Dear Colleagues, I'm pleased to share a selection of IIED and partners' newest publications around the theme of biodiversity and climate change.
* Ecosystem-based adaptation: Question-based guidance for assessing effectiveness This booklet sets out guidance for assessing the effectiveness of an ecosystem-based approach to climate change adaptation. It describes a process, based around asking a detailed set of questions, that can be used by project managers and researchers to shape project design, assess the progress of an ongoing project or draw conclusions about the effectiveness of a project that has ended. The assessment process has been developed as part of a four-year project called 'Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy' coordinated by IIED, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC as part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). Download: http://pubs.iied.org/17606IIED<http://pubs.iied.org/17606IIED> * Climate-smart people-centred conservation: a new framework for socially-just conservation in a changing climate WWF-UK, through its portfolio of programmes supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) has pioneered an approach to conservation which has dual climate change and human wellbeing objectives - an approach it termed "climate-smart, pro-poor conservation". Working with WWF-UK, IIED started by developing an analytical framework for "climate-smart pro-poor conservation" to help the different programmes reflect on the relative emphasis they placed on different climate-smart and pro-poor principles and the extent to which they combined the two approaches. Download: http://pubs.iied.org/G04149<http://pubs.iied.org/G04149> * Making ecosystem-based adaptation effective: a framework for defining qualification criteria and quality standards Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) links traditional biodiversity and ecosystem conservation approaches with sustainable socio-economic development as part of an overall strategy for helping people adapt to shocks and risks associated with climate change. In the context of increasing political commitment and funding it is essential to sharpen the understanding among policymakers and practitioners on what qualifies as EbA, to avoid the incorrect re-packaging of 'business-as-usual' conservation or development approaches. This Friends of EbA network (FEBA) paper provides a practical assessment framework for designing, implementing and monitoring EbA measures and encourages its use among practitioners and decision makers. Download: http://pubs.iied.org/G04167<http://pubs.iied.org/G04167> You may also be interested in: * Climate-smart people-centred conservation: a synthesis report --> http://pubs.iied.org/G04156<http://pubs.iied.org/G04156> * Climate-smart pro-poor conservation: a literature review of theory and practice --> http://pubs.iied.org/G04148<http://pubs.iied.org/G04148> * Influencing policy change in Uganda: An impact evaluation of the Uganda Poverty and Conservation Learning Group's work --> http://pubs.iied.org/G04157<http://pubs.iied.org/G04157> * Reconciling forest conservation with food production in sub-Saharan Africa: case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania --> http://pubs.iied.org/17605IIED<http://pubs.iied.org/17605IIED> * Taking action against wildlife crime in Uganda --> http://pubs.iied.org/17604IIED<http://pubs.iied.org/17604IIED> All of IIED's publications can be downloaded for free at http://pubs.iied.org/<http://pubs.iied.org/>. Best wishes, Anne Anne Schulthess Marketing Manager International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) 80-86 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8NH | T: +44 (0) 20 3463 7399 www.iied.org<http://www.iied.org/> | twitter: @iied<https://twitter.com/IIED> | IIED<http://www.iied.org/sign-up> newsletters: www.iied.org/sign-up<http://www.iied.org/sign-up> Register now for the Community-based adaptation to climate change conference (CBA11) | 22-29 June 2017, Kampala | www.iied.org/CBA11<http://www.iied.org/CBA11> IIED is a company limited by a guarantee and incorporated in England. Reg. No 2188452. Registered office: 80-86 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH, UK. VAT Reg. No. GB 440 4948 50. Charity No. 800066. OSCR No 039864 www.iied.org<http://www.iied.org> IIED is a company limited by a guarantee and incorporated in England. Reg. No 2188452. Registered office: 80-86 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH, UK. VAT Reg. No. GB 440 4948 50. Charity No. 800066. OSCR No 039864 www.iied.org
