plug the adaptation technology gap
Insight, 25 May 2018
Vietnam's Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute is working on developing rice strains that are more tolerant to heat, increased salinity and longer periods under water (Photos: V. Meadu/CCAFS)
New publication studies climate finance at national level
News, 20 March 2015
Climate change negotiators have several gaps to bridge at the COP19 talks. Photo credit: Oxfam International
COP19: What the Least Developed Countries expect from the climate talks
… the 19th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the latest round of negotiations towards an international climate agreement. Likely to be among the most outspoken in the talks … people from the world’s poorest countries, has high hopes for the climate talks. The LDCs have contributed less than one per cent to …
Insight, 06 November 2013
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Forest business incubation: Towards sustainable forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes
… as much as US$1.3 trillion. And it is difficult to see how the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals will be … increases rural incomes, diversifies those incomes to improve climate resilience, and incentivises forest restoration and sustainable management to mitigate climate change. Forest business incubation is also needed to help meet …
Publication, 01 February 2018
34 wind turbines in Adama, Ethiopia, produce 51 megawatts. Ethiopia is an early adopter of climate change policy (Photo: Ollivier Girard/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Author Q&A: The political economy of low carbon resilient development
… Efforts to tackle climate change have historically fallen into one of two separate camps: … while simultaneously building up resilience to the impacts of climate change and delivering sustainable development.  But can such approaches work? And … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Article, 08 November 2016
Close-up of a group of young climate demonstrators
Acting on the planetary emergency
Insight, 29 November 2019
The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
International climate adaptation conference says 2015 summits must address the needs of the world's poor
… at how to assist local communities to take action on adapting to climate change.  The conference declaration says the 2015 global agenda … vulnerable.  The Nairobi Declaration will be delivered  to the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris later this … will be presented at COP21 by Fatima Mohamed Hussein of the National Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural …
News, 29 April 2015
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
… sector. The initiative is enabling Kenya's county governments to use climate information and access climate finance in support of community-prioritised adaptation. The … for the consortium and ensuring lessons are informing national climate change and finance policy. The project started in Isiolo County …
News, 15 April 2015
Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
… advance negotiations towards a legally-binding global deal to tackle climate change, which they are due to sign in 2015. For any agreement to … be reached, these negotiations under the UN Framework Convention to Climate Change (UNFCCC) must balance all of the issues that matter to … will ensure the future agreement meets the need for equity in delivering justice and protecting the most vulnerable. Introduce a …
Insight, 07 November 2013
A woman farmer tends her crops, surrounded by her crops
Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals
… action: essential, not optional Locally-led action must be central to delivering the GBF and transforming our relationship with nature. Yet … series, we’ll explore not just why IPLC-led action is critical to delivering the framework but also how these solutions are already making … including through the framework, to deliver better outcomes for climate, nature and people over the coming decade and beyond. …
Insight, 14 February 2022