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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
… During this week's 8th international conference on community-based adaptation (CBA8) in Kathmandu we've heard examples from Kenya, Niger, … groups who are most vulnerable to climate impacts. Some interesting principles emerged. First is the fundamental requirement for adaptation … surface. As my colleague Shikha Shrestha, from the CARE and WWF-led Hariyo Ban initiative in Nepal asked the session's panel: "Are we …
Insight, 01 May 2014
LDC vision landscape
LDC 2050 Vision for a climate-resilient future
Article, 23 September 2019
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… the effective and lasting implementation of the Paris Agreement. Principles of effective capacity building: supporting implementation of … 6 December Venue:  Bieszczady, Zone G Partner organisations: Led by African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) Speakers: Dr Joanes … What is the role of trade in delivering climate mitigation and adaptation in land-using sectors? How can biomass value chains be made …
Event, 02 December 2018
World flags flying
COP26 hangs in the balance if G20 fails to show solidarity with climate-vulnerable countries by delivering action
Insight, 07 July 2021
A group of women use a ladder to climb up to an imposing well to collect water in a desert-like landscape
Integrating gender and intersectionality in social protection programmes
… in them claiming more than 50% of the workdays. But COVID-19 led to a decline in this share: migrants, both women and men, left … the impact of COVID-19, these programmes should embrace the following principles: Recognise gender and intersectional disadvantages While … gendered and intersectional social protection, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction at the local level. For poor …
Insight, 07 September 2021
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 … that can guide investment decisions. We established some basic principles on evidence of climate adaptation action – how it is …
Article, 11 June 2018
Arid landscape with mountains in the background
Talking transdisciplinarity
… question on how to achieve impact continues to evade us. The IIED-led SENTINEL project  and the British Ecological Society’s Conservation … yet each approaches knowledge production differently. The principles of collaboration behind multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary …
Insight, 16 April 2021
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… Terry Cannon, Saleemul Huq and Angela Milligan Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change brings together those working in the … change terminology Part I: Reflections on participation processes and practice Combining different knowledges: community-based climate change … Indigenous Peoples’ Assessments of Climate Change Indigenous peoples-led initiative, in partnership with IIED, the United Nations University …
Article, 01 December 2009
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 … and the imposition of ‘new conditionalities’, going against the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, including …
Article, 14 November 2008
A woman hands protective equipment to another woman.
Engaging pastoralist communities through citizen movements to amplify their voice
… to understand how to strengthen citizen engagement mechanisms and locally-led climate action and improve inclusive national-level climate decision … patterns directly affect customary natural resource management and adaptation strategies. The alliance does not have any systematic …
Article, 11 December 2020