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Group of people sitting and speaking as part of a COP30 panel. A few are wearing Guatemalan traditional dress.
LLA Alliance: join the endorsers of the locally led adaptation principles
… The principles for locally led adaptation focus on the greater effort and commitment needed to put more … stakeholders. Empowering local stakeholders to lead in adapting to climate change gives communities on the frontline of climate impacts a voice in decisions that directly affect their lives and livelihoods. …
Article, 14 November 2022
A man sits awkwardly using a hammer to try and fix corrugated roofing to a house.
Loss and damage the priority for least developed countries at upcoming climate negotiations
… Tackling the losses and damage caused by climate change is the most pressing issue for the group of 46 least developed … gas emissions has already led to irreversible loss of lives, livelihoods and cultures, and damage to people and property.  “The … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP27) … Loss and damage the priority for least developed countries at upcoming climate negotiations …
News, 24 October 2022
A ruined house on a hillside, surrounded by mud and rocks.
Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored
… that more than 200 million people might be forced to migrate due to climate change by 2050.  Climate change and modern slavery are … that people experience as they are faced with losing their livelihoods and contemplating migration are making them even more at … slavery to become part of just transition strategies and climate adaptation policies. To achieve this, the connection must be recognised …
Insight, 08 June 2022
Crops float on water
Time to team up with nature to adapt to climate change
… ‘costs very little’, ‘builds itself’ and can be used to help us fight climate change. This magic machine is nature. Thunberg’s point is clear … us adapt to climate change impacts .  Nature: an effective ally in adaptation Natural climate solutions work by protecting and restoring … those who are poor and vulnerable and who depend on nature for their livelihoods. #NatureBasedSolutions has a "stunning range of …
Insight, 26 September 2019
Two men carry fallen leaves out of a flooded road.
Interview: How can the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage meet the technical needs of communities vulnerable to climate change?
… agreed. We spoke to Hafij Khan – the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) climate negotiating group’s co-coordinator on loss and damage – about … absolute devastation caused by huge loss and damage to the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.  As the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts, the least developed countries are well aware of these …
Article, 29 September 2022
Hand holding wheat in a field.
A just transition in agriculture: putting workers at the centre
… more generally, are highly vulnerable to rising temperatures and climate volatility.   In the UK alone, 2024 brought the wettest 18-month … Torrential rain and unprecedented flash flooding destroyed crops and livelihoods in Spain’s agricultural heartland in October 2024. A new … must be part of the decision making and not passive recipients of the change. As a tripartite organisation, with members and a governance …
Insight, 05 June 2025
A group of Indigenous farmers, wearing brightly coloured clothes, smile as they lean on a wooden rail and gather around a large rock, in front of a scenic landscape of mountains under a blue sky.
Weaving resilience: biocultural territories and agrobiodiversity zones in the Southern Andes
… and ecological knowledge that are critical for resilience to climate change, but that face a number of threats, such as youth out-migration … enabling communities to enhance climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods. What is IIED doing? The law on agrobiodiversity zones was …
Project, 10 April 2025
Poorest countries at greatest risk of losses and damage from climate change
… are at greater risk of suffering losses and damage as a result of climate change, according to new research from IIED.  The analysis published in … economies do not and are at risk of losing of lives, land and livelihoods and facing catastrophic damage. “The international community … Climate change … Poorest countries at greatest risk of losses and damage from climate change …
News, 25 August 2022
Aerial view of trees with a town and the sea in the backround.
Reform the global financial system to support transformational adaptation
… catastrophic impacts on their economies. This is the nature of climate change. Its impacts on our lives and livelihoods are relentless, and on our systems, cyclical. Huge debt … Jember Endalew , technical lead of the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) and regional lead, MRV and climate …
Insight, 03 July 2023
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Browsing on fences. Pastoral land rights, livelihoods and adaptation to climate change
… a holistic perspective and accounting for changes brought about by climate change. It brings together the inputs made by over 120 participants in a … for Sustainable Pastoralism in 2007, focusing on climate change, adaptation and pastoralism, which received contributions from more than … Climate change … Browsing on fences. Pastoral land rights, livelihoods and adaptation to climate change …
Publication, 01 May 2008