The 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference #COP16, is a crucial moment for the future of our planet. 💚 This year, the conference is tackling the challenge of “how to preserve life on the planet in all its natural and human diversity” and this cannot be achieved without the knowledge and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. IIED and our partners are working to make sure the decisions made at COP16 deliver real change — rooted in justice, equity, and sustainability. Indigenous Peoples, local communities and smallholder farmers are the stewards of much of the world’s agrobiodiversity. To safeguard nature, we must recognise their rights and contributions. We are calling for the 30x30 target, protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030, to be led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities through governance of protected and conserved areas that respects their rights and territories. Their contributions and values must be integrated across global biodiversity targets, national strategies and monitoring. Follow us for the inside track on COP16 🔔 Tom Mitchell Dr Tara Shine JAMES PERSAD Dr Lindlyn Tamufor Moma Dilys Roe Krystyna Iied UN Biodiversity UNDP Nature UNEP-WCMC FAO
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The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a global leader in sustainable development. Our mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others. As an independent international research organisation, we are specialists in linking local to global. In Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Pacific, we work with some of the world's most vulnerable people to ensure they have a say in the policy arenas that most closely affect them — from village councils to international conventions. Through close collaboration with partners at the grassroots, we make our research and advocacy relevant to their needs and alive to their realities.
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Over the next two weeks, we'll be joining delegates from around the world at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia. At COP16, governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). IIED and our partners will be at #COP16 discussing our key asks and recommendations: ✅ Ensure that nature and climate finance reaches Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs & LCs) - increasing direct funding and meaningfully including IPs & LCs in funding governance ✅ Hold countries accountable in recognising the rights and leadership of IPs & LCs in the 30x30 target, and as custodians of the world's agrobiodiverse food systems ✅ Ensure that a gender-just approach and gender disaggregated data is incorporated in GBF Target 3 Join us in-person in Cali for our events where we and our partners will be discussing these messages and much more. ➡ https://lnkd.in/eCs3P3EA And make sure you're following us here on LinkedIn where we'll post daily updates direct from COP16. #biodiversity #nature #climate #30x30 #Indigenous
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World’s least developed countries spend twice as much servicing debts as they receive in #ClimateFinance ❗ New IIED analysis that uses the latest available data for 58 countries shows that in 2022, the countries spent $59 billion repaying debts compared with $28 billion they received in climate finance. Climate change is an existential problem for many of these countries. When a drought, flood or major storm hits, they are forced into a vicious cycle of borrowing more money to support their people and rebuild their infrastructure, further compounding their debts. 📈 We are calling on world leaders that are getting ready to attend high-level international summits, like #G20 #COP16 and #COP29, to overhaul the international financial system to make it fairer for countries that have done the least to cause climate change but are bearing the brunt of its effects. There also needs to be more comprehensive debt relief to support developing nations free up budget space for climate change adaptation. Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/dj2b7Apr
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Will you be at the #COP16? Please join us in our first side event "Women’s Voices on Rights-Based Conservation: the role of Indigenous, Afro-descendant and Pastoralist women in protecting the world’s biodiversity" on October 22nd at 10-11 at the Women's Hub Pavilion, Place Quebec, blue zone. The event will feature voices of women from the Women in Global South Alliance, WiGSA network. Rights and Resources Initiative will launch results of the preliminary research phase on global funding reaching #Indigenous, #Afrodescendant and #Localcommunity #women. Stay tune for more information. Side event coesponsored by ONAMIAP, ASOM, RRI and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). #rightsbasedconservation #women #indigenouswomen #afrodescendantwome #localcommunitywomen #conservationfinace #climatefinance
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This year's #WorldFoodDay is raising awareness about the #RightToFood for everyone, everywhere. But we need to recognise that the world is facing a #FoodSecurity crisis due to climate change 🌽 A new IIED paper shows how anticipatory #SocialProtection can help vulnerable countries manage risks and develop resilience to food crises. Early interventions such as cash transfers or climate-responsive safety nets can protect households from long-term damage to livelihoods and economies. But addressing food security in the context of climate change requires strengthening four key pillars: ✅ Availability 💰 Accessibility 💼 Utilisation ⚖️ Stability Although promising solutions are being explored, there are still gaps in how global platforms address food security. Major initiatives such as #G20 and #FFD4 are yet to fully integrate climate risks into their strategies. Read more about the importance of enhancing food security and how this can be possible in this new blog 👇 https://lnkd.in/dDJJZ-8J Ritu Bharadwaj Tom Mitchell Fabio Veras Soares Renato Godinho FAO United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Every year, #UrbanOctober brings a chance to think about the challenges and opportunities created by the fast rate of change in our cities and towns 🏙️ Last month, David Satterthwaite was chosen to receive UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)’s prestigious Scroll of Honour Award for 2024. Prompted by this recognition, David reflected on his research work over the years on urban development and highlighted 5 key points, including: ⚖️ If you are serious about reducing urban poverty, you need some idea of its scale and nature. 🏘️ We are not seeing the key components of housing as ‘housing’ - the place where people access piped water, toilets, electricity connection and have a legally-recognised address. 💰 Invest in capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness rooted in reducing #UrbanPoverty and mindful of climate change impacts in every aspect. Read more in this new blog 👇 https://lnkd.in/dpt7AiEn #UNHabitat #ScrollofHonourAward #WorldHabitatDay
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As world leaders gather for major summits on #biodiversity and climate change like #COP16 and #COP29, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are calling for greater support for their tried and tested solutions 📢 Indigenous territories, which cover 37% of the earth’s natural land, are essential for safeguarding biodiversity. But worldwide, these ecosystems are being degraded, undermining essential services such as clean water, food and resilience to climate change. Indigenous Peoples have repeatedly called for solutions that protect their rights to land and self-determination but their voices are still marginal in policymaking. 🗣️ Their traditional knowledge and innovations provide vital solutions for addressing the nature and climate crises. Find out what their call is to world leaders ahead of #COP16 in this new blog by Krystyna Iied 👇 https://lnkd.in/dE5F8xKb
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WANTED: Senior project manager for IIED Europe ➡ https://lnkd.in/eX-G3hmj IIED Europe is an independent policy and research organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded in 2020, it works with international partners to generate and communicate compelling evidence on the greatest challenges facing people in Europe and the Majority World – including the impacts of European policies and actors. IIED Europe is now hiring a senior project manager to play a leading role in overseeing its projects and leading on a multi-year grant from the European Union. This is a great opportunity for a project management professional with strong experience in grant management to lead on one of its priority projects. Applicants must be based in the Netherlands and preferably able to start immediately. Find out more and apply by Friday 25 October. #SustainableDevelopment #ProjectManagement #ApplyNow #Netherlands
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Navigating climate adaptation in urban Africa: lessons from Kigali ➡ https://lnkd.in/eNWq53et Despite its commitment to addressing climate risks, Kigali faces various obstacles that hinder the effective mainstreaming of adaptation measures into its development policies and climate adaptation practices. To tackle these challenges various initiatives have been implemented to mitigate climate risks and enhance climate resilience. The Rwanda capital’s experience of addressing climate risks offers valuable insights into the complexities of urban climate adaptation – highlighting the intricate interplay between local and national governments, urban planning processes, community engagement and climate justice. Senior researcher at Wageningen University & Research, Parveen Kumar, and Pln., ir. Emmanuel Mwenje, lecturer at The Technical University of Kenya, discuss in a new insight. #Urban #Kigali #ClimateRisk #resilience
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The latest edition of IIED news is out! Don't miss our new #podcast episode, plus new publications and updates on lots of upcoming events. #newsletter #DCDays24 #COP16