Blog archives
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To address food insecurity in Uganda post COVID-19 the government must act now
24 September 2020In the wake of COVID-19, food insecurity in Uganda is drastically increasing. Food Rights Alliance and Twaweza East Africa call on the government to take specific and urgent action
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United in a call for higher ambition on the global biodiversity agenda
18 September 2020Ahead of the UN biodiversity summit later this month, a partnership of environment and development organisations – including IIED – are urging world leaders to ramp up ambition on action for nature, climate and development
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The politics at play in Vietnam’s food system
16 September 2020Guest blogger Christophe Béné discusses how perception, personal beliefs and values can overrule science and evidence in policymaking – and how this is influencing policies and crisis narratives around food safety in Vietnam
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How regional and national capital cities influence urban change
10 September 2020David Satterthwaite discusses how building government institutions in capital cities contributes to urban change
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Loss and damage in Rwanda: a young climate activist reports
3 September 2020On 9 September 2020, IIED and ICCCAD are hosting a webinar on climate-related loss and damage in the least developed countries. Ineza Umuhoza Grace reports on how climate change is impacting Rwanda
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COVID-19 highlights three pathways to achieve urban health and environmental justice
27 August 2020The pandemic is an opportunity for cities to dramatically rethink use of housing, transport and public spaces in ways that would serve all citizens, especially the socially vulnerable
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CBA14: explore with us how nature-based solutions support local action for adaptation
21 August 2020The ‘nature-based solutions’ track at next month’s 14th CBA event will explore how nature’s ‘services’ can support local communities to manage the impacts of climate change
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Energy, finance and community business – show us the money
18 August 2020More ways are emerging to help businesses across sub-Saharan Africa get the energy finance they need to grow – but small businesses in rural communities are still missing out. What are their options?
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The Green Climate Fund: time to shift focus to locally led adaptation
17 August 2020The Green Climate Fund needs to consider how it can better channel funds directly to countries, helping build strong accredited entities that can support adaptation in adaptation initiatives
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LDCs and the Paris Agreement: getting to grips with tougher climate reporting
12 August 2020Implementing the Paris Agreement brings new reporting challenges for LDCs. A recent IIED webinar explored ways forward for these countries to meet the treaty’s stringent transparency requirements
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Food insecurity: an appetite for change
12 August 2020On International Youth Day, Facebook guest blogger Naomi Gammon discusses the role of young people in reshaping unhealthy patterns of food consumption
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Lima's community-organised soup kitchens are a lifeline during COVID-19
7 August 2020In Lima’s informal settlements, ollas comunes – community-led soup kitchens – are reviving strong traditions of self-organised crisis response and resilience among the urban poor.
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Sustaining coffee producers’ agency in the context of COVID-19
4 August 2020Vava Coffee is social enterprise seeking to create positive social and economic change in Kenya’s coffee industry, the implications of COVID-19 and possible solutions for sustaining progress
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‘Building back better’ means ‘building back fairer’ after COVID-19
31 July 2020Karen Wong and Shahrin Mannan draw together insights from grassroots networks on moving towards a fairer world post-COVID-19
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Alada Ghor: working with low-income communities to design a rapid response to COVID-19
30 July 2020A group of young architects in Bangladesh have worked alongside low-income communities to develop a practical, hands-on guidebook to help residents manage the impacts of the virus
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Exploring why people eat wild meat – and designing better alternatives
29 July 2020New research from Cameroon investigating drivers for wild meat consumption will help find sustainable alternatives that work for rural people
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New narratives for a 'new normal'
22 July 2020Sheela Patel and Suranjana Gupta say the effective responses to coronavirus being generated by women at the grassroots emphasises the importance of including them in climate change planning
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Can the impact of COVID-19 unite coalitions of young and old?
21 July 2020Guest blogger Michelle Winthrop discusses whether acute global challenges can drive intergenerational solidarity, helping to get the needs and rights of the young and old met
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Bringing urban refugees into local planning
20 July 2020Can we move from emergency to developmental response to the large and growing numbers of refugees living in urban areas by bringing them into local planning processes?
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Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term commitment
16 July 2020A new paper identifies three key ingredients multi-actor initiatives need to drive change in the food system
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Why we need to plug the climate information gap in social protection schemes
15 July 2020Being prepared to respond to hazards can dramatically reduce risks of livelihood loss for India’s rural poor
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Time to move unseen foresters into the limelight
14 July 2020A new report spotlights alternative approaches by which sustainable forest management can deliver more for indigenous people and local communities
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The global geography of world cities
9 July 2020Various lists and indicators are used to determine which cities are deemed ‘world cities’. David Satterthwaite examines different indicators and discusses which cities come out on top
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“Public officers are also human beings”: trust and environmental governance
8 July 2020Turning legal frameworks into real agents for environmental change can depend on understanding complex human stories. Guest blogger Paula Ungar reports from Colombia
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Carbon offsetting: who’s really winning?
7 July 2020To tackle climate change and poverty, we need to look past win-win solutions and start asking tough questions