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Producción y comercio de biocombustibles y desarrollo sustentable: los grandes temas
… The threat of global warming, high oil prices and concerns about energy security have all contributed to a renewed global interest …
Publication, 01 November 2006
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and is at the forefront of adaptation efforts. This homestead has been designed to offer flood protection (Photo: CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder
Insight, 03 July 2015
Urban poor transform slums in 100+ cities in 15 Asian nations
… budget of US$3,000, which forces people to economise and think hard about how to spend the money. After two years of the three-year ACCA … by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), with a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. IIED also supports ACCA by providing input into its design and learning …
News, 14 September 2011
Climate vulnerable community in Peam Ro District, Cambodia
Climate resilient cities: a role for the media
… to reduce the risk that such hazards pose. Global discussions about finance to address this challenge seem far removed from this … to climate change. Journalists can inform vulnerable citizens about them, so that citizens can in turn make the right demands from … can. My discussions in Dhaka, and an earlier meeting with experts at IIED discussed in this blog , suggest that both city officials and urban …
Insight, 27 September 2013
In Durban, a day to focus on climate communication
… and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Among the journalists attending were the 19 Climate Change Media … vowed to continue her efforts to push for it. "Better communication about climate change is not only a cost-effective way to promote action … the UN climate change convention to support efforts to communicate about this issue, but to date few are seizing this opportunity." …
News, 19 December 2011
Supporting small-scale farmers: rights or markets?
… week. The seminar, part of a series of ‘provocations’ initiated by IIED and Hivos and hosted by The Swedish International Agriclture … farmers. André Gonçalves, from the Centro Ecologico in Brazil, talked about the Brazilian Food Acquisition Programme, where the government … most effective way of giving farmers a voice in markets. He talked about a programme in Costa Rica run by nongovernmental organization …
Article, 09 March 2011
A Kenyan woman farmer at work in the Mount Kenya region (Photo: Google licence)
Toulmin: "Soil is the foundation for a prosperous society"
News, 10 December 2014
Investing in smallholders and workers is good for business
… About the series: Making markets work for small-scale farmers? Where … key question for participants at the latest provocation seminar from IIED and Hivos was whether, in the face of these changes, development … from the International Union of Foodworkers, agreed. She talked about the mounting precariousness of wage labour on commercial farms — …
Article, 21 June 2011
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Smallholder farming systems in coastal Kenya: Key trends and innovations for resilience
… SIFOR project (Smallholder Innovation for Resilience). Find out more about our work on biocultural heritage at the website linked below. …
Publication, 01 September 2017
User guide to tools for environmental integration
… In contrast, there was too much untested guidance on how to go about the tasks. Environmental integration/mainstreaming encompasses the … organisations, the businesses and private sector organisations). What IIED did IIED invited partner organisations in 10 developing countries in …
Project, 01 September 2008