By Meredith DeCock-Caspell, IUCN CEM Young Professional. As coastal zones become increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, many communities become paralyzed with how to move forward. Planning to adapt will not get you anywhere. Maintaining the status quo…
By Claire Pedrot, IUCN CEM Young Professional. In 2014, after a few years in Canada (I'm French), the opportunity to work at IUCN Headquarters for a 3-month maternity leave replacement occurred. I was fortunate enough to stay there longer, a…
By Deepu Sivadas, Co-Lead, IUCN CEM Young Professionals Network. In the 1980s, climate change was considered a matter for the future. In 2019, we faced the harsh reality of climate change. Studies and reports have indicated that we are almost…
By Salima, IUCN CEM Young Professional. The impacts of Climate change are already felt by communities throughout the world amid debates over how, when, and whether we should phase out fossil fuels and undertake more serious measures to reduce emissions.…
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The implementation of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) relies principally on the alliance with local communities, that enriches not only the project results but the experience during its process. Speaking specifically on the experience of the EbA project CuencasVerdes (= Green Basins),…
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