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Peru's Quelccaya ice cap is the largest glaciated area in the tropics; glaciers play a significant role in Lima's water provision (Photo: Wikipedia via Creative Commons)
Recognising the risks – what do people in Lima think about climate change?
… feel that clear, relevant and tangible information can help to bridge knowledge gaps, compelling stories about climate change that people can … was the co-author of a paper on 'Knowledge-building in adaptation management: concertación processes in transforming Lima water and … ([email protected]) is a senior coordinator within IIED's Communications department. …
Insight, 22 December 2014
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… is Chikumbutso Kilembe! @chikulembe 's Waste2Watts project on waste management in Lilongwe City addresses unsustainable use of charcoal and … COVID-19 pandemic, they have been working with local women to improve communications and helped community gardeners to grow food.  … in leadership, they took the opportunity and exercised the Indigenous knowledge they have to keep their families and communities safe.   David …
Article, 14 June 2021
Can beans and dice change lives? The potential of serious, fun games
… said Rachel James of Oxford University. Shaban Mawanda, a programme coordinator for the Ugandan Red Cross added, “This reflects what we face … organisations," she said. Mairi Dupar is Global Public Affairs Coordinator at CDKN: The Climate and Development Knowledge Network …
Insight, 19 November 2013
Patently obvious: intellectual property rights could support small producers
… often sustain rich agricultural biodiversity and traditional knowledge and practices through their production systems. Yet, in a … biodiversity, they do not automatically encourage the sustainable management of natural resources. Other factors, such as land rights, … producers. This blog was written by Emma Blackmore, Researcher and coordinator of Shaping Sustainable Markets at the Sustainable Markets …
Insight, 14 November 2011
A community in Bangladesh maps out their local resources and plans for an emergency.
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
… (Mizan Khan) and New York City (Dr Cynthia Rosenzweig) shared their knowledge and discussing how these lessons can be applied to New York … impacts and adaptation, Bangladesh is leading the way and has much knowledge to share with vulnerable cities and locations like New York. … R. Khan is a professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Management (DESM) at North South University (NSU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. …
News, 22 January 2013
The construction of the CCCF Mega Dam in Makueni County, Kenya is an example of local action during a devolved climate finance pilot project (Photo: Japheth Mutuku)
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
… local people – despite their first-hand experience and relevant knowledge of how to manage the shocks and stresses of climate change – … (ADA) is providing technical assistance to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) of Kenya, as part of the Strengthening … Corcoran ([email protected]) is content officer in IIED's Communications Group . …
News, 02 December 2016
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… in regional workshops are also invited to offer expertise and knowledge. Related reading: Pocket guide to capacity building for … Shewangizaw Kifle Mulugeta (chief of the Infrastructure Asset Management, Ethiopian Railways Corporation); Atnafseged Atnafkd … or Jimmy Morales, President of Guatemala (TBC); Levi Sucre Romero, coordinator of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB); …
Event, 06 November 2017