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A group of four men and women wearing overalls, one with an axe over his shoulders and one crouching down, pose for a photo. In the foreground are a few rocks, with a dusty landcsape and mountains in the background.
Lessons from a fruitful journey: seven years of EbA research and action
… year. This is the latest in a  series of blogs raising the profile of locally-led action on the road to the COP15 global biodiversity conference in Kunming Ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation (EbA) work with nature to help people adapt to climate …
Insight, 31 May 2022
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Development and Climate Days 2021
… for climate resilience. Read the 2021 key messages: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action D&C Days 2021 – moving to a new format … future Building resilient agriculture and food systems (led by FAO/GRP) Transformative actions are urgently needed within … the entire food value chain. This theme explored food governance, locally-led climate and nature-friendly solutions, access to climate …
Event, 09 November 2021
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IIED at London Climate Action Week, November 2020
… adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, support for locally led climate action is needed. Training, advocacy and capacity building … for climate action Reforming climate finance to support locally led adaptation: principles for moving to business unusual  Online event   …
Event, 17 November 2020
The Kathmandu Declaration was devised by delegates at the 8th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Conference ends with declaration on finance for community-based adaptation to climate change
… local communities and target the most vulnerable. Financing local adaptation can only succeed if it is led by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged countries and communities, … whose capacity should be strengthened to access resources for adaptation should be programmatically prioritised Stakeholders must be …
News, 30 April 2014
A woman carrying groceries in the village of Bouwéré, Mali. Assessments looked at how women experienced resilience to climate disruption (Photo: P.Casier/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Monitoring and evaluation in a local context
… In the BRACED Decentralising Climate Funds project led by the Near East Foundation , we support local governments in Mali … public goods. The project teams are setting up and supporting local adaptation committees within local governments. Local climate funds are …
Insight, 18 July 2016
First draft of COP26 deal needs to go further faster
… change as well as no mention of measures to ensure what is counted as adaptation finance is of a good enough quality to be worthy of the name. … damage suffered by countries as a result of global warming. Nor of locally-led adaptation, despite the number of parties endorsing the principles …
News, 10 November 2021
The Las Trancas Valley in Chile, November 2014 (Photo: UICN / Marcelo Vildósola Garrigó)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Chile
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem … a project called ' Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation : strengthening the evidence and informing policy'  (EbA … lessons from Chile'), organised by the  Mainstreaming EbA project  led by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ). Web …
Project, 21 February 2018
A seated man gives a speech to a camera directly in front of him, next to the Bhutan national flag
CBA14 opens with LDC chair call for greater ambition on climate change
… The 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA14) was today (21 September) opened by … were invited to share their perspectives on the future of locally-led action using the 'Mentimeter' voting platform.  Participants were …
News, 21 September 2020
Woman digging a hole in the forest
Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
… an approach that focuses on the ‘art of delivery’, and one that has locally led governance at its heart. There is a need to reimagine the role of … India has shown on participatory approaches to development to support adaptation that responds to local drivers of vulnerability. This process …
Insight, 20 January 2021
Young man pushing a cart with branches.
Q&A: What does the youth inclusion theme at CBA14 have in store?
Article, 25 August 2020