Article, 11 January 2021
IIED and partners took part in the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 on 25 and 26 January.
Fishermen in Bangladesh collect the day s catch (Photo: copyright Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
The online international Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 on 25 and 26 January, hosted by the Netherlands, convened global leaders and local stakeholders. It saw the launch of a comprehensive adaptation action agenda that sets out clear commitments to deliver concrete new endeavours and partnerships to make our world more resilient to the effects of climate change.
Over the course of 24 hours, a range of events streamed from time zones across the globe inspired change and support tangible solutions to the problems of a warming world, showing how we can achieve a climate-resilient future.