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A wind farm outside Adigrat, northern Ethiopia, is an example of low-carbon renewable technologies can initiate a process of transformational change within developing countries
Green Climate Fund: a big step forward, but many decisions pending
Insight, 28 February 2014
Agricultural biodiversity in a Peruvian market. Photo: Bioversity International/A. Camacho
Building resilient food systems
… and advocating for fairer policies and their implementation. Read about some of the projects we have worked on below. Designing resilient … a collaborative research and communications programme coordinated by IIED in Africa, China, the Andean region of Latin America and the …
Project, 14 August 2013
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
D&C Days in Lima to highlight 'historic opportunity' to reduce poverty and emissions to zero (#zerozero)
News, 04 December 2014
A man waters seedlings at a nursery at the Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary in Kenya managed by Wildlife Works Carbon.
Investment guide to ‘triple win’ from locally controlled forestry
… by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature , the Food … conventional investment or financial services." Duncan Macqueen of IIED, who also contributed to the guide, adds: "About a quarter of the world’s forests are locally controlled, by …
News, 24 September 2012
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CBA conference: Bangladesh 2009 - abstracts
… held in Dhaka in February 2009. This demonstrates the great interest about approaches and practices of climate change adaptation among the … (BCAS), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Regional and International Networking Group (RING), with …
Publication, 01 February 2009
Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
… to meet the basic needs of their residents should not be neglected. IIED and partners hosted a workshop in Istanbul to learn about the experiences of international agencies, non-government … are being effectively integrated.   David Dodman (david.dodman@iied.org) is acting head of IIED's Human Settlements Group and team …
Insight, 15 September 2015
The Potato Park’s Craft micro-enterprise group. Biocultural heritage indicators that are a guarantee of origin and authenticity have increased incomes and improved social cohesion at the Potato Park (Photo: Asociacion ANDES (Peru))
Designing a biocultural heritage labelling system: survey results
… organisation ANDES (Peru), and the University of Leeds, IIED published a proposal for a new biocultural heritage indication … communities in the Potato Park in the high Andes, Peru, sustain about 650 different varieties of native potato, including varieties that … as the scheme moves ahead. Krystyna Swiderska (krystyna.swiderska@iied.org) is a principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research …
Insight, 16 January 2017
An image showing local people building a house in a slum in Bolivia, where Shack Dwellers International has worked with authorities. Many Latin American cities are leading the way in working with community organisations (Photo: Shack Dwellers International, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
… Nations on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals is mostly about national governments and national plans, but in urban areas … much more is possible. David Sattherthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. This blog was written while he was …
Insight, 26 April 2016
Sustainability appraisal framework for southern Africa
… contain (unrecorded) conflicting sectoral objectives Assumptions about internal capacity to implement policies, plans and programmes are … vague to capture the imagination of high level decision-makers. What IIED did An initial scooping and planning workshop was followed by … project also sought to significantly raise awareness and knowledge about sustainability within the SADC region. By working with in-country …
Project, 02 May 2008
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Towards a Sustainable Paper Cycle
… sector in the context of sustainable development. As a result, IIED was contracted to conduct an independent study of the pulp and … dressings and sanitary products. The paper industry accounts for about 2.5 per cent of the worldís industrial production and two per cent …
Publication, 01 January 1996