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IIED's best of 2021: publications
… global South.   Local governments and grassroots organisations have led urban responses that have been pivotal in shaping the pandemic’s … infographic published alongside the issue paper .   3 Principles for locally-led adaptation Issue paper Recovery from COVID-19 provides a historic …
Article, 17 December 2021
Learning route participants interact with local communities in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Timothy Mwaura/CGIAR)
Seven ways to build resilient local economies in fragile contexts
Insight, 24 August 2016
A new map produced by IIED shows seven types of innovative governance. Click on the image to see the map (Image: IIED)
Driving change by supporting action at the local level
Insight, 24 November 2015
Two children in a flooded field.
Supporting child-centred resilience to climate impacts
Project, 17 February 2022
The Ewaso Ng'iro River, in Isiolo County's Shaba National Reserve, Kenya where pilot projects to support adaptation 'may not yet be perfect, but have the right idea'. (Photo: Ninara via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Why community 'based' adaptation to climate change is not enough
Insight, 18 March 2014
Cover for G03806.pdf
Isiolo County Adaptation Fund: Activities, Costs, Impacts after the 1st Investment Round
… Climate change adaptation in circumstances of development deficits is a major challenge facing much of Africa. Nowhere is adaptation more necessary than in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) … established and is fully functional. ~The initial success in Isiolo led DFID to award a new £6.5 million accountable grant (2013- 16) to an …
Publication, 01 June 2014
The slogan on a woman T-shirt in Kitwe, Zambia - emblazoned with 'Addressing water and sanitation challenges through city-wide partnerships' - highlights the community-led approach (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Local funds allow informal-settlement residents to shape development
… designed to show the local authority the potential of community-led development has led to new secure homes for 50 families. In Jinja, community toilet … arising from climate change. Much of the 'heavy lifting' of urban adaptation will be done by the people who live in these settlements. Yet …
Insight, 01 November 2016
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
Person walking behind an animal-drawn carriage.
Tackling climate change in fragile states and protracted crisis situations
Event, 18 October 2021
Two people carrying bags on their head walk through a bridge over a river
Become a partner at CBA15
Article, 17 February 2021