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The Maasai believe that community-managed slaughterhouses can help fight climate change. Here, effluent is stored in ponds (Photo: Hannah Reid/IIED)
Slaughterhouse five
… as part of the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) .  The visit was a one-day field trip to the … County, which locals argue is "a powerful and effective tool to fight climate change and save the future of African pastoralists". The visit … grass seeds. This helps regenerate the Maasai rangelands, supports livelihoods and also captures carbon.  Biogas production from the …
Insight, 29 April 2015
Achala Abeysinghe advises Giza Gaspar-Martins, the former chair of the Least Developed Countries Group, in Paris at COP21 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Women in the poorest countries lack leadership opportunities in the UN
… large numbers in low level positions. The same scenario appears in UN climate change negotiations. I work with the Least Developed Countries … impacts because they depend on climate-sensitive resources for their livelihoods. In the global climate negotiations, the LDCs that represent … for equity, justice and equality. While their main priorities are adaptation and reducing their vulnerabilities, the group has recently …
Insight, 12 November 2016
Climate fight must enlist biodiversity and communities
… UN-led efforts to address climate change, conserve biodiversity and fight poverty could cancel … Poor people depend heavily on biodiversity for food, medicine, and livelihoods, and the greater the variety of natural resources, the more … mitigating greenhouse gas emissions but biodiversity is also key to adaptation to climate change, particularly as it enhances the resilience …
News, 18 February 2008
A group of people look at a TV screen, in front of which a computer shows how they appear on the screen.
Indigenous Peoples call for recognition of vital role in protecting mountain water towers
… towers’ and access to clean water are increasingly threatened by climate change, pollution (from mining, for example) and privatisation. … wildlife and ecosystems - for community health and wellbeing, livelihoods, food security and climate adaptation and mitigation, based on customary laws. They provide a …
News, 16 June 2023
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
Insight, 09 March 2015
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Smallholder farming systems in Southwest China: Exploring key trends and innovations for resilience
… and traditional knowledge, which provide resources for resilience and adaptation to climate change. The SIFOR project (Smallholder Innovation for … in 18 communities in Southwest China, which explored trends in livelihoods, crop diversity, social capital and climate, and traditional … Climate change …
Publication, 01 March 2016
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Enabling resilience: bridging the planning gap in Tanzania
… demonstrated the vulnerability of Tanzania’s northern districts to climate change. In the past, community livelihood strategies have allowed people … to create an enabling environment to support community-led adaptation strategies. … Climate change …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)
Addressing risks facing informal workers
… economy contributes significantly to economic growth and urban livelihoods. But informal workers lack key protections: working … or infrastructure, making residents and workers more vulnerable to climate change impacts such as extreme heat, storms or flooding. What did IIED … Climate change …
Project, 01 October 2018
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IIED's best of 2021: videos
… for our video efforts earlier this month when one of a series of climate change animations was nominated in the Charity Film Awards … excellent research to show how conserving biodiversity protects livelihoods as well as nature and to get money where it matters so … as much as infrastructure and availability. 9 Scaling up locally-led adaptation [VIDEO::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZmymLhbk20] With …
Insight, 28 December 2021
In Durban, a day to focus on climate communication
… Communicating climate change is an "orphan" issue among policy-makers, according to … and support given to various aspects of climate change – clean tech, adaptation, forests, agriculture, and so on – there is very little such … of adaptation, as accurate and timely information can save lives and livelihoods," said Dr. Mike Shanahan of the International Institute for …
News, 19 December 2011