From principles to practice: commitments from donor organisations – first episode of new podcast mini-series
At the start of 2021, 40 governments and leading organisations endorsed eight principles for locally led adaptation. As the number of endorsers grows, IIED has launched an innovative podcast mini-series to explore what this commitment will mean in practice.
The first episode in the three-part series, ‘From principles to practice: commitments from donor organisations’, features IIED's Aditya Bahadur as host with Heather McGray of the Climate Justice Resilience Fund; Cristina Dengel of the Adaptation Fund; Vincent Gainey with UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office; and Suranjana Gupta of the Huairou Commission.
Listen now.
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Spotlight: Connecting climate change and nature
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Interview
CBA15 – build your skills
The CBA15 conference from 14-18 June is the global gathering focused on grassroots adaptation to climate change. This year, for the first time, organisers are hosting a whole day dedicated to training on 17 June. In this interview, IIED’s Teresa Sarroca explains how the day will work, and co-organisers Jenninah Kabiswa and Sarah Murungi Adyeri set out their wider vision for sharing skills with the CBA community.
Read the interview.
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Blog by Andrew Norton
Sleepwalking into COP26 collapse – why the UK must drop its aid cuts
Britain's decision to trim its aid budget sends entirely the wrong message to world leaders – that under-delivering for vulnerable countries is OK.
Read the blog now.
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Blog by Ebony Holland and Paul Steele
Lessons from Paris: global biodiversity framework must engage business, grow finance
Decisions taken this year will set the course for nature, climate and development for a decade. We consider some key lessons from the UNFCCC climate change journey so far, and how they might help strengthen the global biodiversity framework being finalised in October.
Read the blog.
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Climate change news and blogs
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Guest blog by Kyla Tienhaara
We need to rethink investment treaties to ensure a rapid and just energy transition
As world leaders recently met at the Leaders Summit on Climate to discuss how to step up global climate action and cut emissions, guest blogger Kyla Tienhaara explained that it’s time to reconsider investor-state dispute settlement. Inaction risks rising costs of shifting from fossil fuels to green alternatives.
Read the guest blog.
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Transparency programme
Supporting LDCs to negotiate and implement the enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement
IIED is supporting the least developed countries to actively participate in the enhanced transparency framework for action and support as defined by the Paris Agreement. This new reporting and review process is key to build trust, track progress towards countries’ commitments and increase global ambition to stay below 1.5°C.
Find out how we're providing support to the LDCs.
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Climate change publications and jobs
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Briefing
Planning a green and resilient COVID-19 recovery in The Gambia
The impacts of COVID-19 are being felt across The Gambia’s socioeconomic landscape, exacerbating existing inequalities and threatening hard-won progress. In response, the government has partnered with UNDP, establishing a secretariat to reprioritise the current national development plan to serve as a blueprint for a resilient and green recovery —one with people, nature and climate at its core. Here, we explore the considerations and requirements that must underpin effective COVID-19 recovery planning in The Gambia, and propose strategic interventions.
Download the briefing.
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Briefing
New biodiversity framework can learn from climate change experience
At the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 this year, negotiators keen to drive a whole-of-society step-change in tackling the biodiversity crisis can take inspiration from the climate change agenda. This paper draws on lessons from UNFCCC processes and outcomes to outline two practical opportunities to achieve a strong and effective post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: scale up finance and strengthen business engagement.
Download the briefing.
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We're hiring
Researcher - climate adaptation and resilience
We are looking for a researcher to take on an exciting, challenging role in our Strengthening Partnerships team, that works to facilitate and promote local to global knowledge exchange to catalyse effective action on climate change.
Find out more and apply by 24 May.
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