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Farmers carry bottled water to pour on a field of onion crops
Introduction to our work on climate-resilient development
… frequent and intense than anything they have in the past. Driven by climate change, these shocks will only worsen with every increment of … biodiversity loss and desertification, threaten to render livelihoods unviable and regions uninhabitable, unless urgent action is … climate risk analysis and locally appropriate resilience building and adaptation measures into national and local development policies, plans …
Article, 17 December 2012
Rural landscape with plants growing in the land. People gather in the background
IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation
… or natural resource management. It’s also really important for climate change. Climate change is caused by human beings’ poor relationship with … knowledge fits into making change happen. Large-scale ecosystem-based adaptation project in The Gambia. "Climate change is caused by human … IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation …
Article, 19 August 2021
Men present findings on a large map at the front of a community meeting
How can we incorporate local knowledge into climate planning and policy? …Maps!
… is scarce – due to high demand and low supply exacerbated by climate change and years of underinvestment in local water … is integrated into planning to ensure that people can have thriving livelihoods despite the increasing impacts of climate change.  The … of appropriate planning tools that reflect people’s priorities, the Adaptation Consortium (Ada) – a group of state and non-state …
Insight, 17 January 2020
Representatives of communities from Peru, Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea have formed an International network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (Photo: Lhab Tshering)
Indigenous mountain communities call on governments to support traditional knowledge-based adaptation
… impacts of climatic changes on their food and farming systems and the adaptation responses needed.  Climate change threatens mountain ecosystems and the people that depend on them for their livelihoods. All the communities that participated are already … Climate change … call on governments to support traditional knowledge-based adaptation …
News, 18 June 2014
A woman showing her identification card to two officials
Webinar report: Gender inequalities in social protection
… diverse challenges in their responses to the impacts of a changing climate. Not only do they need short-term coping mechanisms, but in the … but longer-term strategies for becoming more resilient to climate change. Are social protection schemes responding in this way? Event … do not meet the needs of the poor and so how do they contribute to adaptation or resilience?’. And even ‘is it possible to provide a …
Event, 02 April 2020
Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group inspect a decentralised wastewater treatment system which enables the recycling and reuse of water, helping mitigate the increased risks from climate uncertainties on water availability (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Using social learning to address climate uncertainties
… The inherent uncertainties of climate change, now and in the future, present major challenges for … to predict with certainty how climate change will impact on local livelihoods and different sectors, and to plan for these … bringing together IIED's work on  social learning  and our  Tracking Adaptation and Monitoring Development (TAMD) framework , which tracks …
Project, 20 April 2017
In Kebkabiya, North Darfur, the NGO Practical Action has been helping communities prevent conflict between farmers and pastoralists by encouraging the construction and rehabilitation of watering points (Photo: Margaret Gardner, Practical Action)
Conflict resolution: a key part of adaptation in North Darfur
… ‘Measuring and enhancing adaptation’ is the key theme at this year's Community-Based Adaptation … of such institutions, and to enhance long-term adaptive capacity. Climate change and conflict Climate change is expected to lead to … communities to resolve these conflicts, so they can get on with their livelihoods, should therefore be considered an important part of …
Insight, 23 April 2015
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United … Paris Agreement 2nd EbA Knowledge Day – Strengthening ecosystem-based adaptation in policy frameworks: communicating benefits, developing … forest management and the guarantee of rights-based community livelihoods. …
Event, 06 November 2017
Angola aims to achieve its mitigation goals through the promotion of renewable energy, stabilisation of agricultural emissions, carbon sequestration from the forestry sector and other activities (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance is vital to secure a future worth having
… A key issue dominating the landmark climate summit in Paris is that tricky subject of climate finance: who … mitigation targets, for a low-carbon future which protects lives and livelihoods as best we can, given the damage already done.  We are … the context of this INDC, Angola prioritises the implementation of Adaptation measures in the following main sectors: agriculture, coastal …
Insight, 09 December 2015
The impact of drought on formerly arable land can be seen in Fuyuan county in southwest China's Yunnan province, an area known for its mild climate (Photo: Mingjia Zhou, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mountain communities being devastated by extreme climate impacts
… communities – are given special attention in a robust and binding climate treaty next month. These vulnerable mountain voices often go … must make these regions a priority when agreeing and implementing adaptation policy." IPCC research shows that even modest changes in … Such shifts have already been observed among climate-sensitive livelihoods in high mountain environments. Yet mountain people rarely …
News, 18 November 2015