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A view over a forest
Truly transformative change is key to combating the biodiversity crisis
… Transformative change is widely accepted as essential for tackling the twin crises of biodiversity loss and the climate emergency. But, even though discussions on the Convention for … This has included hosting the SNAPP Food and Forest in Africa Working Group and, more recently, a project in Ethiopia, Ghana and Zambia with …
Insight, 30 June 2020
Achala Abeysinghe advises Giza Gaspar-Martins, the former chair of the Least Developed Countries Group, in Paris at COP21 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Women in the poorest countries lack leadership opportunities in the UN
… large numbers in low level positions. The same scenario appears in UN climate change negotiations. I work with the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group – the 48 poorest countries in the world – at the UN Framework … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Insight, 12 November 2016
CCAFS, together with partners, is trying to develop new ways to communicate climate change adaptation. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT)
New ways to communicate climate change and adaptation - is it time for something “loopy”?
… York to stimulate a new discussion in the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the development of … This blog was originally posted on the web site of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Research Program on … Climate change … New ways to communicate climate change and adaptation - is it time for something “loopy”? …
Insight, 19 October 2012
An early sunrise at COP14 in Poznan (Photo: Friends of the Earth, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP14 UN Climate Change Conference
Event, 20 December 2008
Nature landscape of a forest and a lake.
Author Q&A: A framework for assessing the effectiveness of ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation
… Hannah Reid is a consultant with IIED's Climate Change research group and biodiversity team. Alongside Amanda Bourne, … Climate change …
Article, 23 November 2020
Cover for 13624IIED.pdf
Strengthening capacity to diversify farmer business models for climate resilience
… This climate resilience case study (No.9) from Viet Nam is the ninth of ten … Star Anise Cooperative to find nature based solutions (NbS) that give climate resilience. The Viet Nam Cinnamon and Star Anise Cooperative is … than 600 organic supplier farmers to become more resilient to climate change in Yen Bai province in the North of Viet Nam.  Climate change has …
Publication, 08 December 2020
Woman talks and points at a poster behind her while people stand in front of her
CBA17 returns in person: scheduled for Bangkok in May
… and challenges that must be overcome.  We know that transformative change is built on strong networks and connections between diverse … to collectively develop bids for investment and present these to a group of people with donor or investment experience. And we are also … will be in touch.   About the organisers  CBA17 is funded by the  Climate Justice Resilience Fund ,   Irish Aid  and IIED, and organised …
News, 01 February 2023
Achala C Abeysinghe (second left) recently spoke on a panel discussion at COP23 on Women Leading the World's Climate Agenda (Photo: Anne Schulthess/IIED)
COP23 outcomes call for faster action and higher ambition to keep Paris on track
Insight, 21 November 2017
Cover for 11063IIED.pdf
Africa and Climate change: An update 2006
Publication, 01 October 2006
How to ensure climate-change finance really is "new and additional"
… be formally launched on 5 June at a side event during the ongoing UN climate-change negotiations in Bonn. The paper’s authors call for a UN-based … was written by Saleemul Huq, senior fellow in IIED's climate change group; Martin Stadelmann, researcher at the Center for International and … Climate change …
News, 03 June 2010