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The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Global leaders must not neglect the world's poor and vulnerable
… As the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA9) closes in Nairobi, Kenya , more than 400 delegates from 90 … fellow, ACTS Tom Owiyo, principal economist, African Development Bank Group Edith Adera, senior program specialist, IDRC Saleemul Huq, IIED … Climate change …
News, 30 April 2015
Person walks trough a park under heavy rain.
Struggling, silenced and (barely) surviving the perfect typhoon
… promoting environmentally sustainable cities, responding to climate change and ensuring sustainable consumption and production. The ASEAN … and addresses. For example, the State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in ASEAN only covers environmental impacts on women and …
Insight, 04 October 2023
US Secretary of State John Kerry, pictured with chairperson of the African Union, Abdel Aziz, is opposing African countries' desire for a legally binding agreement at COP21 (via Google Images licence)
Message to Secretary of State John Kerry: a legally binding treaty in Paris is essential
Insight, 13 November 2015
Aerial view of a village surrounded by vegetation
Law, economies and justice: a new programme
Insight, 04 October 2022
Fatima Denton, a member of IIED’s Independent Expert Group, speaking at the Development and Climate Days conference (Photo: Matt Wright)
Zero carbon – costs and opportunities for Least Developed Countries
Insight, 10 December 2015
Cover for G04040.pdf
LDC perspectives on the future of the Least Developed Countries Fund
Publication, 01 November 2015
More than 90 per cent of Malawians rely on rain-fed subsistence farming to survive. Increasingly variable weather patterns are reducing crop yields and eroding food security (Photo: ILRI/Mann, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: We must ensure Paris delivers on finance
Article, 24 November 2015
Three women, one wearing a mask, the other two smiling and clapping, sit at a raised desk in front of an audience
In or out! Why balanced panels matter
… male. And the survey on gender bias in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)  found that, as in other disciplines, women in climate … search for eloquent, experienced speakers has created an elite group of speakers, largely supported by global North organisations, who …
Insight, 29 April 2022
Cover for G04061.pdf
CBA10 proceedings: enhancing urban community resilience
… recognizes that the root causes of vulnerability and resilience to climate impacts, and much knowledge and capacity on how to adapt, are … numbers of vulnerable urban communities are struggling with climate change impacts and finding ways to cope, the theme for CBA10 was … or parallel sessions, poster and video sessions, debates, small group work and a large number of interactive ‘out-of-the-box’ sessions. …
Publication, 01 May 2016
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and is at the forefront of adaptation efforts. This homestead has been designed to offer flood protection (Photo: CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder
… have been on the frontline of learning about how to adapt to climate change – and have become experts in this field. With all countries now … These are meant to be more of a process than plan and the LDC Expert Group (LEG)  has provided guidance for the process to be followed for … Climate change …
Insight, 03 July 2015