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Taking adaptation to the ground: a story of accessing climate finance through a Small Grants Facility to support ecosystem-based adaptation
… Africa are largely dependent on natural resources to support their livelihoods, such as small-scale farming and fishing, and are therefore vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The Global Adaptation Fund provided funding to develop a Small Granting Mechanism … Climate change … Taking adaptation to the ground: a story of accessing climate finance through a …
Publication, 29 July 2021
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ALIGN Indonesia
… is playing a key role in international agreements to deliver on climate change mitigation and biodiversity protection, having set … These changes have led to displacement and precarious, unsustainable livelihoods adaptation strategies. In addition to the environmental impacts linked …
Project, 01 May 2025
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COP27: vital but at-risk IPLC landscapes urgently need more climate finance
… Climate change epitomises injustice. Thousands of people have died in poor … way in Egypt, low-income countries are rightly demanding finance for adaptation and loss and damage. But how much of this finance is likely … Demand is growing for more finance to directly support locally led adaptation . In particular, much more finance is now urgently needed to …
Insight, 08 November 2022
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Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change
… disruptive resilience : to tackle disruptive risks such as the climate emergency and COVID-19, cities must embrace innovative … four interlinked themes.   However, effective decarbonisation and adaptation strategies in cities will depend on developing local … have severely challenged households with precarious informal livelihoods and few assets or savings , and pushed many into poverty.   …
Article, 23 June 2022
Climate justice partly served by COP26 final outcome
… "With this agreement, climate justice has been partly served. The possibility of limiting … chance to save millions of people from the worst impacts of climate change. “The boost to finance for countries to adapt to climate change … people on the frontlines of the crisis, who are already losing land, livelihoods and lives, were heard. But there is still a long way to go.” …
News, 13 November 2021
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Vulnerable island nations turning to pricey private debt as climate disasters escalate
… turned to expensive private debt while coping with the effects of climate change, according to new analysis from IIED.  In the early 2000s, … adapt to the challenges of a heating planet to save people’s homes, livelihoods and lives, they are instead stuck paying off expensive loans … Climate change … Vulnerable island nations turning to pricey private debt as climate disasters escalate …
News, 13 September 2023
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… for each day of the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change .  You can review the  full conference agenda . Day 5 Day … key means to help build the resilience of local communities and their livelihoods." … Climate change … highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change …
Article, 14 June 2021
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D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… the world, D&C Days offers a space for the emotions brought up by climate change – ranging from despair and anger to hope – that are often … and overlapping agendas is critically needed to increase climate adaptation and resilience. Overarching findings from D&C Days point … change impacts and are heavily reliant on natural resources for their livelihoods. Nature is often their only defence against climate change …
Article, 12 November 2021
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Loss and damage from climate change has pushed Sierra Leoneans far beyond their ability to adapt
… where my family grew vegetables. On a larger scale, the favourable climate enabled farmers to grow non-scientifically enhanced varieties. … rods and nails. This is one example among thousands of how climate change is threatening our food security. The sea rises, the rains come, … that are resilient to contaminated water. Others are shifting livelihoods, moving away from farming and into areas such as stone …
Insight, 02 December 2020
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How can loss and damage finance reach those enduring climate catastrophe?
… Loss and damage refers to the adverse impacts of climate change that have not, cannot, or will not be avoided by mitigation or adaptation. As global heating escalates, so too do the losses and damages being incurred around the world – from loss of life and livelihoods to health and wellbeing, culture and social identity, land …
Insight, 13 September 2022