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Thirty officials from Anglophone African countries attended the workshop (Image: Siima Media/IIED)
Anglophone African officials enhance their climate negotiating skills
… Least Developed Countries and other nations in the region attended a climate negotiation workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 14-15 … of Parties (COP22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is due to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, from 7-18 … opens with a review of the priorities for COP22, presented by LDC Group chair Tosi Mpanu Mpanu and facilitated by IIED principal …
News, 03 November 2016
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
… to talk about how digital technology can be used to enhance the climate action led by social movements. Here we talk to Barry Smith , a researcher in the climate change group in IIED , to find out more about the event. Q: Can you give us a … Climate change … Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action …
Article, 15 October 2020
Youth looking at a landscape
Perspective of LDC youth: what COP26 outcomes will enhance global action on adaptation and resilience?
… such sentiments – and we are grateful. But in the run-up to the UN climate talks (COP26) in November, young people from all sectors and … creating movements to drive collective global action to accelerate climate adaptation and build a resilient future. But we are not … event , hosted by IIED and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) . Speakers from government, business and …
Insight, 18 February 2021
IIED welcomes Bhutan as new chair of the Least Developed Countries Group
… as the new chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) negotiating group on climate change is a welcome step. “Bhutan is a leader in the fight against … IIED welcomes Bhutan as new chair of the Least Developed Countries Group …
News, 01 February 2019
Camilla Toulmin: "The IPCC report.. concludes that no parts of the world are free from the risks of 'severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts'" (Photo: Google licence)
IIED responds to IPCC climate change report
… on 2 November 2014, confirms that there is now extreme certainty that climate change is happening and that all warming since 1951 is due to human … authors of the chapter on urban areas in the Fifth Assessment Working Group II, adds: "The IPCC's Fifth Assessment fully recognises the … Climate change …
News, 03 November 2014
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
… The UN climate talks in Marrakesh this month called for a roadmap to put the … means support to adapt and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. But although there are various pots of international and … Gebru Jember Endalew, incoming chair of the Least Developed Countries Group , highlighted in the event's keynote address, finance is not …
News, 02 December 2016
Aerial view of destroyed housing and infrastructure.
Resilient prosperity in SIDS: forging a new finance compact
… and growing indebtedness, recently exacerbated by COVID-19 and climate-related disasters. Disasters can wipe out critical … infrastructure and island economies within hours, and climate change is making some of these events more frequent and intense. In … or the climate prosperity plans being developed by the V20 group of nations, which have national ownership. Injection of this type …
Insight, 29 August 2023
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Solving ‘wicked’ problems: can social learning catalyse adaptive responses to climate change? A compendium of case studies
… having the potential to help solve complex 'wicked' problems such as climate change and food insecurity. Social learning is more than just group learning; it has an agenda for wider change. It encourages … Climate change … ‘wicked’ problems: can social learning catalyse adaptive responses to climate change? A compendium of case studies …
Publication, 01 March 2017
The Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the UN, Kunzang Choden Namgyel, signs the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Photo: Amanda Voisard, UN Photo)
Lessons in climate diplomacy from Ethiopia and Bhutan 
… the Paris Agreement – the new, universal, legally binding treaty on climate change – will enter into force, less than a year after it was adopted. … ) is a researcher with IIED's Climate Change research group . This blog draws on work carried out in partnership with … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Insight, 27 October 2016
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Recommendations to the County Government of Isiolo for Preparation of a Strategic Plan on Water, Energy and Climate Change
… a county level multi-sectoral Strategic Plan for water, energy and climate change. Lack of such a Strategy and consultation process in Isiolo … County Officers in the Isiolo County Ministry of Water, Energy and Climate Change Isiolo County had explored such a consultative approach … Climate change … of Isiolo for Preparation of a Strategic Plan on Water, Energy and Climate Change …
Publication, 01 January 2017