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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation in Cirebon, Indonesia
… Climate change has a huge impact on many aspects of Indonesia’s economy, … how gender sensitivity can be mainstreamed into local climate adaptation policies. Other factors which affect adaptive capacity, such as education, livelihoods, culture and the role of government, should also be taken … Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation in Cirebon, Indonesia …
Publication, 01 June 2016
A wildfire burns a forest. A man climbs a fire engine and another one, wearing a mask, walk on the road.
Sounding the alarm: new IPCC report reinforces urgency for G20 to take stronger climate action
… The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the UN panel of experts who carry the … most affected by the changes in the climate. Reinforcing the need for adaptation and attention for loss and damage  While much of the public … with nature and biodiversity, energy, transport, urban development, livelihoods, social justice and much more. The report’s findings come at …
Insight, 09 August 2021
A masked woman sits behind a desk reading an information booklet next to a sign that is labelled 'Rwanda'. behind her is a large banner proclaiming the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference
Why COP26 was worth it
… Read how Yared Abera navigated the steep learning curve to becoming a climate negotiator After waiting two years for the COP26 UN climate … from Rwanda to South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and beyond. Livelihoods were wiped out as tens of thousands of hectares of crops … gets completely overlooked – and the imbalance between mitigation and adaptation finance.  Preparation and coordination are key  To help me …
Insight, 06 January 2022
People walking down a flooded road
D&C Days 2019: five themes for climate resilience for all
… The 2019 Development & Climate Days (D&C Days) , taking place on Sunday, 8 December 2019 in … agricultural sectors, from fisheries to forestry, and with them the livelihoods of more than 2.5 billion smallholders. Meanwhile, the … including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and how adaptation finance can better match their priorities.  3. Financing a …
Article, 22 November 2019
Thirty per cent increase in debts leaves African countries unable to fight climate change and nature loss
… start of the European Union-Africa summit in Brussels which will have climate change as a major focus. Several African countries, including … to tackle climate change and nature loss could protect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people who are already suffering the effects … with increased spending on inclusive and growth-enhancing climate adaptation, mitigation, or nature investments. Debt financing from …
News, 17 February 2022
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CBA8: 8th conference on community-based adaptation to climate change
… opened by Nepal's Prime Minister, Sushil Koirala, who described climate change as "a defining issue of our time". Koirala told the … These changes were exerting immense pressures on the lives and livelihoods of the poor. He said Nepal's government was prioritising … CBA10 saw the launch of the  Kathmandu Declaration on Financing Local Adaptation , which calls for a radical shift in flows of finance to …
Event, 24 April 2015
A wooden fence leads on to a field behind which are trees
From risk to resilience: incubating adaptive climate-proof businesses
… to support forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) to achieve “climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods".  The training course below, shared online over five days … that cause failure, including the ever-increasing threat of climate change, seen in variable rainfall patterns and extreme weather events …
Article, 15 February 2022
The people of southern Bangladesh are resilient and good at adapting to change: the most common vehicle in the city of Mongla is an electric rickshaw powered by a 12volt battery (Photo: Andrew Norton/IIED)
Snapshots of a changing world – climate change impacts in Bangladesh
… Visiting a country on the frontline of climate change, I saw communities displaced by the impacts of climate change, areas that are struggling with its effects and a town … Climate change … Snapshots of a changing world – climate change impacts in Bangladesh …
Insight, 01 February 2018
Two women standing in a forest.
Sisters are doing it for themselves in biodiverse Belize
… an agroforestry plot to restore landscape diversity and enhance climate-resilient landscapes, they were welcomed into the programme. How … to restore landscape diversity and enhance climate-resilient livelihoods). Its objective is that opportunities for growing more novel … research shows that, globally, smallholders invest more in climate adaptation than all international climate finance combined – a …
Insight, 18 March 2024
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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation: a case study from Cirebon, Indonesia
… Climate change is not only affecting geophysical systems through events … droughts, and sea level rise, but also human systems, including livelihoods, health, economies, and cultures. In Indonesia, climate … gender inequality is a critical issue with regard to climate change adaptation and it is not yet mainstreamed into local climate adaptation …
Publication, 01 June 2016