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The logo of PAGE and information about the conference on 27-28 March 2017
IIED at ministerial green economy conference
… Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.  IIED and partner events High-level synthesis panel session: moving from reflection to … of Kenya to the United Nations; and Frank Rijsbermann, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute.  Crisis of … conference. Other speakers included Francesco La Camera, director general for Sustainable Development, Energy and Climate at the Ministry …
Event, 27 March 2017
Stunted crops in the Kaffrine region of Senegal are the result of a lack of rainfall, jeopardising farmers’ harvests (Photo: Daniella Van Leggelo-Padilla/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Local climate adaptation: bridging the funding gap
… in the Sahel have coped with a variable climate and extreme weather events for decades. Farmers and pastoralists, who have direct experience … many years, have developed ways of reacting and adapting to these events (PDF)  and ensuring their own resilience. What we're trying to …
Insight, 09 July 2015
Heads of government will pledge action on climate change at the UN Climate Summit in New York on 23 September (Image: UN)
Leaders take note: There are two sides to the climate change coin
… On 21 September, the people's climate march in New York and similar events around the world  will help to cement this message in the minds of millions of people. Two days later, at the UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit , heads of government will make pledges of action to tackle climate change. I will be in New York for both events and will promote the Kathmandu Declaration at every opportunity. …
Insight, 18 September 2014
Men posing for a photo while constructing a weir with bamboo structures.
CBA14: explore with us how nature-based solutions support local action for adaptation
… clip  released in September 2019, in the lead up to the UN Secretary General’s Climate Change Summit in New York, activist Greta Thunberg and …
Insight, 21 August 2020
Modern technology means data privacy policies must be stronger than ever. But IIED is treating GDPR as an opportunity rather than a threat (Image: IIED)
Sending out the right messages
… asking if you want to stay subscribed to one of IIED's themed, or general, email newsletters . All of our subscribers received this email … from organisations at the moment ahead of new EU legislation – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – coming into force on 25 May …
Insight, 28 February 2018
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
… COP24 gathering.  In addition to hosting and speaking at COP side events, our researchers provided support to negotiators from the Least … to climate change”. It was reinforced during COP23 in four high-level events on resilience. Resilience is one of the themes of the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in September 2019, and the Global Commission on …
Event, 02 December 2018
Images for biodiversity, conservation and poverty reduction (Photos: Ricky Martin, Douglas Shiel, Tim Cronin)
Q&A: Why the PCLG website is the place to be for poverty and conservation issues
… databases, the PCLG website contains up-to-date news stories, blogs, events and much more in the field of poverty and conservation. Finally, … PCLG chapters in Uganda and Cameroon , including information on events, projects, publications and so on. How did the idea of revamping … monthly round-ups of the work of the PCLG and its members, plus general updates on poverty-conservation issues, and PCLG Journal …
Insight, 09 October 2014
Delegates at CBA12 in Malawi gather around a table and write on a document
CBA13: galvanising locally-based adaptation in a crunch year for climate action
Insight, 22 January 2019
Cover for G02045.pdf
Editorial (PLA Notes 47)
… This general issue of PLA Notes includes a broad range of papers on the use … and our usual In Touch section, which includes book reviews, events, and e-participation. Participatory Learning and Action is the …
Publication, 01 August 2003
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
… in numerous sessions . IEG member Mariteuw Chimere Diaw, director general of the African Model Forest Network (AMFN), spoke about energy …
Event, 23 November 2015