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Climate refugees of the future
… port of the capital of Bangladesh. "The boat has arrived. I need to work," Jalil Mia says and walks towards it. Two other workers give him a … neighbourhood "Kutubdia Para" (village). "We did not want to forget our island. So we named our village after it," said one old man, Mohammed Nasu Mia. Catastrophe …
Insight, 30 April 2009
The island state of Tuvalu is profoundly threatened by climate change. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister announced plans to switch to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020. He was one of several LDC leaders to announce climate action. (Photo: Tomoaki Inaba)
Bold climate pledges from the Least Developed Countries
… months, climate negotiators will reconvene in Lima, Peru, to continue work on the next international climate treaty. Called the 2015 … contribution to the agreement and plans to submit it by March 2015.   Our pledges add to the existing work already under way in the LDCs. For example, Bhutan recently …
Insight, 28 September 2014
A group of people pose for a picture, behind words that say "Gobeshona Global Conference 1"
Gobeshona Global Conference 1
… out of these messages, and so that we challenge ourselves to build on our learning and innovate, this plenary session asked Gobeshona …
Event, 18 January 2021
Durban Beach, South Africa (Photo: Darren Glanville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Investing in natural capital to deliver the SDGs and reduce poverty
… at the municipality of Durban explains: "This investment helps ensure our coast has clean water and stays attractive to tourists. Because of …
Insight, 17 July 2017
Cover for G01569.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 16 PRA for people and parks: the case of Mole National Park, Ghana
… sites, were expressed as the main sources of park. The output of the work is being these feelings. Our challenge was to build new incorporated in the overall park …
Publication, 01 January 1995
United Nations decision prompts potato celebration in Peru
… a globally funded research institute. By the end of October, when the work is done, the park will have 1,324 varieties of potato. The park was … support for it as it recognises the fruits of Mother Earth and our work in protecting her," says Cristóbal Banda Mamani, president of the …
News, 31 October 2007
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
Event, 02 December 2019
Policy-makers discussing, reflecting, learning and building skills and capacities for climate adaptation at village-level. All key social learning activities. (Photo: E. van de Grift)
Social learning event features case studies from around the world
… to get buy-in from the case study representatives further expanding our Climate Change and Social learning conference linked to climate … and Food Security (CCAFS), joined the learning event to showcase his work on Scenarios . His work is a participatory stakeholder driven activity where involved …
Insight, 04 August 2014
Glimpse of a green new future
… one of the first buses in the world to run entirely on biodiesel. Our essential economic sectors and services, including food, housing, … about the big picture. It’s this bigger picture that is defining the work and the ambitions of the GEC . …
Insight, 29 July 2011
A farmer tending his sunflowers in Kenya. Credit: Abbi Buxton
A day in the life of a commercial consultant
… that I’m starting to go bald and overweight! There’s an email from our partner, Wilmar Agro Ltd from Kenya, to say they have been unable to … products I have the ‘envious’ task of calling the flower packer, our UK commercial partner, to tell them the  news, and they are not … I hoped for. All in all, Mercy and Wilmar Agro Ltd, the company I work with in Kenya, have done a great job warning the customer early …
Insight, 14 February 2012