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A sign near Kathmandu, Nepal, warns of the dangers of landslides (Photo: Doug Letterman, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Nepal: Measuring resilience to climate change from the community up
… Nepal's vulnerability to a warming climate became clear in May 2012 when the Seti river burst its banks … from development partners, it is investing heavily in climate change adaptation. For example, the Pilot Programme on Climate Change … in rainfall that could affect their agriculture. Research on mountain-livelihoods has already identified some indicators of vulnerability — …
Insight, 07 February 2014
Glimmers of hope five years on from the Paris Agreement but progress still too slow to meet climate emergency
… economic recovery. The urgency is clear. Worldwide the impacts of the climate crisis on nature and people are alarming. The public voice … trying to recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19 on their livelihoods. “In a year of tight budgets, the richer countries need to … at least half of all public climate finance specifically targets adaptation action, including efforts that harness the power of nature. …
News, 12 December 2020
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Climate change in Africa: a guidebook for journalists
… need in African journalists’ reporting of the complex phenomenon of climate change. Climate change poses a clear danger to lives and livelihoods across Africa. Journalists there have critical roles to play … Climate change in Africa: a guidebook for journalists …
Publication, 01 January 2014
34 wind turbines in Adama, Ethiopia, produce 51 megawatts. Ethiopia is an early adopter of climate change policy (Photo: Ollivier Girard/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Author Q&A: The political economy of low carbon resilient development
… Efforts to tackle climate change have historically fallen into one of two separate camps: mitigation or adaptation. But over the past decade, a growing number of national and … in these countries is a pre-requisite to development – to securing livelihoods, improving socio-economic wellbeing and reducing poverty. …
Article, 08 November 2016
A plenary session at COP15 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP15 UN Climate Change Conference
… The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference took place in Copenhagen,  Denmark , between 7 … such as sea level rise and tropical storms. Economics and equity of adaptation IIED also looks at the economics of adaptation, providing … global issue. Beyond its destructive impacts on biodiversity and the livelihoods of forest-dependent people, it is a major driver of climate …
Event, 20 December 2009
WoDaaBe pastoralist with his cattle.
Pastoral livelihoods and climate change in Niger
… pastoral groups in eastern Niger are adapting in practice to climate change. Fieldwork was completed documenting the differentiated impact of climate change on  six different pastoral communities, the strategies … Pastoral livelihoods and climate change in Niger …
Project, 05 February 2010
Climate change studies analyse risks and resilience in urban Vietnam
… The researchers —whose studies were supported through the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) funded by the Rockefeller … rise and extreme weather poses more threats to their health, livelihoods and housing." Heat stress The first study showed that … Central Vietnam’s universities has a course related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Another finding was that mutual …
News, 22 October 2013
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson opens COP26
… to hear the prime minister lay bare the peril the world faces from climate change and take it seriously, including the need to keep global … The poorest and most vulnerable countries are already losing lives, livelihoods, infrastructure and assets to climate change and urgently … commit to allocating at least 50% of public climate finance to adaptation. Millions of lives depend on it.” …
News, 01 November 2021
Community-based adaptation and microfinance: a win-win partnership?
… Climate change adaptation may cost US$75–100 billion per year between 2010 and … and community-based adaptation (CBA) are linked via the concept of ‘livelihoods’. • Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are as vulnerable to … Climate change … Community-based adaptation and microfinance: a win-win partnership? …
Insight, 21 March 2011
Woman holds and looks at a smartphone
Bundling technology for gender equality
… in different value chains - to prepare, recover, and adapt from climate impacts and shocks. And to achieve desired outcomes such as … and innovations alone are rarely enough to enable people in various livelihoods to achieve these outcomes. To overcome this, they must be … functions such as co-designing innovations, financing, behaviour change, groups, equipment training, or business support – packages that …
Project, 20 June 2023