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Workshop participants will hear from senior LDC climate negotiator Mamadou Honadia, who headed Burkina Faso's delegation to the 2016 UN climate summit (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Building climate negotiation skills for African officials
… officials, experienced climate negotiators and their advisors about the key issues for the least developed countries (LDCs) at the … (UNFCCC)  took place in 1995. Today, the Least Developed Countries Group collaborates effectively to put LDC issues at the forefront of the … of UNFCCC bodies and committees, and ministers and envoys in their home countries. These ecbi alumni are now capacity builders themselves, …
News, 31 May 2017
Approximately 80 heads of state and government attended the UN climate change conference in Marrakech in November 2016 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How can the poorest increase the influence of their climate diplomacy? 
… we've developed a theory of change – an approach to thinking about how change occurs. It maps the actions nations can take and the … participation in diplomatic forums The Least Developed Countries Group is a strong voice in the UN climate change negotiations. But the … climate change across policies Effective climate diplomacy begins at home. Developing national strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions …
Insight, 19 January 2017
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
Junior climate negotiators participate in a mock negotiation session in a training workshop in Senegal in June (Photo: Enda Energie)
Asian and Pacific officials to build their climate negotiation skills
… officials, experienced climate negotiators and their advisors about key issues. Delegates will also have the opportunity to practice … bodies and committees. Some have become ministers and envoys in their home countries. These ecbi alumni are now capacity builders themselves, …
News, 04 September 2017
Informal settlements in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. The World Bank estimates that some 29 million Indonesians live in urban areas with poor access to basic services (Photo: Axel Drainville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Urban risks: where are the top five biggest blind spots?
… differences in the scale of the risk by district and by income group. It is likely that infant, child and maternal deaths represent a … how little we know : we have to start by admitting how little we know about the hazards facing much of the world's urban population, and thus also how little we know about the most serious risks they face. Data on large disasters for …
Insight, 18 April 2017
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… insight into research and discussions we’ve had with our partners about the challenges of reliable internet connectivity and bandwidth … mechanisms, and the series of interviews shows how the current global governance system impacts on local rights and realities . 2 First steps: … workshops to monitoring the capacity building track for the LDC Group at the  UNFCCC negotiations in Madrid . In addition to written …
Insight, 30 December 2020
Informal settlements lining the railway tracks in Mumbai (Photo: gloogun, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ward diaries: crucial evidence for planning in Mumbai's slums
… of slum/shack dwellers, provide city governments with essential data about conditions in slums and the priorities of slum dwellers. With this … have good access to shared taps and most have toilets in their home; their top priorities are health services and education facilities … with David Satterthwaite from IIED's Human Settlements research group in September 2016. …
Insight, 28 November 2016
The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
IIED's best of 2016: blogs
… examined how to strengthen women's participation in decision-making about land rights . The seminar highlighted the efforts of the Tanzania … Women Lawyers Association  to increase women's participation in land governance. it is important to move towards a system where we believe … facing Least Developed Countries June: The Least Developed Countries Group was set up in the 1960s to ensure development aid targeted those …
Article, 28 December 2016
IIED statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report
… alone, that everybody is vulnerable in some way. This uncertainty about local impacts, coupled with the certainty that impacts will come, … business leaders worldwide need to press governments to act, both at home and on the international stage." Dr Saleemul Huq, senior fellow in IIED's climate change group and coordinating lead author in Working Group II of the IPCC says: …
News, 27 September 2013
Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)
Addressing risks facing informal workers
… working in factories, street vending, construction, brick kilns, and home-based workers as well as their family members.  UHRC has strong … with a wide-ranging literature review to draw together what is known about occupational health and safety within the informal economy. This … is impacted by climate change  in India and Zimbabwe How informal home-based garment workers invest in equipment and learn new skills in …
Project, 01 October 2018