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Pastoralists pull water from a well near Denan in the Somali Region of Ethiopia for their camels. (Photo: Andrew Heavens, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and informing dialogue
… drylands’ highly variable and diverse conditions to lead sustainable livelihoods under increasingly unpredictable conditions due to climate change.                It shows that, far from being outmoded and … Climate change … Drylands: building climate resilience, productivity and equity …
Project, 17 December 2012
Hope from action
… As climate-related impacts become more frequent and extreme, the primary … the front lines, already bearing the brunt of climate change on their livelihoods, food, water, energy sources, and housing. They are mostly … heavy human and economic losses, and left no doubt for the need for adaptation planning. The representative from Pakistan said the floods in …
Insight, 09 December 2011
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
… processing, transport, packaging and land use change to agriculture . Climate change is already having a negative impact on agricultural … INDCs are country level voluntary offers for emissions reduction and adaptation and must be submitted to the UNFCCC by end of March 2015. For … sustainable agricultural land management practices can both improve livelihoods and generate mitigation benefits (CGIAR) . …
News, 12 February 2015
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
D&C Days in Lima to highlight 'historic opportunity' to reduce poverty and emissions to zero (#zerozero)
… The heads of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre , the International Institute for Environment and … Development Institute (ODI). "Effective climate mitigation and adaptation strategies are pivotal to eradicating poverty," they added. … climate-related urban issues." "Climate change is already undermining livelihoods, economic growth and national budgets in developing …
News, 04 December 2014
Learning route participants interact with local communities in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Timothy Mwaura/CGIAR)
Seven ways to build resilient local economies in fragile contexts
… and endorse these agreements, and invest government resources and climate funds for additional resilience work. Emerging insights from the … Mali using Islamic banking codes could enable households to rebuild livelihoods (including helping to prevent distress selling of children … . This blog was originally posted on the G7 knowledge platform . The Adaptation Consortium is a partnership of six organisations, including …
Insight, 24 August 2016
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6th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation Brochure
… The Sixth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA6) Hanoi, Viet Nam, 16th to 22nd April 2012. Three days of field visits to community-based adaptation projects in different ecosystems. Three and a half days of … programmes to enhance ultimately the capacity and improve the livelihoods for some of the most vulnerable groups in developing …
Publication, 01 November 2011
A night view of the 193 flags of the UN Member States outside the UN Office in Geneva (Photo: United Nations Photo, Creative Commons via Flickr)
On the road to Paris: departing Geneva with expectations high
… The UN climate negotiations in Geneva concluded successfully with a formal … text allows all the major elements of the Durban mandate (mitigation, adaptation, finance, capacity building, technology development and … 2015 is an opportunity for collective efforts to recognise that the livelihoods of people in the most vulnerable countries depend on an …
Insight, 16 February 2015
The rice fields on outskirts of the city of Bandung, Java, Indonesia: urban areas often have damaging impacts on the areas around them (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New publication looks at environmental impacts of urban areas
… higher exposure, and the impacts on their health, incomes, assets and livelihoods." The publication also looks at the exposure of populations … pollution. It also considers global environmental issues, especially climate change.  Challenges and opportunities The guide says that a key … Satterthwaite was a co-ordinating lead author of the chapter on urban adaptation in the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on …
News, 16 March 2015
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
… small southern African country cannot afford to turn a blind eye on climate change issues, which are causing unreliable and erratic rainfall … TK: Lesotho is currently working towards drafting its second National Adaptation Programme of Actions (NAPA). What are some of the lessons … Climate change …
Article, 24 November 2015
A herbalist shares information on medicinal and food plants growing in Kaya Kinondo Sacred Coastal Forest in Kenya
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
… Climate change has a significant impact on poor farmers and indigenous … and other pressures. Despite their critical importance for adaptation, very little has been invested to sustain these areas of … or ‘biocultural’ innovations that enhance food security, resilience, livelihoods and biodiversity – some very effectively. It also found that …
Project, 16 August 2013