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Workshop: Mountain CBA
… Climate change threatens mountain ecosystems and the people that depend … This event will examine the impacts of climate change on mountain livelihoods, food and ecosystems, and identify strategies for effective Community Based Adaptation (CBA) in mountains. …
Publication, 01 November 2014
Venn diagram of LDCs
Least Developed Countries
… The leading international body for assessing climate change, the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) , … coordinates a group of fellows and international experts working on adaptation to climate change for LDCs as part of the CLACC (Capacity … Climate change …
Article, 30 April 2009
The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… The climate threats facing Bangladesh pose a very real threat to the … country's prosperity and mean we have little choice but to invest in adaptation. These risks are the result of our location on a river delta, … farmers and fishers, depending on natural ecosystems for their livelihoods, the plan must also recognise the threats and risks to the …
Insight, 12 June 2017
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2017 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2017: publications
… is our top 10 for 2017: Delivering real change: getting international climate finance to the local level With the rapid ratification of the … delivering a safer, more secure working environment. Ecosystem-based adaptation: question-based guidance for assessing effectiveness Policy … will shift their economies' focus to help protect people's jobs and livelihoods from the damaging effects of automation and rapid …
Article, 28 December 2017
Three people stand talking in a street. A man, a woman and, in the middle, a young man wearing a face mask.
A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out
… governments are shifting policies towards more sustained support for livelihoods, social protection systems and greater social inclusion. … of basic services; and supporting holistic interventions, such as climate-change adaptive social protection. A call for inclusion Marginalised by …
Insight, 24 May 2022
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Sectoral Issues Section 2.4. Coastal Zones
… Document begins: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION ON KEY RESEARCHABLE ISSUES … the coast -- about 2.2 billion. Coastal zones also support a range of livelihoods and economic sectors including fisheries, agriculture, and … rise. The diversity of coastal zones allows for great potential in adaptation to climate change trends and variability. Unfortunately, …
Publication, 01 January 1970
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Strengthening Voices: How pastoralist communities and local government are shaping strategies for adaptive environmental management and poverty reduction in Tanzania’s drylands
… Across Tanzania, climate change is being felt in the changing patterns and intensity of rainfall, …
Publication, 01 June 2011
A woman in a yellow sari and wearing a facemask is standing in a field of crops. She is putting the plants into a bag tied around her waist.
Resilience through flexibility – the story of peri-urban agricultural workers in India
… the last remaining link with their native rural villages in terms of livelihoods.  Indore, the largest city in the Indian state of Madhya … the informal economy, while also helping to build their resilience to climate change. Kashi Damke: working in the fields and selling vegetables Kashi, …
Article, 06 June 2022
Action stations: vulnerable countries and the talks
… and others have tried to negotiate and find common ground on climate change. We should now sit down and try to make an agreement.’ … the talks would have to ensure for Kenya. These included support for adaptation and food security, and binding commitments on significant … weather patterns. The country has lost half its cattle — key to the livelihoods of its many pastoralists — and wildlife were also becoming …
Insight, 15 December 2009
A solar lamp lights up a shop.
The private sector’s role in low carbon resilient development
… sector has an important role to play in building a low-carbon, climate resilient future for the planet. Some companies are already hard … Initiative to catalyse the role of the private sector in climate adaptation, and forms of climate finance, such as the Climate Investment … saving scheme from money saved, or using the extra light to diversify livelihoods by undertaking work in the home, such as  sewing. But both …
Insight, 20 June 2013