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Progress in Development Studies 3, 3 (2003) pp. 179-195 Adaptation to climate change in the developing world
… begins: Progress in Development Studies 3,3 (2003) pp. 179­195 Adaptation to climate change in the developing world W. Neil Adger,a,b,* Saleemul Huq,c … Climate change … Progress in Development Studies 3, 3 (2003) pp. 179-195 Adaptation to climate change in the developing world …
Publication, 01 January 2003
An irrigation pond.
CBA14: From local solutions to global action
Event, 20 September 2020
An early sunrise at COP14 in Poznan (Photo: Friends of the Earth, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP14 UN Climate Change Conference
… of the Parties (COP14) for the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  has ended, and we can look back with pride on … attended. The final session was a high-level panel on funding adaptation, chaired by IIED director Camilla Toulmin, was standing room … poorer rural people? Biofuels could revitalise rural agriculture and livelihoods – or, where there are competing claims on land – exclude …
Event, 20 December 2008
Solar panels on a lake.
Organisers offer busy events programme in the countdown to CBA14
… organisers of the  14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA14) are hosting a wide range of pre-conference events. … restoration technologies to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change. Come to learn about how it works and share your own stories and … Climate change …
News, 31 August 2020
Climate change: governments should support migration, not fear it
… risk adopting policies that increase people’s vulnerability to climate change because of a general prejudice against migration, according to … in climate-vulnerable countries, this means policies that: • protect livelihoods in migrants’ home areas, with specific attention to ensuring … Climate change … Climate change: governments should support migration, not fear it …
News, 02 February 2011
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Planning for climate change: can traditional and government planning processes complement each other for climate resilient growth?
… Increasing climate variability and the likelihood of more frequent extreme weather … droughts and floods) will create serious challenges for people whose livelihoods strongly depend on climatic conditions,such as farmers and … and potential opportunities for achieving climate resilience and adaptation. Through research,interviews and a multi-stakeholder …
Publication, 01 January 2013
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Community-driven disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in urban areas
… – for disaster risk reduction, for post-disaster rebuilding and for climate change adaptation. The paper by Diane Archer and Somsook Boonyabancha … of disaster-affected communities as they rebuild their homes and livelihoods far more effectively and far more cheaply than external … Community-driven disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in urban areas …
Publication, 01 October 2011
Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.
Prema Gopalan remembered
… a two-way pathway between disaster and development informed by a climate lens, seeing the way that climate change impacts women in … and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra in India, work that began on livelihoods and land quickly moved to disaster relief and … Prema; we were gathering a range of actors to discuss what effective adaptation could look like from different perspectives. Prema spoke so …
News, 23 May 2022
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Executive summary - Southern voices on climate policy choices: analysis of and lessons learned from civil society advocacy on climate change
… Climate change is leading to a number of impacts, which are~particularly … to raise awareness about climate change, support climate change adaptation activities that benefit the most vulnerable, develop … pathways to help mitigate climate change and improve local livelihoods, conduct research and disseminate results, build capacity on …
Publication, 01 May 2012
sandbags holding back river water
CBA14: Same great conference, entirely new environment
… The community-based adaptation (CBA) conference series has established itself as the leading global, practitioner-focused climate adaptation conference. Now in its 14th year, the event prides … to develop an important skill that will not only improve local livelihoods but enhance ecosystem adaptation whilst making money. Genius …
Insight, 07 July 2020