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International Centre for Climate Change Adaptation and Development (ICCCAD)
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Loss and damage – research, policy and lived experience in least developed countries
On Tuesday, 8 September, IIED and ICCCAD hosted a webinar featuring least developed countries' national experts sharing their research and lived experience of loss and damage. The discussion aimed to ensure that loss and damage remains a priority issue in the lead up to COP26
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Podcast: Improving climate budgeting during COVID-19
The latest episode of the People, Planet and Public Finance podcast was recorded shortly after Cyclone Amphan hit Bangladesh and India. The storm, and the damage it caused, showed the vital importance of budgeting for climate risks – even as countries confront the coronavirus pandemic
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Book summary: Resilience – The Science of Adaptation to Climate Change
The term ‘resilience’ – one of today’s hottest buzzwords in climate and development – comes under the spotlight in a new book that includes a chapter IIED’s Saleemul Huq has co-authored with researchers Yousuf Mahid and Nadine Suliman from the International Centre for Climate Change and Development
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Author Q&A: Resilience – the science of adaptation to climate change
Saleemul Huq discusses a new book exploring the term ‘resilience’ – one of today’s hottest buzzwords in climate and development. The book includes a chapter he has co-authored with researchers Yousuf Mahid and Nadine Suliman from the International Centre for Climate Change and Development
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Snapshots of a changing world – climate change impacts in Bangladesh
On a recent visit to Bangladesh, IIED director Andrew Norton saw first-hand the impacts of climate change and efforts to build resilience
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CBA10 side events
CBA10 will feature a range of side events alongside the main conference on community-based adaptation
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Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
Ahead of the 10th conference on community-based adaptation (CBA10), to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh this year, Saleemul Huq highlights some of the lessons learned from organising these events
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The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10)
The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA10) focused on enhancing urban community resilience
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Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder
When it comes to climate adaptation, the Least Developed Countries have the greatest expertise and other countries may benefit from learning from what they have done
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Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
Bangladesh has become a "poster child" for adaptation work. For people working at a national level, attending CBA9 provides an opportunity to learn and share experiences internationally
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New publication studies climate finance at national level
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has published a new guide to climate finance co-authored by a team of IIED researchers
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How do we measure adaptation?
How do we effectively measure and enhance adaptation? Saleemul Huq looks at possible answers which will be discussed at the 9th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA9)
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A week that may change the world
It's been a busy week for IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq, with plenty of action unfolding on the climate change front in New York. Here he provides an inside look into what transpired, and some reflections on how the recent events may impact upcoming climate negotiations
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Huq hails People's Climate march ahead of UN summit
IIED's senior fellow, Saleemul Huq, has hailed the success of Sunday's People's Climate march in New York
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Conference to refocus post-2015 development agenda on poorest nations' priorities
New 'sustainable development goals' for all nations to adopt in 2015 could deepen problems in the least developed countries (LDCs) if they fail to take account of these nations' priorities and the international nature of challenges they face.
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Resilience Academies to connect climate change research, policy and practice
The academies will focus on how to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods in a changing climate.
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Learning how to adapt to climate change: advocacy, training and capacity building
IIED works to help support southern countries as they adapt to climate change and the extreme weather events it brings. We do this by supporting partner organisations and experts that offer climate change adaptation training, advocacy and capacity building.
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Climate change adaptation needs to be part of national development planning
Policymakers need to better integrate strategies for dealing with climate change into their country’s development plans, rather than leaving them isolated as stand-alone policies and projects.
