March 2021 

Climate change newsletter

IIED's climate change newsletter is sent out every two months to keep you updated on our research to shape development policy and practice for climate resilience, equitable global governance and locally led adaptation to climate change.
Illustrations of three people who spoke in the new loss and damage animations.

Brutal realities of climate change loss and damage come to life in IIED animations

IIED has launched a series of three animations that depict the deep and personal loss and damage caused by climate change in the least developed countries – stories that, too often, go untold or unheard. 

The first animation in the series comes from the Solomon Islands. Young climate activists Gladys Habu and Solomon Yeo share how the relentless impacts of climate change are destroying their beautiful islands. 

The second in the three-part series is narrated by meteorologist and UN climate negotiator, Gabriel Kpaka, and shows the devastating loss and damage caused by climate change being experienced first-hand by people of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

The third and final animation launching soon will feature the story of loss and damage in Rwanda. Watch the animations In English, Solomon Islands Pijin and Sierra Leonean Krio, as well as behind the scenes footage on the making of the animations on IIED's YouTube Channel.

Spotlight: Connecting climate change and nature

Women fishing with nets in shallow water in Zanzibar.
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CBA15: Local solutions inspiring global action

The 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15) will be held online from 14-18 June 2021. It will bring together practitioners, grassroots representatives, local and national government planners, policymakers and donors working at all levels and scales to discuss how we can drive ambition for a climate-resilient future.

Register to attend now.
Side view of a construction of a restored spring in Mabheleni village, South Africa.
Blog by Xiaoting Hou Jones and Eve Allen

Working with nature to manage water resources in a changing climate

Experiences from South Africa and Uganda highlight how incorporating a watershed approach into the design and implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation activities can help us preserve one of our most treasured resources in a changing climate.

Read the blog.
Cracked earth from lack of water and baked from the heat of the sun, forms a pattern in the Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya.
Online event

A triple win: managing debt, climate and nature in the pandemic recovery

The pressure of growing debt on emerging economies has severely impacted efforts to tackle the climate crises and biodiversity loss. The pandemic has made the situation even more urgent. This event on Tuesday, 30 March will explore emerging research into sustainable and innovative post-pandemic debt management with outcomes for nature and climate.

Register to attend.

Climate change news and blogs

Make Change Happen podcast, episode 10.
Make Change Happen podcast

Loss and damage – recognising the costs of climate change

Climate change affects ecosystems in several ways: sea level rise, droughts, retreating glaciers or deforestation are some recognised examples of climate disaster. Some can be repaired at a cost but, as we learn in this episode of the Make Change Happen podcast, loss and damage is concerned with the irreparable harms of climate change. 

Listen now.
People sitting on chairs in a field, listening to a person speak.
Blog by Sejal Patel and Marek Soanes

Message to the Green Climate Fund board: step up finance access for the most vulnerable 

Earlier this year, the Green Climate Fund released new guidelines to help vulnerable countries enhance their direct access to international climate finance. In this blog, we set out why the fund needs to go further – and how.

Read the blog now.

Climate change publications and jobs

Principles for locally led adaptation: a call to action.
Issue paper, 42 pages

Principles for locally led adaptation

In this paper, we present eight principles for locally led adaptation and invite adaptation stakeholders to join us on a complementary ten-year learning journey. Endorsing these principles and embracing the learning journey will help guide stakeholders through the challenging route of increasing the business-unusual financing, programming and policy support needed to build resilient and regenerative societies, economies and ecosystems.

Download the paper now.
Digital technologies for an inclusive, low-carbon future that puts people first.
Briefing

Climate change briefings

Digital technologies for an inclusive, low-carbon future that puts people first

Poverty-centred local adaptation in Mozambique

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We're hiring

Researcher 

We are looking for a researcher to join our Global Climate Law, Policy and Governance team. This role will spend the majority of their time researching and providing technical assistance that supports UNFCCC negotiations. 

Find out more and apply by 2 April.
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