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Four ways local organisations can use AI to support locally led adaptation and build resilience
… and industry. But what does it mean for those on the frontline of climate adaptation work?   Beyond ChatGPT– a dialogue-based information … incredible pace. So how can they be mobilised to support locally-led climate action?  For years, organisations in the Majority World, … characteristics reflect neo-colonial tendencies within the aid and climate finance sector.   Their ability to put locally led adaptation …
Insight, 25 May 2023
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
Insight, 17 December 2015
In 2010 a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Six years later, there has been progress in rebuilding, but much remains to be done (Photo: iolanda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: LDC Independent Expert Group chair on the SDGs and tackling inequality
… and chair of the  Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group  ahead of a dialogue event on Monday, 13 June. The event, … with these very ambitious ideals can be brought down to earth and change things on the ground. There are good proposals, but do we have … — we are affected by pollution created elsewhere. We are a victim of climate change, because the greenhouse effect is a consequence of …
Article, 08 June 2016
Development and Climate Days COP16
Event, 13 October 2010
A drought in East Africa: the Green Climate Fund will help developing countries mitigate and adapt against climate change (Photo: Wikipedia Creative Commons)
Setting up the Green Climate Fund: Watch This Space
… The Green Climate Fund (GCF), established in 2010 by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is a financial mechanism by which developed countries … Barry Smith is a policy research consultant with the climate change group. … Climate change … Setting up the Green Climate Fund: Watch This Space …
Insight, 11 July 2014
A woman stands to the side of a barren area through which small shoots of a mangrove forest can be seen
Community solutions for a nature-based, resilient future beyond COVID-19
Article, 07 October 2020
Donor nations get low scores on climate finance transparency scorecard
News, 16 September 2011
An Ethiopian farmer arrives for a field day on climate change adaptation. Ethiopia is the first LDC to submit its intended Nationally Determined Contribution in preparation of the Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC (Photo: ILRI/ZerihunSewunet, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Next steps for climate negotiations on the road to Paris
Insight, 17 June 2015
A pick up truck lies mostly submerged under a water in a flooded street.
Five moments from 2012 that could spell change for the planet
… many hurricanes like Sandy will it take to build a groundswell for change in US climate policy? Some pundits tell us that there was a significant shift … by Saleemul Huq, IIED’s Senior Fellow with the climate change group : it was agreed to look at setting up an international mechanism … Climate change … Five moments from 2012 that could spell change for the planet …
Insight, 07 January 2013
A man is surrounded by cattle on a dusty trail.
Mitigating farmer-herder conflict
… enmity and competition for scarce resources, now aggravated by climate change, the media, policy and academic circles increasingly insisted … After validating our findings through discussion with a reference group that included researchers and representatives of pastoral … Drylands: building climate resilience, productivity and equity …
Project, 04 March 2022