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People sitting in a pasture
International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… INMIP is an Indigenous Peoples-led network coordinated by the Peruvian indigenous NGO ANDES … about how to address shared challenges through empowering community-led processes. Background INMIP was established in Bhutan in May 2014, … focus on learning from local biocultural heritage and climate adaptation work – such as revitalisation of native fruit trees in …
Project, 27 June 2019
A large group of people sit on the floor in the shade from a tree
Establishing a biocultural heritage territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests
… Kaya forests as cultural heritage.   The process will be community led and highly participatory to create strong community ownership and … with Asociacion ANDES. We are now supporting its wider adoption and adaptation by other communities within Peru, and in China, India and …
Project, 09 February 2022
World flags flying
COP26 hangs in the balance if G20 fails to show solidarity with climate-vulnerable countries by delivering action
… with a focus on climate and nature action.  4. Prioritise adaptation and loss and damage – some progress but more needed  … countries could go further than the G7 and endorse the principles for locally-led adaptation to enable stronger ownership and implementation of …
Insight, 07 July 2021
Aerial view of a flooded village. Only roofs and vegetation are visible.
Action on climate resilience is business critical
… there are emerging sector-by-sector categories of business-led climate resilience solutions . At very least, products and services … of small business entrepreneurs globally are already delivering locally-appropriate low-cost solutions for resilience .  Scope 4: Take … support their interests, such as the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and the V20 loss and damage funding facility . Get the …
Insight, 12 May 2023
A flooded street in an informal settlement
To stay ahead of climate change, cities need to act now
… importance and urgently need action – for instance climate change adaptation,  low-carbon  cities and disaster risk reduction.   But most … provision; for disaster risk reduction – and for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Although there are tensions between these … possible in integrating these agendas – for instance with community-led upgrading of informal settlements that meets residents’ needs, …
Insight, 04 June 2019
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
… how digital technology can be used to enhance the climate action led by social movements. Here we talk to Barry Smith , a researcher in … project aiming to understand how communities are leading climate adaptation responses. As part of the project, we also wanted to know … about ways to engage citizens so that they can play a greater part in locally-led and socially-just climate action and inform climate policy …
Article, 15 October 2020
Man cycling in an arid landscape
When public finance shrinks, what are the priorities for climate action?
… support climate action in developing countries, but costs solely for adaptation are likely to reach $140-300 billion per year by 2030. And … own role redundant. More widely, investing behind the principles for locally led adaptatio n can guide effective climate finance reform. Importantly, …
Insight, 28 March 2021
Three people stand talking in a street. A man, a woman and, in the middle, a young man wearing a face mask.
A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out
… pandemic as part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council project led by the University of Warwick . Through video diaries and interviews, …
Insight, 24 May 2022
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
… change therefore pose a massive threat to development, and action on adaptation to climate change, particularly in developing countries, is … that carefully planned mainstreaming can complement Convention-led processes, and enable better access to and effectiveness of UNFCCC … In the course of the project, late disbursement of funds from UNDP led to delays in NAPA activities. Therefore funding under the GEF is …
Article, 14 November 2008
CBA12: Key messages
… of effective devolved climate finance Innovating in applying adaptation technology Transforming 'lived experience' and local … – ensuring what takes place supports national policy, and Community-led decision making is essential to ensure adaptation projects really benefit communities on the ground. Innovating …
Article, 11 June 2018