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The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
International climate adaptation conference says 2015 summits must address the needs of the world's poor
…  says: It is the responsibility of developed countries to support the adaptation efforts of poor and vulnerable groups Global agreements must increase and accelerate finance for adaptation in poor and vulnerable communities and establish transparent … their needs in 2015's high-level summits." Huq added: "Participant-led initiatives like CBA9 show the level of initiative that is taking …
News, 29 April 2015
Men and women sit around a table listening to a woman talk next to a white flipboard. behind them is a giant illustration related to climate change.
Strengthening ethical and equitable partnerships
… This includes the work of intermediary agencies such as UN bodies, locally led adaptation partners and donors, among others.  We will seek to create …
Project, 27 October 2022
Woman talks and points at a poster behind her while people stand in front of her
CBA17 returns in person: scheduled for Bangkok in May
News, 01 February 2023
An image of a man with a wheelbarrow in the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, the biggest in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. The rights of all must be incorporated into the 'new urban agenda' (Photo: Steffan Jensen/www.reversehomesickness.com, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Recognising urban rights: global debates and local struggles
… and other events held in the run-up to Habitat III have led to extensive discussion around the role of human rights in promoting … urban poor such as Slum Dwellers International engaged in community-led upgrading processes do not see themselves as beneficiaries of …
Insight, 26 May 2016
A young man looking at a mangrove seedling
CBA14 Setting the stage: from crisis to climate action
Event, 21 July 2020
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… indigenous communities in regenerating biodiversity-rich farming and locally-controlled food systems in India, Indonesia, Iran, Mali and Peru … to working together towards ensuring food sovereignty and fostering locally-led initiatives for the protection and promotion of agrobiodiversity and …
Project, 15 August 2013
Delegates at CBA8 in Nepal travel to Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District to see the effects of climate change as part of the pre-conference fields trips (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Crowd-sourcing ideas to help community-based adaptation finance reach the most vulnerable
Insight, 01 May 2014
London Climate Action Week 2021 logo
IIED at London Climate Action Week, June/July 2021
… through the rest of 2021. Frontline funds: investing in grassroots-led responses to climate change Online event Date: Wednesday, 30 June … and in the real world. Watch a recording of the event   The adaptation action and research sandbox: aligning two global processes … Clara Gallagher. The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) and the locally-led adaptation principles are gaining traction in the run up to …
Event, 28 June 2021
A woman stands to the side of a barren area through which small shoots of a mangrove forest can be seen
Community solutions for a nature-based, resilient future beyond COVID-19
Article, 07 October 2020
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Thriving in diversity: smallholders organising for climate resilience
Publication, 01 November 2019