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Forests, resilience and climate change
… Significant global climate change is inevitable. Forest ecosystems may not be able to adapt … links between climate change, forest resilience and forest-based livelihoods, and Develop and implement action plans for institutional capacity building and effective adaptation. What IIED did A workshop was held with participants from …
Project, 11 June 2008
View of a mountain with a few houses. Snowed mountains in the background.
Loss and damage: erosion of Nepal’s life, land and beauty is deep and irreparable
… is real”. But my beautiful homeland is a first-hand victim of the climate crisis. Our dependence on nature for our livelihoods makes us very vulnerable. My hometown Solukhumbu lies in the … climate crisis limit the progress of such campaigns. Pushed beyond adaptation  This year as I prepared to travel to Glasgow for COP26 , we …
Insight, 19 January 2022
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United … climate threats, and even help some households to transform their livelihoods. Related reading: Building resilience to climate change: … What is the role of trade in delivering climate mitigation and adaptation in land-using sectors? How can biomass value chains be made …
Event, 02 December 2018
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Climate Change and Health in Tanzania
… share of global carbon dioxide emissions. Variability and extremes in climate is part of life in Africa and Tanzania particularly. Over 70% of Tanzanians survive on subsistence agriculture; their livelihoods depend fully on rain, and fail when the rains fail. These … but will most negatively affect poor countries which have limited adaptation and coping capabilities. As one of the least developed …
Publication, 01 January 2008
Group discussions with women in Isiolo County, Kenya helped to generate specific evidence about why they and other marginalised groups are more vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Susannah Fisher, IIED)
Decision making in an uncertain climate
… The inherent uncertainties of climate change, now and in the future, present major challenges for decision making: people need to respond as their livelihoods are impacted, while businesses – unless they adjust their … learning and our TAMD framework  that tracks whether countries' adaptation investments are effective in keeping development efforts on …
Insight, 23 January 2017
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MA Programme in Drylands Policy and Climate Change Adaptation : Course Flyer
… of vulnerable communities in the drylands of Africa in the face of climate change. This is of particular urgency not only because their … systems in these areas and the opportunities they offer for adaptation to climate change. ~For further details email : … MA Programme in Drylands Policy and Climate Change Adaptation : Course Flyer …
Publication, 01 January 2010
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Shock-responsive social protection in fragile and conflict-affected states
… programmes in these states can play a critical role in protecting livelihoods, strengthening adaptive capacity and supporting sustainable … cover to all vulnerable populations. They need debt relief, climate finance support and financial assistance to increase spending on … social protection. In addition, they need support to integrate climate information and early warning and anticipatory approaches into …
Publication, 03 July 2023
From vulnerable to adaptive to leaders: Speech by Saleemul Huq at Climate Vulnerable Forum
… Saleemul Huq, senior fellow in IIED's climate change group, gave the following speech to government ministers … climate change has evolved from impacts to vulnerability and then to adaptation and now towards transformation based on my over two decades … in situ” or in other words assisting people to continue their livelihoods where they are in the face of climatic impacts to the second …
News, 14 November 2011
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Developing a climate change analysis: extract adapted from Christian Aid Adaptation Toolkit (PLA 60)
… The basic approach to developing a climate change analysis is to obtain information from two sources of … showing what climate trends are emerging and how they might affect livelihoods in the future. The analysis can feed into a participatory … change. This in turn could be used as a basis for climate change adaptation planning by communities. Participatory ways of presenting …
Publication, 01 December 2009
Group of people listening to a man talking
Accessing climate finance in Kenya
… Kitui, and Wajir) are at an advanced stage of approving their County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) legislation. These new measures are providing … contribute a minimum percentage of their development budget to local adaptation finance, empowering residents through their elected Ward … investments that promote climate resilient growth and adaptive livelihoods. The CCCF has provided county government agencies with an …
Insight, 18 April 2016