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Principles for locally led adaptation Eight principles for locally led adaptation have been developed to help ensure that local communities are empowered to lead sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level. IIED is among over 40 governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs that have already endorsed these principles and are advocating their endorsement by others. Two women harvest Chayote fruits and vines to make nutritious meals for th...

RELEASE: 40 Governments and Leading Institutions Commit to Support Locally Led Climate Adaptation Press Release - January 24, 2021 Climate emergency threatens to push 130 million people into extreme poverty by 2030, yet local people are often left out of decisions and funding; Momentum emerges to shift status quo Forty governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs, including the United Kingdom and Irish governments, UN Development Programme, Climate Investment Funds,...

In early 2021, a fast-growing group of experts will meet in Gobeshona to define a 10-year learning agenda to advance principles for critical locally led adaption to climate change. Saleemul Huq and Clare Shakya explain the importance of this group and the journey ahead

Practical action and early warning systems Format Summary Early warning provides an opportunity for people to take action to save lives and livelihoods, reducing the impacts of rapid onset disasters. For an early warning system to be truly effective, we must take a holistic and people-centred approach to ensure that timely, accurate, reliable, and understandable information reaches everyone in the right way for them to take action. This publication outlines the key elements of an effective earl...

Nora Awolowo New analysis by ActionAid International and The Robin Hood Tax Campaign ActionAid International and The Robin Hood Tax Campaign are today (12 December) calling on G7 countries to make good on their commitment – enshrined in Article 8 of the Paris Agreement – to provide finance to support the world’s poorest countries to recover from the damage caused by the climate crisis. The organisations argue that G7 countries can make significant strides in funding to tackl...