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A vehicle driving down a flooded street in an urban area.
On the road to COP27 and a new climate finance goal – next stop: Manila
… on the process to set a  new collective quantified post-2025 goal for climate finance (NCQG) , which will supersede the US$100 billion target set in 2009. This is the first goal on climate finance to be set multilaterally, as part of open, inclusive and … by 2024.   Less than three years to reach agreement is a short time. Climate finance is usually one of the most contentious topics in UNFCCC …
Insight, 30 August 2022
Rows of small dishes containing various types of vegetable seeds, including beans and grains
Madagascar needs agroforestry businesses in its response to climate change
… solutions. Collective forest and farm businesses are central to climate action It goes without saying that collective forest and farm businesses must overcome climate risks (and many other types of risk) if they are to secure food … biomass. Taking the first steps into agroforestry There is a way to change this through agroforestry. Both Coop Tsinjo and Coop Taratra …
Insight, 27 September 2019
A beach that has been washed away
Assessing climate adaptation in Mexico
… At the 2017 United Nations climate change conference México became the first country to include climate … climate change information management system. An adaptation working group supports CICC to coordinate actions and investments of public … Climate change … Assessing climate adaptation: aligning frameworks …
Article, 30 October 2019
Fledgling mangroves with a woman on the right of the image
Devolved Climate Finance (DCF) Alliance
… A number of institutions taking part in implementing devolved climate finance (DCF) mechanisms in Mali, Senegal, Kenya and Tanzania … standards and principles and be accountable for these. The devolved climate finance mechanism The members of the alliance have worked in … valuable local knowledge and recognise the different ways climate change affects women, men and marginalised groups. The mechanism draws …
Article, 28 January 2021
People sit on the floor around a map laid out on the floor
Frontline Funds Accelerator: catalysing climate investment to the grassroots
Project, 01 July 2021
Aerial view of a floded town and vegetation
National Adaptation Plans: LDCs need financing to turn words into reality
… support countries in building resilience to the worsening impacts of climate change the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, back in 2010, … and implementing their plans. The Least Developed Countries Expert Group  is mandated to support LDCs in designing and putting NAPs into … Climate change …
Insight, 24 April 2023
Climate Change and Human Development
Publication, 01 July 2014
The UN Climate Action Summit
Real climate ambition means switching to 'business unusual'
… When it comes to stepping up ambition on climate action, we should look to the poorest countries and communities. To those least responsible for this climate crisis. To those who are suffering the most from the impacts.  … is not working was another sign of success – we need a rapid step change if we are to limit the climate crisis. Big promises equal …
Insight, 04 October 2019
Francophone negotiators sitting around a table (Photo: UNITAR)
Climate change negotiation skills: training for LDC negotiators
Insight, 28 July 2016
Headshots of four people over a sunrise over a lush forest
Getting climate resilience right – the case for backing smallholder organisations: Make Change Happen podcast episode 13
… IIED’s ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast provides an opportunity to hear our … the Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO), has a clear message on climate resilience and the success of food systems: “We believe in the … work. Clare Shakya, director of IIED’s Climate Change research group, joins the discussion to explore another increasingly recognised …
Article, 13 September 2021