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A view over a large township
Internal and international influences on urban change
… be covered later in this series). New roles and responsibilities for climate change So far, climate change has had little discernible … geographies. There are also increasing numbers of programmes for adaptation or building resilience. But there are also increasing numbers … Then how quickly and well the economy bounces back and restores livelihoods.  How well will governments keep providing food and incomes …
Insight, 27 May 2020
Cua Van floating village, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Copyright Suzanne Fisher Murray
Building one village’s resilience to climate change starts with a cave
… of the project working to develop the community’s resilience to climate change managed by UN Environment Programme and the Vietnam … as part of the 6 th International Conference on community-based adaptation to climate change . The project aims to build resilience in a few ways. It aims to diversify the livelihoods of Cua Van villagers by getting them to benefit from the …
Insight, 19 April 2012
Gambia is hoping to develop its tourism industry, but coastal areas are environmentally fragile and threatened by erosion. (Photo: Nick Brooks, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: The Gambia expects solid financial commitment at Paris climate talks
Article, 24 November 2015
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
… the media have been reporting on the connections between migration, climate change and the conflict in Syria. Our keynote speaker was Alex Randall, … be migration en masse: people would move to find work as their local livelihoods were eroded, and before they had reached absolute poverty. … Climate change …
Event, 03 October 2016
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… CBA12 in Lilongwe focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. Adaptation practitioners, researchers, policymakers and investors met at … enhanced the capacity of stakeholders to work together to improve the livelihoods of those most vulnerable to climate change. CBA11 also … CBA12: Local experience driving climate action …
Event, 11 June 2018
G20 must massively scale up debt offer to help low-income countries tackle climate crisis, nature and COVID-19
… initiative to massively scale up debt swaps and offer new bonds for climate change programmes in lower income countries recovering from COVID-19, … of climate, economy and healthcare which threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of the most vulnerable people.” A new global … massively scale up debt offer to help low-income countries tackle climate crisis, nature and COVID-19 …
News, 07 July 2021
A man casting a net
Achieving transformational change for the ocean
… seas is vital for the future of our planet: they help to regulate our climate, can provide clean energy, teem with biodiversity, support the livelihoods of billions of people and are crucial to the eradication of … related to sustainable fisheries, marine conservation, climate change, pollution, livelihoods and policy. Monitoring often focuses on …
Insight, 11 June 2019
Screenshot of a the Biocultural Heritage site's homepage.
Our other sites and networks
… An interactive online policy platform on nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation Website Green Economy Coalition 2011 - ongoing A global … page Sustaining local food systems: agricultural biodiversity and livelihoods 2003 – 2008 A project analysing how and under what …
Page, 30 September 2022
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Analyse widely, act deeply: forest and farm producer organisations and the goal of climate resilient landscapes
… the world’s biggest and most effective force for improved rural livelihoods and sustainability. They face fast-changing pressures. Many … to find it useful to have an organisational goal of contributing to climate resilient landscapes. Various international programmes can help … such contributions – especially through practical actions for climate adaptation and mitigation, and forest restoration. ‘Landscape …
Publication, 01 April 2019
A group of people huddle in deep, urgent discussion
Taking stock: how the LDCs became masters in climate activism and optimism
… Climate activists and optimists are on the rise. On behalf of a new … the rules on transparency, compliance, loss and damage, finance, adaptation as well as mitigation would have been much weaker. The battle … energy. And there needs to be a just transition – where people whose livelihoods depend on carbon intensive industries have genuine …
Insight, 29 July 2019