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CBA20: Local solutions inspiring global action

The 20th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA20) will take place from 11-14 May 2026 ...
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Innovative approaches to accessing and scaling all sources of adaptation finance in SIDS and LDCs: a compendium of promising case studies

Developed by the Climate and Development Ministerial (C&DM) secretariat with support from SouthSouthNorth, the compendium ...
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Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature

Western economics is not only destroying the environment. It is also destroying Indigenous peoples’ holistic development models that ensure balance with nature, and provide alternative paradigms for ...
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Lima's community-organised soup kitchens are a lifeline during COVID-19

In Lima’s informal settlements, ollas comunes – community-led soup kitchens – are reviving strong traditions of self-organised crisis response and resilience among the urban poor. Latin America is a ...
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A just energy transition needs more than benefit-sharing: a view from the Atacama Salt Flat

A poster depicting the environmental and social costs of mineral extraction as perceived by local activists (Photo: Nicolás M. Perrone) Global narratives about the energy transition place all humanity ...
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Six months out from COP30, only 21 countries have submitted updated climate targets

With six months until COP30 gets underway in Brazil, only 21 countries have submitted updated climate targets as required under the Paris Agreement. A series of pages related to IIED's activities at ...
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Queering climate justice − what climate justice can learn from queer groups

"There is no pride on a dead planet". LGBTQI+ communities have been systematically excluded from receiving government support because legal documents rely on a gender binary system (Photo: Mika ...
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Locally led adaption in practice: a community-based adaptation expert shares lessons

The principles for locally led adaptation have attracted international support – at the same time, community-based adaptation practitioners are pioneering innovative locally-led action around the ...
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Formalising artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC: much work remains

A majority of the world’s estimated cobalt reserves are in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 10-30% of its annual production mined artisanally (Photo: copyright AFREWATCH) As a critical component ...
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A just transition in agriculture: putting workers at the centre

Food security is a critical factor in building the future resilience of communities in northeast Nigeria (Photo: UNDP Climate, via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0) After the energy sector, agriculture is the ...
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Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity

A recent workshop hosted by IIED and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew explored how the way Indigenous Peoples grow and consume food holds answers to the world’s broken food system. Krystyna Swiderska is ...