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Agricultural research must change radically to realise people's right to food
… is produced and used in policymaking. "'Food sovereignty' is all about ensuring that farmers are in control of what they farm and how … of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). "It is about supporting domestic markets and small-scale agricultural …
News, 16 February 2007
Fishermen along the Meghna Rover (Photo: Essam Mohammed/IIED)
Want to know how to save a fish species? Ask a fisher
… reason for being there was to listen to what local fishers had to say about the Hilsa, a fish species that is arguably the most important to … he continued to do throughout our conversation.  I briefly told Ali about our research project, then I asked him an intentionally open … sewing and rickshaw pulling, and some microcredit. An expert's view IIED and partners are assessing the implications of the government …
Insight, 08 June 2014
Crop field with man watering the soil.
Reconciling food production and forest conservation: priorities for the UN Food Systems Summit
… cropland expansion in Zambia. Our findings showed it accounts for about 60% of the 250,000 hectares of forest lost annually in Zambia. … project . This multi-country, multi-year research initiative led by IIED with activities in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia aims to help …
Insight, 20 September 2021
World Food Day marked by call to democratise agricultural research and ensure food sovereignty
… food retailing companies," says project leader Dr Michel Pimbert of IIED. "Agricultural research and policy must shift to focus on what … Benin heard evidence from expert witnesses and made recommendations about the future of agricultural research and its governance. The jurors … call to the reality that despite advances in agricultural research, about a billion people remain hungry," says Farah Karimi, executive …
News, 16 October 2010
A typhoon hits shanties in Manila. Urban governments, which are already struggling to provide basic infrastructure services, also need to build resilience to climate change (Photo: Ernie Penaredondo/Global Water Partnership, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs and 'a new urban agenda'?
… monitor progress? ...but not the means The SDGs may have a lot to say about what needs to be achieved but not about how, by whom and with what funding and support. There is hardly … to their populations. David Satterthwaite ( david.satterthwaite@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 08 September 2015
Deforestation in Bhutan: forests are a prime example of how an integrated approach to policymaking can prevent benefits in one area undermining wellbeing elsewhere (Photo: Curt Carnemark/World Bank, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Integration: will the UN Forum on Forests lead the way?
… and of future generations. So much of sustainable development is about finding a workable compromise between different interests (PDF) . … to take a big step towards such an integrated approach. A new IIED briefing looks at how this integrated approach could be achieved by … SDG-15), and told to go away and implement them. And they will set about this, pretty much, without talking to anyone else. Harmonising …
Insight, 01 May 2015
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Learning from community planning following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
… years of urban recovery interventions in Haiti also raises questions about the scope of planning, the roles of planners and challenges around …
Publication, 01 January 2020
The Sustainable diets for all programme recognises that people – with their capacity to innovate and power to drive change – must be at the centre of efforts to reshape our failing food systems (Photo: © Mauricio Panozo of Lucano photography. Bolivia, La Paz)
How people are providing evidence, and influencing to get food policies that work for them
… good, but what does this look like in practice? Experts’ opinions about the right kinds of diets and of the policies needed to achieve … people – especially the poor – experience food in their daily lives. IIED, Hivos and partners are taking a citizen-led approach to food … problems low income citizens face, outsiders make assumptions about poor peoples’ priorities, knowledge and agency. This can heighten …
Insight, 26 April 2018
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Editorial (PLA 59)
… the Participatory Learning and Action series, including information about forthcoming issues. Web 2.0 tools and approaches are radically … Ashley, Jon Corbett, Ben Garside and Giacomo Rambaldi. Published by IIED and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation …
Publication, 01 June 2009
Women including mining engineer Judith Akorfa Buaba (centre) employed at the Dakete mine, in Ghana (Photo: Gabriela Flores Zavala)
Can mining dig rural women out of poverty in Ghana?
… from different backgrounds and professions from across the nation. IIED hosted an "action dialogue" in Ghana with people working in … of women who are involved in the sector globally. That is why IIED initiated the ASM action dialogue series to provide an opportunity … mean that women need support, including programmes to teach them about business and being entrepreneurial to diversify their incomes. …
Insight, 08 March 2016