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The Paris Agreement is celebrated (Photo: francediplomatie, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Briefing: After Paris – what's next for the LDCs?
… Countries (LDCs) as they seek to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change .  The Paris Agreement was hailed as a milestone in international … documents addressed many long-standing demands of the LDC Group. However, it is clear that much work is still needed – both … Climate change …
Event, 22 February 2016
Saleemul Huq introduces a new series explaining the UNFCCC process from the perspective of the Least Developed Countries (Image: IIED)
The Road to Paris: how can the world's most vulnerable countries be heard?
… use their "strength of numbers" if they are to achieve a successful climate agreement in Paris in December, says climate change expert Saleemul Huq. Huq, a senior fellow at IIED and director of … from the LDCs, and has been working closely with the LDC negotiating group at the UNFCCC climate change talks . We have been providing legal, …
News, 30 October 2015
A storm rages over downtown Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in the early evening (Photo: Jeff_Holmes via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Three ways developing nations can close the climate finance gaps
… cost to decarbonise the global economy and adapt to the impacts of climate change. For developing nations, this gap is especially worrisome. … from old. Nanki Kaur is a Senior Researcher in IIED's Climate Change Group ( [email protected] ). This post was first published by RTCC.org … Climate change …
Insight, 04 April 2014
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Katalysis: helping Andean farmers adapt to climate change (PLA 60)
… Recent studies of global climate change paint a bleak picture for the Andes. Researchers have proposed … approaches for improving agriculture through farmer participation in group problem-solving. The approach requires strong facilitators with … Katalysis: helping Andean farmers adapt to climate change (PLA 60) …
Publication, 01 December 2009
Heads of delegations at the 2015 UN climate talks (Photo: Office of the President of Mexico, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Steps to enforcing the Paris Agreement
… On 12 December 2015, 196 Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the Paris Agreement , a treaty under … (NDCs) by the time they join the agreement. The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) was established to prepare for the … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP22) …
Article, 21 September 2016
Pastoralists in Isiolo County mapping community resources, such as water sources and good grazing areas. This pilot project developed a mechanism that allows local people to identify investments that can build their resilience to climate change. (Photo: James Pattison/IIED)
Award win highlights collaboration for Kenya climate resilience
… sector. The initiative is enabling Kenya's county governments to use climate information and access climate finance in support of community-prioritised adaptation. The … the consortium and ensuring lessons are informing national climate change and finance policy. The project started in Isiolo County …
News, 15 April 2015
Negotiators from over 190 countries are attending the Paris climate summit (Photo:UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Least Developed Country experts raise their voices at COP21
… Members of IIED's Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (IEG) will be at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP21) talks in Paris to advocate on behalf of a fair … Climate change …
News, 03 December 2015
African Climate Policy Centre director Fatima Denton speaks at the 2015 Development & Climate Days event at COP21 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Breaking out of the development silos
… The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are showing that action on climate change no longer needs to be seen as separate from development, … according to Fatima Denton, a member of IIED's LDC Independent Expert Group (IEG) and director of the African Climate Policy Centre at the UN … Climate change …
News, 22 March 2016
Divisional Adaptation Planning Committees (DAPCs) act as community focal points (Photo: Sam Greene/IIED)
Local climate finance mechanism helping to fund community-prioritised adaptation
… strategies, uniquely suited to their environment, to manage climate variability and uncertainty. Over time, they have developed … and share resources. Women and girls are often more vulnerable to climate extremes, however, because they don't have the same access to … level to support more vulnerable communities to adapt to climate change. What is IIED doing? IIED is part of a community of practice in …
Project, 26 November 2015
Climate policy should consider the needs of the poor
… The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in Brussels on Friday that climate change is … equally around the world. Saleemul Huq, head of the climate change group at the International Institute for Environment and Development, … Climate change … Climate policy should consider the needs of the poor …
News, 09 April 2007