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Only a fraction of international climate adaptation finance for least developed countries found to also support nature
… Despite growing recognition of the links between climate change and nature, our preliminary research shows that less than 10% of verified climate … (the Rio Markers ) to track development finance flows that only focus on projects where ‘climate adaptation’ was the primary … Climate change …
Insight, 10 March 2022
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The trouble with growth: Make Change Happen podcast episode 4
… IIED’s ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast provides an opportunity to hear our researchers … fact, damaging climate shocks can even count as ‘positive’ when we focus on GDP, as destruction prompts recovery spending. The ‘more is … The trouble with growth: Make Change Happen podcast episode 4 …
Article, 11 March 2020
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
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Pathways to change: IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… report, IIED director Andrew Norton says: "The [four] pathways guide our action at different levels, as we link local knowledge to global forums. Through them, we drive change to help realise our goals: increased investment in locally controlled land and natural … Pathways to change: IIED Annual Report 2017/18 …
Publication, 01 October 2018
Testing the water in Kenya's Tana River watershed. The river's ecosystem is being affected by a range of factors. Public and private organisations are exploring ways to improve ecosystem management (Photo: Georgina Smith/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
'Sustainable development science' for transforming our world
… businesses and communities want to know how they can truly 'transform our world' through implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) … development. Definitions of sustainable development invariably focus on how things could or should be, but are much weaker at framing how things actually are and how change occurs in reality. In addition there is little evidence of …
Insight, 09 October 2015
People sitting under a straw tent next to rice fields
CBA17: back in person, ready to harness energy to drive forward the locally led adaptation agenda
… international community-based adaptation conference (CBA17)  will be our first in-person conference since 2019. During the pandemic we took … of expertise.   Four of the themes are: Climate finance: we will focus on how climate finance delivery mechanisms can be transparent and … or restore natural ecosystems while building resilience to climate change impacts − can support climate adaptation that meets the needs and …
Insight, 15 March 2023
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IIED at COP26
Event, 01 November 2021
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How small changes can make a big impact in achieving sustainable sanitation
… IIED’s Facebook page regularly invites our followers – particularly our younger audience – to blog about their opinions and experiences. … someone who had lived their entire life with a flushing toilet, the change was, despite my best preparation, something of a culture shock. …
Insight, 09 December 2020
Dr Andrew Norton will take on the role as IIED director from 29 June (Photo: Andrew Norton)
Post-2015 agenda focus for IIED’s new director
… the world's poorest people to transform their lives will profoundly change the way we think about development. IIED's deep expertise on … systems. Toulmin said: "At IIED, we have always believed in getting our hands dirty by listening to and engaging with people to try to find … Post-2015 agenda focus for IIED’s new director …
News, 23 March 2015
Women with their backs to the camera bind together bamboo panels and lean them against a wall
Strengthening women’s leadership for climate action
Project, 09 May 2022