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The Up in Smoke coalition is a unique and diverse network of development and environment organisations
Up in Smoke
… by global warming. The Group met regularly and organised numerous events and media outreach activities. It prepared and publicised a … including the loss of water systems, strategic ecosystems and a general decline in biodiversity. Up in Smoke? Asia and the Pacific In …
Project, 21 August 2008
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
Article, 12 November 2021
Women learning how to install and maintain solar home systems in the rural town of Bogra, northern Bangladesh (Photo: ILO, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era
… on some key aspirations that all countries share – without being so general that the impact is lost. Particular stories and messages can be …
Insight, 28 June 2016
A pot with bubbling food sits cooking on an open fire.
Sustainable energy: can a new initiative succeed where Rio+20 failed?
… forward Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) — led by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and endorsed by more than 50 countries — which is an …
Insight, 25 June 2012
A father and son record measurements from a rain gauge on their farm in Western Uganda. Changes in rainfall patterns could significantly impact rural populations (Photo: J. Recha/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change
… [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw3Uqn4qFVo] Uganda's climate is naturally variable and susceptible to flood and drought events with damaging socio-economic impacts. In particular, climate …
Article, 24 November 2015
A solar lamp lights up a shop.
The private sector’s role in low carbon resilient development
Insight, 20 June 2013
GWI influence - access and rights to irrigated land - planting rice - Selingue dam - Mali
Global Water Initiative: Mali
… four municipal councils to pilot Municipal Water Days. These annual events provide a forum for dialogue between elected representatives and …
Project, 16 February 2018
September 2015: on the eve of the United Nations summit to agree the 2030 Agenda, a film introducing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto the UN headquarters building (Photo: UN Photo/Cia Pak)
Effective evaluation for the Sustainable Development Goals
… examples.  The paper also recommends action for the UN Secretary General, the UN Evaluation Group, national governments, international … Wilton Park's  YouTube channel . [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVL89l-o5k] …
Project, 21 October 2017
IIED Insights: Q&A with Hannah Reid on community based adaptation
… and wave damage for coastal regions across the world. Extreme weather events — such as droughts and cyclones — are also likely to become more … example, their dissatisfaction with governance structures. It is this general powerlessness and poverty that makes poor communities vulnerable …
Article, 10 March 2011
A traditional dance festival attracts tourists in Romania's Maramures Nature Park. The park was designed as a multifunctional protected landscape and was zoned to reflect both environmental priorities and economic needs of local people (Photo: Radu Pop/UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Equity, justice and ecosystem services: what do we mean?
Insight, 11 May 2015