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Two women harvest crops in a field
Principles for locally led adaptation
… are demanding greater efforts and commitment to putting more resources into local hands for local adaptation priorities. However, … to the asks of the 2050 vision of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group for delivering a climate-resilient future that is guided by … the Global Commission on Adaptation and including IIED and the World Resources Institute . The importance of locally led adaptation action …
Article, 21 January 2021
Fisheries account for 12 per cent of The Gambia's GDP. The country's Atlantic coastline and the mangroves along the River Gambia estuary are vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Javier D. Creative Commons via Flickr)
GCF funding boosts ecosystem-based adaptation in The Gambia
Insight, 22 June 2017
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Community forestry in Cameroon: a diagnostic analysis of laws, institutions, actors and opportunities
Publication, 01 November 2017
A path leads into a forest, with a tree canopy overhead
The importance of communication for NGOs
Insight, 27 April 2022
Woman cultivating a garden with plants and palm trees.
Locally led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey
… Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) was among this group of partners and, gathering experiences from both failures to date … at the Climate Adaptation Summit on the 25 and 26 January 2021. The group’s collaborative learning journey will begin a week earlier, as we … actors The depth and quality of local engagement in decision-making Resources invested in learning and adaptive management The existence of …
Insight, 12 January 2021
Boat surrounded by vegetation growing in the water near the river port of Vallemi.
Will Payments for Watershed Services fuel the protection of ecosystem services?
… farmers and industries, lack of access to technology, knowledge of resources and investment capabilities. Traditional responses have … that affect land use (e.g. preventing conversion of existing natural vegetation or promoting soil and water conservation measures) as … Natural resource management …
Insight, 21 June 2013
A man points to a wild chimpanzee up a tree
Markets and payments for environmental services
… market failures. In PES schemes, people managing and using natural resources, typically forest owners or farmers, are paid to manage their resources to protect watersheds, conserve biodiversity or capture carbon … Natural resource management …
Project, 03 October 2008
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
High-tech trawlers in the Faroe Islands. Ninety-five per cent of this tiny nation's exports is made up of fish (Photo: antonalfred, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Turning the tide: creating incentives for sustainable oceans
… Goal 14 – to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. In New York, representatives from … ) is a researcher in IIED's  Climate Change research group . … Natural resource management …
Insight, 17 January 2017
Rural landscape with plants growing in the land. People gather in the background
IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation
… important role that local communities play in protecting and managing natural resources means it’s always been aligned with my interests. LC: In my … lot already from IIED’s work with the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on how it’s possible to give more direct access to government …
Article, 19 August 2021