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Women fishing in shallow water
CBA15: Local solutions inspiring global action
Event, 14 June 2021
sandbags holding back river water
CBA14: Same great conference, entirely new environment
… practitioners who don’t often have the chance to join international events – this is very much their space. Participants tell us how much … Adaptation and Resilience.  As we prepare for the UN Secretary-General's Summit on Biodiversity , the Climate Adaptation Summit and … forcefully will help set the right focus and tone for these coming events. Our ask for those joining is this… bring as much as you can to …
Insight, 07 July 2020
IIED director Andrew Norton summarises the conversations during the first day of Development & Climate Days (Photo: Alex Winter/Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Climate change: "The biggest social injustice of our generation"
… Xaba of South Africa's Adaptation Network, Filipe Nainoca, director general of the Fiji Red Cross, Mumina Bonaya of the Kenya Adaptation …
News, 12 November 2017
Tree branch stuck in the sea.
Listen to young people: cultural practices can provide answers to the climate problem
Insight, 26 September 2021
Graphical illustration
Introduction to an inclusive blue economy
… of the economic value of marine and coastal ecosystems in general, and small-scale fisheries in particular Enhanced knowledge and …
Article, 27 November 2019
View over the Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, showing corrugated roofs
Shelter provision in East African cities: understanding transformative politics for inclusive cities
… significance. Nevertheless, the study was able to draw out some general lessons for shelter programming in East Africa , as well as … of workshops to discuss findings and validate recommendations. Final events were held in each city, and in the Mogadishu case, drew … Somalia. The project findings were also presented at a series of events at the World Urban Forum, held in Abu Dhabi in February 2020. …
Project, 06 April 2018
A woman writes on a poster. More women appear blurred in the background.
Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance
Insight, 13 July 2022
Cover for 10792IIED.pdf
Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation: a case study from Cirebon, Indonesia
… Climate change is not only affecting geophysical systems through events such as floods, droughts, and sea level rise, but also human …
Publication, 01 June 2016
Fishermen from Mayadip Island, Bangladesh. IIED will be discussing Bangladesh's work on payments for sustainable fisheries at the EDD15 forum (Photo: Matthew Becker, the Advocacy Project, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED at European Development Days 2015
… 4 June A high-level Bangladeshi delegation led by the director general of the Department of Fisheries discussed the use of economic … on the EDD website . Speakers included: Dr Syed Arif Azad, director general, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of … EDD website Panellists included: Klaus Rudischauser, deputy director general, European Commission for International Cooperation …
Event, 03 June 2015
US President Joe Biden speaking with a microphone
Biden’s climate summit needs to show leadership for the most vulnerable – here’s how
Insight, 20 April 2021