All projects and articles

Climate Negotiations Q & A

17 March 2009
Article
Climate change

Interview with IIED's Dr Saleemul Huq on what the upcoming negotiations mean for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), what funding options for adaptation will look like with the advent of the global economic recession, why media coverage from a LDC perspective is so crucial and what we can expect to see from the big hitters at the climate conference in Copenhagen.

Building Resilience for an Interdependent World

17 March 2009
Article
Governance

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has recently consulted widely on a new White Paper setting priorities and ways of working for the government on eliminating world poverty.

IIED has contributed to these consultations with this paper which provides six recommendations for action:

AdMit Q & A

16 March 2009
Article
Climate change

Highlights the key elements about this ethical and effective new way to compensate your carbon emissions and support adaptation, now in its pilot phase.

New Directions for Integrating Environment and Development in East Africa

16 March 2009
Article
Sustainable markets
Policy and planning

This paper synthesizes the findings of a study carried out to explore opportunities for sustainable development in East Africa. It is based on a survey of nearly 200 leaders in environment and development in Ethiopia., Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as international experts, and uses their views and recommendations as a foundation to suggest priorities for action towards sustainable development in East Africa.

Grievance and redress mechanisms: company-led approaches to addressing community concerns

10 March 2009
Project

Facilitating company-led grievance and redress mechanisms to address the environmental and social concerns of communities and other stakeholders affected by business activities.

Direct investment in the extractive industries: citizen empowerment for better governance and accountability

10 March 2009
Project

Empowering citizens to hold public and private sector actors to account in decisions concerning direct investment in the extractive industries ).

Peasant Seeds: the foundation of food sovereignty in Africa

12 February 2009
Article
Food and agriculture

A multimedia publication released in Bamako today, 11th December 2008, captures the deep concern among West African farmers about the privatisation of seeds and knowledge.

International farmers exchange for mutual learning: Privatisation of knowledge and seeds

3 February 2009
Article
Food and agriculture

In February 2007, ahead of the Nyéléni Forum for Food Sovereignty, IIED and its partners from India, Indonesia, Iran and Peru facilitated a preparatory workshop for farmers from Mali and neighbouring countries.

Investment Briefings

8 January 2009
Article
Sustainable markets

This is a briefing series to support our work on direct investment and sustainable development.  These briefings provide accessible but accurate information for human rights, development and environmental organisations working on issues raised by foreign investment in low- and middle-income countries.
 

Addressing the needs of urban children and adolescents

5 January 2009
Project
Poverty
Urban environments

Not enough is known about practical and effective ways of addressing children's interests within urban development.

New from Asian Coalition for Housing Rights

5 January 2009
Article
Poverty
Urban environments

A conversation about Bang Bua - community upgrading project Bangkok. 10 page report.

New Issue (Spanish) Medio Ambiente y Urbanizacion: Ni

5 January 2009
Article
Urban environments

MAyU is the sister journal of Environment and Urbanization and is published by IIED América Latina

Collaborative management of forests and wildlife in Vietnam

2 January 2009
Project

This project aims to conserve threatened biodiversity in the Bi Doup Nui Ba National Park in Vietnam through the introduction of collaborative forest and wildlife stewardship models based on negotiated tenure and access rights.

Hope and high water

18 December 2008
Article
Poverty
Urban environments

Dharavi is a place where worlds collide. One of Asia’s biggest slums, it is also an urban powerhouse of micro-entrepreneurism generating over half a billion dollars a year. As IIED director Camilla Toulmin walked its lanes, she found people facing an uncertain future with humour and hope intact.

COP14 UN Climate Change Conference

26 November 2008
Article
Climate change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 14) took place in Poznan, Poland from 1st - 12th December 2008. Read, watch and listen to IIED's activities at this years COP

Conservation and Food Sovereignty workshop video

24 November 2008
Article
Food and agriculture

These 13 short clips document this Alliance workshop, which set out to critically analySe the emerging concept of “food sovereignty”.

City without limits: keeping pace with the urban poor

18 November 2008
Article
Urban environments

Celine D’Cruz, coordinator of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), talks about her work with IIED

Video: Water was a Dream

18 November 2008
Article
Urban environments
Water
Water was a Dream is a film describing IIED-America Latina's involvement in the improvement of water supply and sanitation services in three low-income urban settlements of Buenos Aires. It illustrates the challenges and strategies, and examines the key issues related to working in collaboration, using information as a driver for change, finance mechanisms, and scaling up.

Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?

14 November 2008
Article
Climate change

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has instigated several funding mechanisms in an attempt to meet adaptation needs in developing countries, however these funds have been heavily criticised by both the development and academic communities for being both fiscally and technically inadequate.

World Urban Forum

30 October 2008
Article
Urban environments

Fourth session of the World Urban Forum, 03 - 06 November 2008, Nanjing, China

Theme: Harmonious Urbanization: The Challenge of Balanced Territorial Development
 

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