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Flooded shelter made with woods and branches. Palm trees behind
World’s most vulnerable people on track to get $11 each to adapt to climate change
… in finance to help people in the world’s poorest countries adapt to climate change, which was promised by richer countries at negotiations … as COP27.  At COP26 last year, richer countries promised to double adaptation finance to $40bn in total per year by 2025. This was a huge … cause becomes exponentially more powerful, threatening the lives and livelihoods of more people and making it harder for them to adapt. We …
News, 02 November 2022
Landscape with lowe bushes, flowers and a hrose with hills in the background
Ecosystem-based adaptation: three ways evidence can influence policymakers
… and partners collaborated to improve the evidence of ecosystem-based adaptation's (EbA) effectiveness  and to inform policies and actions for climate, nature and people. As this work drew to a close, IIED spoke … to international policy forums, as Gallardo explained: “Damage to livelihoods, for example, is not only caused by increases in the …
Insight, 14 March 2023
Group of ASOM women members holding plants in a field, smiling at the camera.
Land, climate and justice: grassroots women at the Global Land Forum
… women across the globe rely on land, forests and water for their livelihoods. Access to, use of, and control over these natural resources … and other natural resources, especially for women. At the same time, climate change and biodiversity loss intensify the challenges faced by … Land, climate and justice: grassroots women at the Global Land Forum …
Insight, 11 June 2025
A shot from the Herding Chaos film made by Saverio Krätli
Niger: Pastoral livelihoods and climate change adaptation
… how six different pastoral communities in eastern Niger adapted to climate change. The work showed the strategies pastoralists used to respond to climate change, which of these were successful, and why. The research … Niger: Pastoral livelihoods and climate change adaptation …
Project, 17 December 2012
Five woman sitting behind tables, listening and taking notes.
Ambition to achieve gender balance at international climate negotiations must be matched with finance
… Climate change is a global crisis that disproportionately affects women … because of their high dependence on local natural resources for their livelihoods and those of the families they take care of. Climate change … to gender equality as the principal objective. Less than 3% of adaptation funds for LDCs is allocated to supporting gender equality in …
Insight, 10 October 2023
New tool helps communities from Outer Hebrides to Southern Africa to adapt to climate change
… to rainfall and temperature, to Malawi in Southern Africa where climate change threatens to increase both droughts and flooding. Funded … systems at the OU, said: “It is critical that climate change adaptation actions are considered carefully, in order to avoid … their specific environment, and ultimately protect people’s lives and livelihoods.” The framework focuses on five key areas to allow …
News, 10 August 2022
A flooded village.
UK's aid watchdog says government 'moving the goalposts' on climate finance
… u-turns or clever accounting by politicians is the human cost of climate change.  “People in the global South are already dying or seeing their livelihoods destroyed because of this phenomenon which, we must … Climate change … UK's aid watchdog says government 'moving the goalposts' on climate finance …
News, 04 March 2024
Man moving cement in Ocupação Jorge Hereda, São Paulo.
Building housing justice: construction materials in informal settlements
… not only for their role in enhancing the quality of life and adaptation efforts of informal settlement residents, but also because of … the part the building material industry plays in wider processes of climate change and environmental degradation. Current dynamics shaping … A housing justice lens calls for the consideration of issues of livelihoods, tenure security, climate justice and governance in the …
Article, 30 October 2024
Houses surrounded by trees and greenery.
The decarbonisation debate: exploring climate action for equitable cities
… The climate emergency disproportionately affects the one billion people … Despite contributing least to the climate crisis, their lives and livelihoods are increasingly threatened by climate impacts such as … How can low-carbon infrastructural initiatives align with adaptation priorities? And how would decarbonisation efforts accelerate …
Event, 24 June 2024
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Climate change and the blue economy: the role of fisheries and aquaculture
… and aquaculture sectors are a critically important source of livelihoods and nutrition for hundreds of millions of men and women. … to global emissions, fisheries and aquaculture face high levels of climate risk, particularly in the tropics and in areas facing … as overfishing. To support resilient aquatic food systems, climate adaptation strategies must be multi-sectoral, multi-scale, and guided by …
Publication, 16 November 2023