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Field visit as part of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project, Mount Elgon, Uganda (IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and … takes into consideration community needs, time, resources and local knowledge, and  Including EbA interventions that quickly generate … ministries, departments and agencies, civil society organisations, indigenous peoples, private practitioners, research institutions, …
Project, 15 February 2018
Sorting apricots in Tajikistan. The diverse and extreme climatic conditions of Central Asia helped farmers develop fruit varieties adaptable to drought and other environmental stresses (Photo: UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Paris Agreement – a framework for local inclusion
… The global agreement on climate change reached in Paris sets out a clear agenda for … need to involve vulnerable communities and use traditional and local knowledge in adaptation. According to Article 7, adaptation action … science and, as appropriate, traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems". Vulnerable communities …
Insight, 05 February 2016
With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse
… It urges negotiators at the UN climate change conference in Durban later this month to give stronger support to traditional knowledge and address the threats posed by commercial agriculture and … require costly inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides, which many indigenous farmers cannot afford. “In the last few decades, there has …
News, 31 October 2011
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in the Moroccan city of Marrakech … participate and share dialogue on a range of issues that link policy, knowledge and practice. This year's event was organised by a partnership … the evidence of the critical role of biocultural heritage of indigenous peoples and local communities in climate change resilience …
Event, 05 November 2016
Stella Gama of Malawi at a desk speaks into a microphone as she briefs the Technology Executive Committee
Supporting least developed countries on climate technology transfer
… transferring environmentally sound technologies play in combating the climate crisis. A successful transfer includes the knowledge needed to successfully install, operate and maintain the … experience and equipment to local conditions and integrate them with indigenous technologies. Under the Paris Agreement, nations laid out a …
Insight, 04 April 2018
The Potato Park, Peru, which hosted a previous meeting of the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (Image: IIED)
Mountain communities rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops
… Indigenous groups and traditional farmers from 21 mountain communities in 10 countries gathered recently in Tajikistan to assess climate change impacts and develop responses to this crisis. The meeting … , which calls on governments to recognise that traditional knowledge has equal and complementary value to western science, …
News, 06 October 2015
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… A new report from the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) flags the growing impacts of climate change on mountain communities and the vital importance of … representatives, scientists and donors shared traditional knowledge and science on climate change adaptation and the scaling-up of …
News, 15 February 2019
Cover for 14669IIED.pdf
Biocultural Adaptation in Mountain Communities: Third INMIP International Learning Exchange, Stone Village, China
… The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) aims to support capacity development for climate change adaptation through community-to-community exchange of knowledge and innovations. It currently includes communities from 10 … Biocultural Adaptation in Mountain Communities: Third INMIP International Learning …
Publication, 01 October 2016
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United … in regional workshops are also invited to offer expertise and knowledge. Related reading: Pocket guide to capacity building for … an opportunity to hear about the synergies and efforts being made by Indigenous Peoples and Forest Communities in Mesoamerica, governments …
Event, 06 November 2017
Protect and survive: customary safeguards, traditional knowledge
… of rural communities from Bolivia to Bangladesh, traditional knowledge makes up the living core of culture. Bound up with local … conditions ensures traditional practices are robust and adaptable to climate change. Such treasured knowledge needs protection from outside … revealing how customary laws and practices work through research with indigenous communities and local partners in China, India, Kenya, Panama …
Article, 09 November 2009