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A mother struggles to feed her children in the face of flooding (Image: IIED Independent Expert Group)
What does the Paris Agreement mean for LDCs?
… What does the Paris Agreement on climate change mean for the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs)? A new … commissioned by IIED's Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group looks at the perspectives of individuals in the LDCs ahead of the … Climate change …
News, 04 January 2016
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IIED Annual Report 2004/05: Climate change
… to date have been far less than is needed to prevent dangerous climate change for most people and ecosystems on the planet. In the next decade or two, the adverse impacts of climate change are already "locked in" because of delays in the global … IIED Annual Report 2004/05: Climate change …
Publication, 01 January 2005
2009 Development and Climate Days film festival highlights
… The film festival that was held as part of the 2009 Development and Climate (D&C) Days was a popular feature of the four-day event. The … film-makers. Many of the films demonstrated the impacts of climate change on vulnerable regions and population groups, as well as … Climate change … 2009 Development and Climate Days film festival highlights …
Article, 22 July 2010
Giza Gaspar Martins: the climate negotiator (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
The climate negotiator
… It's day 10 at the Paris climate talks and the chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group has just been locked out of the negotiating hall by an overzealous … Climate change … The climate negotiator …
Long read, 15 February 2016
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The long road to Paris
… On 12 December 2015, the Paris Agreement on climate change was agreed, setting out what countries need to do to address the … provided advice and support for the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group in the negotiations leading to the talks over the last five years, … Climate change …
Publication, 01 October 2016
IIED aims to contribute to the achievement of change which benefits poor people and the environment. The institute's strategy for the next two years has been published (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Engaging for change – refreshing our strategy for the next two years
… times, "all the irresistible forces of technological and scientific change are creating a single, vulnerable human community." She also … and its adoption through Agenda 2030  and the Paris Agreement on climate change .   These texts are, to a remarkable degree, in line with … either the ambition of the SDGs, or the stabilisation of the planet's climate within safe boundaries. And for all the progress we have seen in …
Insight, 09 August 2017
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Least Developed Countries' experiences with the UNFCCC technology mechanism
… Mechanism — the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) — for several years. This paper presents information the LDC Group representatives on the TEC and CTCN Advisory Board have gathered … Climate change …
Publication, 01 December 2017
Outdoor workers in Da Nang are prone to heat stress. Credit: COHED.
To build climate resilience cities must assess diverse drivers of vulnerability
… decide how vulnerable someone living in a city is to the impacts of climate change, or how they become more resilient? What makes some policy … ( [email protected] ) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group   … Climate change … To build climate resilience cities must assess diverse drivers of vulnerability …
Insight, 30 October 2013
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Strengthening the Lima Work Programme on Gender; Perspectives from Malawi and the CBD
… Increasing evidence of the differential impacts of climate~change on women and girls in recent decades has led~to significant … in the countries represented by the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group are~disproportionately dependent on climate-sensitive resources … Climate change …
Publication, 01 October 2016
A coastal river system seen from above
Developing a vision for The Gambia’s future
… is one of Africa’s smallest states. But it is making big waves in climate circles, not least because its Nationally Determined … whole-of-government process: The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) will lead The Gambia’s LTS … Programme for Climate Resilience. The Least Developed Countries Group’s 2050 Vision for a climate-resilient future (PDF)  can also …
Insight, 20 April 2020