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The role of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and participatory plant breeding in climate change adaptation in Karst mountain areas in SW China
… This is a report of a country case study on the impacts of climate change and local people’s adaptation. The research sites are located in … and the poor, with rich Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) and culture. Climate change is exacerbating already harsh natural conditions and … traditional knowledge and participatory plant breeding in climate change adaptation in Karst mountain areas in SW China …
Publication, 01 July 2011
Uganda food lab participants add their names to a declaration that came out of the lab discussions (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food Change Labs tackle complex issues with the whole system in the room
… for a healthy, productive food system?  Hivos and IIED have run Food Change Labs in three countries, and are starting on a fourth. Our Food … to depleted soils and a national food system that is vulnerable to climate change and crop diseases on the one hand, and malnutrition (due … as the Lusaka Municipal Food Council, a Youth for Sustainable Food Group in Zambia, and a local multi-stakeholder Coalition of the Willing …
Insight, 30 January 2019
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Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) Annual Symposium 2007
… 2007, the Annual Symposium of the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) was held at the London Zoo, London (UK). The main theme of the symposium was climate change – and the implications this has for biodiversity and for poor … Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) Annual Symposium 2007 …
Publication, 01 November 2007
Shahajat Ali shows a newspaper article describing the incentive-based hilsa conservation programme under the Department of Fisheries (Photo: BCAS)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Bangladesh
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … whether the programme has been of overall financial benefit to this group. Barriers to implementing the programme have included insufficient … Climate change …
Project, 12 June 2018
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(Re)claiming power in value chains: A guide for small-scale farmers and their advocates
… laws and policies to protect their interests, and prepare for climate change and unexpected disruptions to production. As well as smallholder …
Publication, 01 September 2022
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Gender analysis in building climate resilience in Da Nang, Vietnam: challenges and solutions
… Climate resilience is more likely to be achieved when men and women … implementation. This study looks at what roles men and women play in climate change planning and action, and to what extent women’s needs and … Gender analysis in building climate resilience in Da Nang, Vietnam: challenges and solutions …
Publication, 01 June 2016
Bangladeshi climate negotiator Qazi K Ahmad
Q&A: World leaders must abandon their narrow political interests to deliver the best deal at COP21
… sea level  and its coastline stretches along some 700 kilometres. Its climate is temperate, wet and the rainy season is heavy. The country has suffered a lot from impacts of climate change and rising sea levels will affect about one third of the country. … and come to an agreement.  AS: What will be the stance of the LDC group in COP21? QA: Bangladesh is still an LDC although its average …
Article, 24 November 2015
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Growing Forest Partnerships briefing: Making local voices heard - the Three Rights Holders Group
… of a new alliance, known collectively as the Three Rights Holders Group - or the G3, for short. This network has grown out of a … the key to using forests to reduce poverty and mitigate climate change must come also from sustainable forest management. This alliance … briefing: Making local voices heard - the Three Rights Holders Group …
Publication, 01 January 2011
Farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in Southwestern China have responded to climatic adversity by innovating to increase productivity using less water (Image: IIED)
Why listen to and support the most vulnerable?
Insight, 02 October 2015
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Sustainable Development Goals: evaluating progress for a brighter future – podcast
… to act on the findings.  And as countries deal with the impacts of climate change, including assessment of how climate risks have affected SDG … monitoring, evaluation and learning in IIED's Strategy and Learning group Emilie Beauchamp , senior researcher in IIED's Strategy and …
Article, 09 December 2021