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The Forest Investment Program, an example of an investment fund with simplified funding frameworks, has invested $10 million in a $24 million project with the African Development Bank to restore Ghana's rapidly degrading forests (Photo: Greg Neate, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Six steps to local climate finance
… Countries are fast ratifying the Paris Agreement on climate change, which entered into force on 4 November 2016. Now comes the … is a researcher in IIED's C limate Change research group ; Clare Shakya ([email protected]) is the head of IIED's … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Insight, 06 November 2016
Participants at D&C Days took part in virtual reality game to help explain the complexities of making climate-related decisions (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Development & Climate Days 2016
… Days conference took place on 12-13 November 2016 alongside the UN climate summit in Marrakech, Morocco. More than 300 policymakers, … Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) . The 22nd COP is taking place in the Moroccan city of … address, Clare Shakya , director of IIED's Climate Change research group , said participants at D&C Days made up a community of practice …
Event, 12 November 2016
A cooling tower of a power station is framed against the sky
International treaties threaten affordability of climate action: new report
News, 04 October 2020
Aerial view of trees with a town and the sea in the backround.
Reform the global financial system to support transformational adaptation
… catastrophic impacts on their economies. This is the nature of climate change. Its impacts on our lives and livelihoods are relentless, and on …  are in a critical situation, exacerbated by the extreme impact of climate change and unsuitability of the global financial system. Some … Climate change …
Insight, 03 July 2023
A huddle of people gather around one person to give advice and discuss negotiating tactics
Leading from the front: responding with urgency to the climate emergency
… During London Climate Action Week, least developed countries’ representatives, … action leaders explored collaborating to achieve rapid societal change. In the last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Professor of Geosystem Science and Head of the Climate Dynamics Group, University of Oxford H.E. Mr Lamin Dibba, Ministry of …
Event, 01 July 2019
Citizens' protests against climate change action, such as this march in New York in 2014, have moved from the streets to the courts (Photo: South Bend Voice, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Using the power of judiciary to protect people from climate change
… must no longer depend on or wait for global policies to act upon climate change. They have a legal duty of care to protect the citizens and … as shown by the ' people's declaration for climate justice ' A group of Philippine citizens are preparing a petition to request the … Climate change … Using the power of judiciary to protect people from climate change …
Insight, 24 July 2015
A flooded street
How the Philippines’ national M&E system integrates climate and development
… In the Philippines the national climate change monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is primarily geared … president serves as chairman.  An inter-agency M&E technical working group (TWG) was also established to set up the M&E system and help with … Climate change … Assessing climate adaptation: aligning frameworks …
Article, 30 October 2019
Smiling women gather in front of a climate change conference sign and give a thumbs up
Supporting more than equal numbers in international climate debates
… and that, when we all support each other, we are stronger. The UN climate negotiations are crucial summits where global decisions on … developing countries  to maximise their influence in the UN climate change negotiations. Through ecbi we encourage governments to send equal … male voices. How do figures from the LDC delegations compare?  As a group, the 47 LDCs continue to lag behind in achieving gender balance – …
Insight, 08 March 2020
A woman buying firewood at Bamako, Mali. IIED has been working with the government of Mali to set up local climate funds to help communities be more resilient during floods and droughts (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Poorest must be heard on climate action to deliver Paris Agreement’s success
… Today, the ground-breaking Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force and in three days' time, the first global … for Climate Change and Development Saleemul Huq will be advising the Group of Least Developed Countries at the Marrakech climate summit. In … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Insight, 04 November 2016
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Building resilience for cotton farmers in India: evidence from Gujarat and Maharashtra
… the livelihoods of approximately six million farmers. However, climate change – specifically more frequent periods of extreme heat – poses a … groups with farmers, it reveals their perceptions of and responses to climate and other shocks, and the current and potential use of insurance …
Publication, 30 September 2024