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An image of Saleemul Huq at the podium giving a speech. On the final day of the CBA10 conference, he called for federations and communities of the urban poor to be better utilised by urban developers, climate change practitioners and local government to mainstream local adaptation (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
International climate adaptation conference calls for governments, NGOs and infrastructure investors to work with urban community federations to mainstream and finance local adaptation
… CBA10 in Dhaka from 21-28 April . CBA10 is the latest in a series of international conferences looking at how local communities can and do … from a range of public, civil society, private, local, regional, international agencies, and governmental and non-governmental … in cities." Saleemul Huq, IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) , says: …
News, 28 April 2016
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IIED at 50 – reflecting on the past, looking to the future: Make Change Happen podcast episode 15
Article, 10 January 2022
CBA5 participants visited Char Kukri-Mukri island on the southeast coast. Here women tend mangrove seedlings destined to provide a barrier against erosion (Photo: B. Koelle)
5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5)
… the need for mutual learning when she spoke at the opening of the 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) in Dhaka … Comic Relief Commonwealth Foundation U K Department for International Development Practical Action Tearfund The Asia Foundation … 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) …
Article, 13 April 2011
A solar panel outside a rural house on stilts
Critical theme: Can China help build a global eco-civilisation?
… Sussex Dr Yuka Kobayashi : lecturer/assistant professor in China and International Politics at SOAS, University of London, and visiting … related issues Dr Haisen Zhang : director of the Centre for International Development and Innovation Studies at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing and works on aid …
Event, 25 September 2019
Aerial view of desert refugee camp with makeshift homes.
Silent battles, resounding strength: the lives of transgender refugees in Kenya
… cities.  Yet despite perceptions of Kenya as a safe haven, Amnesty International and the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission … To support transgender refugees worldwide we need to engage with international organisations and advocacy groups. Collaborative advocacy campaigns and active participation in international conferences are essential. We must join forces to push for …
Insight, 21 November 2023
Informal housing by the river.
Upgrading informal settlements in the global South: transforming relations with government, transforming lives
… by slum/shack dweller federations, affiliates of Slum Dwellers International (SDI) . In Thailand such initiatives have been supported …
Insight, 05 October 2021
A deep sea octopus.
Fish Night 6: Wonders of the deep blue
… has filmed with the BBC and CNN, among others. In 2018 she won the International Seabed Authority Secretary General's Award for Excellence … Essam Yassin Mohammed , who recently attended the negotiations for an international legally binding treaty to protect the high seas in New …
Event, 21 November 2019
New IIED director Dr Andrew Norton will focus on using the institute's expertise to shift policies and attitudes (Image: Andrew Norton)
IIED welcomes new director
… as well as in roles at the World Bank and the UK Department for International Development (DFID).  Dr Norton joins IIED in their London … are: Inclusive transitions to climate resilience and green economy International engagement for a sustainable planet Rights plus action …
News, 30 June 2015
Communities living in low-lying areas of Bangladesh are currently adapting incrementally to rising sea levels - but transformational adaptation will eventually be necessarily (Photo: Aurélien Paulus, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Author Q&A: Resilience – the science of adaptation to climate change
Article, 28 March 2019
Residents of Sitio San Roque, Philippines, watch a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction (Photo: Alamy)
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… affect low-income urban residents. He works with local organisations, international agencies and universities to build the resilience in urban …
Event, 05 May 2016