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A play on Wordle: using games to communicate climate issues
… policy change.  But over the last six weeks our eco-friendly adaptation of the Wordle game has introduced a wider audience to climate and environment issues. It has received international media … partners on the climate frontline, dealing with the loss of lives and livelihoods, it is important to be able to step away and de-stress with …
Insight, 15 March 2022
Piles of bags and jerrycans. Men pick some of them up.
Tackling loss and damage: who is most vulnerable to disaster displacement?
… highlighted the urgent need to address loss and damage caused by climate-related disasters, and for their international donor partners to … the design and delivery of interventions to save lives, protect livelihoods and reduce disaster displacement risks in the face of … Over the past 20 years, researchers and practitioners in the climate adaptation and climate risk management communities have done a huge …
Insight, 17 November 2021
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
… 2018 to debate issues at the interface between development and climate change.  At the end of the two-day event the participants agreed … negotiations, business sector planning and the formulation of climate adaptation strategies in-country. The 24th COP took place in the Polish … women, and young people talking about how food, water, landscape and livelihoods have changed since they were kids, and what makes them …
Event, 08 December 2018
Abid Lashari, president of the National Disability and Development Forum, Pakistan, is interviewed at CBA8
Voices of people with disabilities must be heard in climate change adaptation debate
… at the end of the 8th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA8) in Nepal, calls for priority to be given to … is still grown, but the farmers are less dependent on it for their livelihoods and are more resilient to the increased rainfall and … Climate change … Voices of people with disabilities must be heard in climate change adaptation debate …
Insight, 16 May 2014
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Climate change responses in a context of uncertainty
… Climate change presents several challenges to planning and … may undermine current decisions; people and businesses may invest in livelihoods and enterprises that will need to alter. Current decisions … need to be adjusted to account for a range of future possibilities. Adaptation decisions will need to be taken pre-emptively to avoid large …
Publication, 01 December 2016
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The national and local politics of climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe
… The description and analysis of climate change adaptation programmes in low- and middle-income countries … adaptation is to generate sustainable long-term improvements in livelihoods and well-being for citizens in these contexts. Open access … The national and local politics of climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe …
Publication, 01 July 2014
Water is conserved at a devolved climate finance project site in Zanzibar
Responding to climate change in Tanzania by strengthening dryland governance and planning
… In Tanzania, climate change is exacerbating the challenges to the livelihoods of … and local government priorities and making sure climate change adaptation is included in development planning in Tanzania.  The … Climate change … Responding to climate change in Tanzania by strengthening dryland governance and …
Project, 16 March 2018
People stand on a sea-wall with a road and look out at the ocean.
8 points on financing climate change adaptation in urban areas
… 1: Climate change adaptation needs to support change on the ground This includes … sudden and extreme weather events that can damage their homes and livelihoods. They build this resilience by creating savings accounts and … Climate change … 8 points on financing climate change adaptation in urban areas …
Insight, 20 June 2013
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Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learned from 13 project sites
… The global climate is changing rapidly and countries need clear direction on how best to adapt to these changes. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is becoming an increasingly popular strategy, … in poor countries where dependence on natural resources for lives and livelihoods is high. But EbA implementation is neither widespread nor …
Publication, 01 June 2019
A road in Kibera informal settlement
Climate activism and cities: a shared agenda
… water protectors in North Dakota or the global School Strike for Climate movement. This is 1970s Mumbai. Evolving beyond direct action … there are opportunities to raise awareness about the links between adaptation, mitigation and inclusive urban development, and to develop … process outcomes include better access to housing, basic services and livelihoods. While the 1970s may have called for direct action, this …
Insight, 07 February 2020