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Facing a COVID-19 future: listening and learning to inform the ‘new normal’
… responses are needed urgently? We’ve seen with our work on getting climate finance to the local level and to the small organisations and … This is a difficult conversation, but one that we’d like to have. Climate change is not going away, food security will continue to be a …
Insight, 28 May 2020
Diagram showing change at different scales (Image: Stefano D'Errico/IIED)
Monitoring, evaluation and learning capacity development
… institutions: Partnering with government agencies responsible for delivering social and economic development to further develop their … new thinking and frameworks for assessing policies and practice on climate risk management, climate adaptation, the impact of social protection areas, the …
Project, 01 March 2017
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… As climate change escalates and its impacts deepen, resources to support … aid and broader criticism of overseas spending threaten funding for climate change initiatives in some of the world's most vulnerable … Clinton's 1992 US presidential campaign, when it comes to adapting to climate change and addressing other so-called 'wicked' problems …
Insight, 16 March 2017
A trolley load and shelves of cinnamon dry inside a special drying facility
Vietnamese forest and farm producers work towards more resilient livelihoods and landscapes
… and farm producer organisations to improve livelihoods and ensure climate-resilient landscapes. A good example of the Forest and Farm … These include business management training, technical advice on climate resilient inter-cropping arrangements, support for market … that diversify farm production, improve livelihoods and deliver climate-resilient landscapes. …
Insight, 27 May 2019
A young man on a hillside, planting a tree.
When investors go green
… of green bonds have been issued so far this year, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative . That compares with around $170bn in 2018. And … because they want to be part of the transition to a greener and more climate-resilient future. As well as for ethical reasons, they do it … Norton asks how a progressive sustainability manifesto can omit climate change Blog:  Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the …
Insight, 18 November 2019
More than 80 representatives of slum-dwellers federations attended the 9th World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: the World Urban Forum brought together governments and grassroots – what next?
… for Housing Rights (ACHR) , the Huairou Commission – could access climate finance to support adaptation in informal settlements. This could be transformational . Resourcing local organisations with climate finance would build their capacity to plan and manage projects. … developing a guide on how informal settlements can be developed in a climate resilient way. During an event at the World Urban Forum , IIED …
Article, 14 February 2018
A wholesale fish market in Cox's Bazar on the Bay of Bengal. Fishing communities need access to finance and infrastructure such as clean water, refrigeration and transport (Photo: Aftab Uzzaman, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Untangling the net: what does 'leave no one behind' mean for fishers?
… for building both national and international legitimacy and for delivering on social and conservation objectives. So our policy …
Insight, 11 July 2016
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… steps in this key year for development on the road to Paris and the climate summit, but they set a direction that must go beyond Paris, … of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) addresses our greatest global challenge. Without … ways of engaging local governments as well as finding ways of delivering resources directly to poor people’s own organisations.   …
Insight, 10 September 2015
People sitting on outdoor chairs gather around and contribute views as one person writes up their points on paper pinned to the wall
CBD COP14: a breakthrough on understanding and assessing equity in conservation
… holds promise Since 2011, global conservation targets have included delivering more equitable management and governance of protected areas. … What this change will look like is hotly debated but – as with climate change – it is clear that meaningful, long-term change calls for …
Insight, 27 November 2018
Eight development experts, including Oxfam GB's Irene Guijt, were interviewed about reimagining development for the Least Developed Countries (Image: IIED)
How are the LDCs defining a new sustainable development agenda?
… gas emissions on track to zero.  Yamin said the Paris Agreement on climate change was a huge opportunity for the LDCs. Many small countries … investment partners to fund what they have put forward as low carbon climate resilient development. She said: "The main challenges are … People with disabilities should be involved in designing programmes, delivering them at grassroots level, and monitoring and evaluating the …
News, 08 July 2016