Putting gender, intersectionality and social justice at the centre of transformative responses to climate change
Twenty-six years after the landmark UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, gender equality has not been achieved anywhere. Tracy Kajumba and Clare Shakya reflect that if we want to transform society, we need a radical new approach, starting with the way we respond to climate change.
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Interview
Unleashing the potential of forest farmers to address climate change and biodiversity loss
Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, Estrella Penunia, secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), highlights the challenges faced by small-scale women and men farmers in Asia from climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation.
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"Forest and farm producers are not only victims; they are not only beneficiaries; they are also solution providers. We have the knowledge and the motivation to address the problems of climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation because our livelihoods, and our lives, are very much affected by these issues."
– Estrella Penunia
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Blog by Gabrielle Swaby
A new COP26 decision for long-term strategies: what’s in it for LDCs?
After months of delay, the formal UN climate negotiations are resuming and countries face a packed agenda. Gabrielle Swaby sets out why the least developed countries (LDCs) should make long-term strategies central to the discussion.
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Guest blog by Sheela Patel
What women want – part one
Guest blogger Sheela Patel, founder and director of SPARC, India, discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted the priorities and most pressing needs of women living in informal settlements and tenements.
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Guest blog by Carlos Fuller and Dhendrup Tshering
“We need a stronger taskforce”: pushing for better access to climate finance for vulnerable countries
The UK and Fiji governments are initiating a new Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, and vulnerable countries have high hopes it will finally deliver improved climate finance access. Guest bloggers Carlos Fuller and Dhendrup Tshering discuss how to avoid failure and ensure the taskforce is set up for success.
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Join the online discussion
Twitter chat: CBA15 - local solutions inspiring global action
On 9 June, IIED will run a Twitter chat all day from 8am (BST). Throughout the day we will tweet a series of questions relating to the five CBA15 themes using the hashtag #CBA15, giving you the chance to start the conversation ahead of the main event from 14-18 June.
Take a look at the questions and join the digital discussion!
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Guest blog by Aissata Hathie and Ibrahima Dia
Study shows how training is shaping women’s awareness of their land rights
A recent study of two Senegalese villages showed how training women on land access is helping them claim their land rights. But disparities in results between locations and the use of customary practices as the preferred way of accessing land highlighted that civil society organisations' strategies and approaches need to reflect local realities, and ensure women from different groups and geographies also benefit.
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Learning paper, 26 pages
The impacts of COVID-19 on climate diplomacy: perspectives from the Least Developed Countries
This learning paper provides a theoretical framework to assess how the Least Developed Countries (LDC) influenced climate diplomacy before the pandemic, and further explores their experiences of climate diplomacy during COVID-19. It offers recommendations for how policymakers from the UNFCCC, the international community and the LDC Group might support LDCs to effectively engage in the new format of virtual climate diplomacy and address some of the challenges caused by the pandemic.
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Research report, 73 pages
Assessing and improving the social impacts of protected areas: case studies from Kenya and Uganda
This research report provides an overview of the Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas (SAPA) methodology and describes the results of SAPA’s application at six protected areas in Kenya and Uganda. These case studies provide a practical illustration of the kind of information generated by SAPA, and integrate outcome harvesting to determine whether SAPA can make a difference.
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Briefing paper
Land reform in Cameroon: a coherent vision from civil society
Responding to an invitation from the Cameroonian government to help design a new land legal framework, civil society stakeholders have issued multiple proposals over the years on the topics they think should be included in the new land law. The LandCam project has documented, analysed and consolidated these proposals. Building on these, we also developed a comprehensive and coherent vision for the new land system and have made concrete recommendations for Cameroonian policymakers.
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Issue paper, 28 pages
LDC priorities from COP25 to COP26: Unfinished business and pandemic disruption
Despite rolling postponements, the UNFCCC process and climate diplomacy has continued in a dramatically altered form. So, what can be done now to ensure ambitious and tangible progress is likely if in-person negotiations are able to resume this year? This paper offers a ‘refresher’ on the context of climate negotiations, unfinished business from COP24 and COP25, and the pandemic’s impact, before exploring practical steps that could help make COP26 a success.
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