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Climate-induced migration and vulnerability to modern slavery
… See evidence on the intersection of climate change, migration and vulnerability to modern slavery According … to modern slavery, for example by deepening poverty and the food and livelihoods insecurity of highly vulnerable households, has not been … level.  Recommendations will include making climate finance for adaptation, resilience and loss and damage available to tackle …
Project, 17 September 2021
A host of people carrying placards and banners, with a prominent banner that says: "Danger: delay kills you".
From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development
… of IIED held two strikingly hopeful moments: the Paris Agreement on climate change and the launch of Agenda 2030 . Since then, some other … target beyond 2025 , and demonstrate movement towards doubling adaptation finance by 2025 . Another key moment is due in December: the … by finance which empowers them to protect their environments and livelihoods. Slow progress to date indicates that greater commitment is …
Insight, 01 September 2022
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Ecosystem-based climate adaptation: building on the positives in El Salvador
… of developing nations — which are disproportionately affected by climate change — must identify effective ways to help their people adapt to the new and evolving climate realities. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is an increasingly popular approach, which has been … mangrove ecosystems in the Paz River, while strengthening community livelihoods at the same time. This briefing looks at the Adaptation, …
Publication, 01 January 2019
Women fetching water at a water kiosk
Supporting adaptation through local-level climate finance: lessons from Kenya
… Initially piloted in five counties between 2011-18, the County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) is being scaled out to new areas, including Kenya’s … county governments and empowers local communities. Recognising that adaptation action is best planned locally and informed by local … Climate change … Supporting adaptation through local-level climate finance: lessons from Kenya …
Insight, 24 September 2019
Men posing for a photo while constructing a weir with bamboo structures.
CBA14: explore with us how nature-based solutions support local action for adaptation
… among policymakers as strategies for responding and adapting to the climate crisis. At next month’s 14th annual community-based adaption … for countries to work towards their climate change mitigation and/or adaptation goals. And all low-income countries included NbS in their … poverty depend directly on the productivity of ecosystems for their livelihoods (PDF) . NbS recognise these dependencies and are …
Insight, 21 August 2020
Settlement in Solomon Islands.
How climate change losses could open the Solomon Islands’ old wounds
… devastation of a different nature. As the adverse effects of climate change escalate, I am more and more worried about my country’s future … fish, seaweed and crayfish. The reefs also support their economic livelihoods with sea cucumber as their main export commodity.   The … Climate change … How climate change losses could open the Solomon Islands’ old wounds …
Insight, 25 November 2020
US President Joe Biden speaking with a microphone
Biden’s climate summit needs to show leadership for the most vulnerable – here’s how
… A new era in US climate politics will begin this week, as US President Joe Biden hosts … are deserving topics, there needs to be a much stronger focus on adaptation, loss and damage , and climate finance for both these issues. … impacts a voice in decisions that directly affect their lives and livelihoods. There is growing momentum for locally led adaptation, …
Insight, 20 April 2021
Groups of people and cattle taking and drinking water from a well
Building resilience in Ethiopia: climate-resilient development planning and budgeting
… Africa’s fastest growing economies but remains highly exposed to climate change impacts, which vary significantly across its many regions … and crop diseases, all of which have the potential to undermine livelihoods and worsen existing tensions between communities. However, … the following key areas: •    Developing guidelines for climate adaptation budget tagging, enabling the Ministry of Finance and Economic …
Project, 25 May 2021
Low income countries urgently need finance, technology to address losses and damage due to climate change
… from and prepare for large scale losses and damage inflicted by climate change, according to new analysis from IIED. In the report ' Tackling … “Vulnerable communities around the world are losing lives, land and livelihoods to the impacts of climate change and this will only increase … urgently need finance, technology to address losses and damage due to climate change …
News, 22 October 2021
A trader wades through knee-high flooded water in a marketplace
Community voices – the climate needs you in COP26 countdown
… political events in 2019 marked key moments for influencing the climate action agenda, including this September’s UN Secretary-General’s … will be held accountable to the carbon emissions reduction and adaptation pledges made in 2015. Nations will be called on to raise … frontline get the support they need to build sustainable, successful livelihoods.  Midway into this series of events, how do things stand? …
Insight, 28 January 2020