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It is estimated that Mumbai has the largest slum population of any city in the world, with more than half of its 12 million people living in informal settlements (Photo: Jon Baldock, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why we do 'slum' profiles
… to engage and support slum residents and their organisations to learn about their slum and the ward it is in. With clear maps and details of … conditions and services, residents can have more tangible discussions about their priorities. The information from a slum profile means that … . This blog was drawn from an interview with David Satterthwaite from IIED's Human Settlements Group .  …
Insight, 22 February 2016
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Exportando sem crises: A indústria de madeira tropical brasileira e os mercados internacionais
Publication, 01 January 2004
An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
… to dig into the excellent work on oceans and coastal fisheries led by IIED's Essam Yassin Mohammed . What is the 'blue economy'? 'Blue … conservation and socioeconomic outcomes. Cue earnest discussions about the best formulation – 'blue-green', 'turquoise' or just 'blue'… …
Insight, 01 June 2016
Senbetge, in Ethiopia's Amhara region is prone to droughts and flooding. Credit: EC DG ECHO (Creative Commons Licence)
Six nations to share progress on measuring adaptation to climate change
News, 19 March 2014
Fishing boats on the Bay of Bengal
Cooperation vs. competition over shared fish stocks
… fishery, another will likely see their stock collapse. Talking about cooperation At a recent knowledge-sharing workshop in Bangladesh under IIED’s Darwin-Hilsa MM project , scientists, NGOs, and government … bans and gear bans. In the workshop, participants from Myanmar learnt about the challenges and successes of these management approaches and …
Insight, 23 April 2019
The faces of some of the experts who contributed their thoughts about a green economy (Image: GEC)
Leading experts set out their vision for a green economy
News, 12 September 2017
At least 339 people were killed and more than 1 million left homeless across Bangladesh and India after Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila in 2009. This photo shows flooded houses and a burst embankment in Sundarbans, in West Bengal, India (Photo: William Lee-Wright, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Denying denial: climate facts and impacts
Insight, 14 February 2017
The Forest Investment Program, an example of an investment fund with simplified funding frameworks, has invested $10 million in a $24 million project with the African Development Bank to restore Ghana's rapidly degrading forests (Photo: Greg Neate, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Six steps to local climate finance
Insight, 06 November 2016
Women bends over a field.
Locally-led nature-based solutions can deliver global leaders’ pledge
Insight, 27 September 2021
Resilience Academies to connect climate change research, policy and practice
… Centre for Climate Change and Development, and senior fellow at IIED. "The academies will provide practical knowledge that will enable policymakers to make choices about how to protect and enhance livelihoods despite all that climate … generation to generation; but rather impoverishment. So when we think about the transformation that these Academies can promote, livelihood …
News, 10 September 2013