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A Bangladeshi fisherman sleeps under a tree, one of thousands planted by the government in an attempt to slow tidal erosion and shield against winds as the country. As countries take such measures to tackle climate change, negotiators prepare for the road to Paris and COP21 (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
Insight, 06 February 2015
Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
… international agencies, non-government organisations, and municipal governments in the Middle East and North Africa in responding to the … crises caused both by disasters and by conflict. Neighbouring countries Most Syrian refugees remain in neighbouring countries : more … other urban stakeholders in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt need to be supported in meeting the needs of these new residents, …
Insight, 15 September 2015
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
… will not be achievable, especially in the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs) . For the LDCs, the Paris process brings the hope of … assistance (ODA); there has been progress on tax revenues in some developing countries, with new forms of investment possible (PDF) ; and … it is needed. We need to identify innovative ways of engaging local governments as well as finding ways of delivering resources directly to …
Insight, 10 September 2015
Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh queue to get access to a raised tube well; local indicators about access to water are essential for the SDGs (Photo: Development Planning Unit, UCL, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
… between indicators that are valuable for national and state governments and indicators that are valuable (or essential) for local … proportion of people who feel safe...   SDG 13: the "number of countries that have formally communicated the establishment of … national governments – but not for local governments. Many cities are developing systems that provide relevant local data – and in some …
Insight, 09 March 2016
The solar panels at this rural health centre in Uzbekistan help provide power for electricity and heating. A safe, reliable and affordable energy supply allows the clinic to improve the quality of medical services it can offer (Photo: UNDP in Uzbekistan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Civil society coalition calls for involvement in Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) agenda
… ACCESS says a recent survey of civil society experience in several countries showed that civil society respondents felt overall that they … little support from international agencies supporting SE4ALL in many countries. The survey was carried out by CAFOD, HIVOS, IIED and …
News, 18 May 2015
Do or die in Durban
… runs out. According to these “yea sayers” (mostly represented by developing countries, and civil society organisations), the Kyoto Protocol may have … to be drawn up by 2016, and come into force in 2020. For six years, governments have tried to find a way through these disparate and often …
Insight, 30 November 2011
The construction of the CCCF Mega Dam in Makueni County, Kenya is an example of local action during a devolved climate finance pilot project (Photo: Japheth Mutuku)
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
… Agreement into action. For the climate vulnerable in the poorest countries this means support to adapt and build resilience to the … (IFRC) at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) heard how governments in Kenya, Tanzania, Mali and Senegal are using existing … committed to more than US$100 billion of climate finance reaching developing countries each year by 2020. But as Gebru Jember Endalew, …
News, 02 December 2016
In 1992 the United Nations called Mexico City "the most polluted city on the planet". City authorities took radical steps to cut pollution, but Mexico City still has smog and is increasingly vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Fidel Gonzalez, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Should cities invest in climate mitigation?
… the current value of the net savings is $16.6 trillion. If national governments were to introduce favourable policies, such as reducing … significant opportunities for cost-effective low-carbon investment in developing country cities, it is critical that decision-makers do not … some scope to pursue a low-carbon development path in Least Developed Countries , we must be careful to ensure that the burden of climate …
Insight, 21 September 2015
Rainforest logged to make way for palm oil plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Deforestation for agribusiness is destroying habitats and the ecosystems upon which local communities depend (Photo: David Gilbert/RAN, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Law and political economy of the global resource squeeze: can action rise to the challenge?
… mining and petroleum investments in low and middle-income countries. Petroleum and minerals extraction began in areas that had … constellation of actors – including transnational corporations, governments and rural people in the global South. Inspiring researchers … LC: Many factors are at play, but to understand the law we need to locate it in the political economy of a given society. Again, …
Article, 04 March 2019
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… South America.   The case studies show that in almost all contexts, countries and regions, locally controlled forestry (LCF) business models … exploitation is taking place at a far greater and unchecked rate in developing countries, the researchers chose to focus on these regions as … as a source for global goods and vitally, offsetting global warming. "Governments decide who controls the land and should remember that while …
News, 04 September 2015