In recent decades, wildfires have become more frequent, widespread, longer lasting, and intense, wreaking havoc across the world. 2021 was the year of catastrophic wildfires, with several countries experiencing a record-breaking wildfire season. A big...
By Anusha Ojha | 03 Feb 2023 Knee-deep in seawater a few metres away from the shore, Tuvalu’s foreign minister Simon Kofe, gave an emotional and gripping speech in his address to COP26, with the hopes of drawing the world’s attention to the...
Priyanka Gurung | 9 November 2022 A lived reality “I lost my own son in this water a few days ago” (Mansoor, 2022). “Before the floods, we were busy farming and earned a decent living, but now, we have lost everything except our lives,” she said. “We are depressed and...
Adapting Governance for Inclusive Climate Resilience Overview The Govt-Adapt Dialogue II on “Adapting Governance for Inclusive Climate Resilience” focused on how we can achieve the re-politicisation of adaptation, through creating space for dialogue, recognition...
Adapting Governance for Inclusive Climate Resilience Overview The Govt-Adapt Dialogue I on “Adapting Governance for Inclusive Climate Resilience” demonstrated how adaptation is often seen as a technical quick fix, but it really is a political process, and...
Period: August 2019 – March 2021 Funder/client: Australian Water Partnership (AWP) In the Asia-Pacific region, water insecurity is looming under changing climate, rapid urbanisation, and intensifying competition between human use of water and environmental flows. In...
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By Hemant Ojha | 12 October 2025 As the Adaptation Futures conference opens here in Christchurch, New Zealand, scientists, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders from across the globe are gathering to address one of the most pressing challenges of...
Session Theme: Number vs. Quality of Participation – Mapping Progress and Barriers to Gender Transformative Actions Date: 26 May 2025 Format: Virtual Panel Discussion IFSD proudly launched the Gender Transformative Action Lab (GTAL) — a new...
Period: February 2025- 2026 Client: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Collaborator: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Project Overview: As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), Timor-Leste is acutely...
Events
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30th November 2023 to 12th December 2023. IFSD along with our partners International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), International Development Research...
Overview On April 10, 2023, the Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD) held a knowledge sharing session to discuss forest fire risks in Nepal, with presentations by Dr. Krishna Bhujel, a senior researcher, and Mr. Abhash Adhikari, an emerging...