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Delegates at CBA12 in Malawi gather around a table and write on a document
CBA13: galvanising locally-based adaptation in a crunch year for climate action
… In early April, IIED and partners will host the 13th community-based adaptation (CBA) … on the receiving end of different climate finance programmes – set about turning their knowledge into workable proposals, drawing evidence … Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) – a project supported by IIED that will develop the LDCs’ vision for a climate resilient future …
Insight, 22 January 2019
Entrance to a garden
Taking stock: community responses to COVID-19 in cities
… organisations and the local NGOs who worked with them to write about their COVID-19 experiences.  This is the latest in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of …
Insight, 19 October 2021
Pilot projects including the Bolsa Floresta forest stipend scheme in Amazonas, Brazil, help to combat deforestation in Brazil (Google re-use licensed)
How to assess what people want from REDD+
… to succeed they must understand — and address — people's concerns about how REDD+ will affect their livelihoods. They must also provide … benefits in the form that these people most value. What people want IIED and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and research partners … and programmes. Maryanne Grieg-Gran is Principal Economist in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group (Maryanne.grieg-gran@iied.org) Download …
Insight, 31 March 2014
Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)
Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?
… conversations with key stakeholders. The paper raises many questions about how well the mining industry has put sustainable development … on mergers and acquisitions in 2011 alone . The thinking and language about sustainable development also looks a little different. … continues to fight for its space at that table. Reviewing progress IIED has begun to review progress against the agenda laid out by the …
Insight, 07 June 2012
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 Editorial
… special issue. Over the past 18 months, the Human The papers are more about raising crucial Settlements and Sustainable Agriculture questions and identifying key issues than Programmes of IIED have been inundated with supplying answers. While they broadly enquiries about the use of participatory research and development approaches in …
Publication, 01 January 1994
A panel discusses artisanal and small-scale mining at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town (Photo: Abbi Buxton/IIED)
Building bridges between the money and the many in mining
… conferences, but is largely for industry, by industry. It is not about the 'little guy' — the 20-30 million artisanal and small-scale … time on the agenda to draw on the knowledge of diverse stakeholders about what works, and what doesn't, in addressing mining's big … International Institute for Environment and Development ( abbi.buxton@iied.org ) This article was first published by The Guardian on 11 …
Insight, 11 February 2014
A giraffe takes stock at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where Social Assessment of Protective Area fieldwork starts next week (Photo: www.kicheche.com via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Time for a new look at social impacts of protected areas
… but it is not easy to tell what's good from bad. For these reasons, IIED and UNEP-WCMC have launched a project that will develop a new … build consensus among protected area managers, communities and others about what steps to take to contribute more to poverty reduction and … and local communities. Phil Franks is a senior researcher in IIED's natural resources group ( phil.franks@iied.org ) …
Insight, 11 March 2014
A family living in a cemetery in Cebu City, the Philippines. A lack of affordable housing has led some 100 families to set up home among the mausoleums (Photo: Karl Fluch, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Who can we trust to measure urban poverty?
… range of risks. If the World Bank and the United Nations are serious about reducing poverty, they need to know where the poor can be found. … that – but the urban poor can. Sarah Colenbrander (sarah.colenbrander@iied.org) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . This blog originally appeared …
Insight, 13 June 2017
Delegates at the international symposium on agroecology (Photo: John Choptiany/FAO)
Agroecology offers FAO a 'new window' on agriculture
… three large events on the topic. In early September I presented the IIED paper Agroecology: what it is and what it has to offer at an … two similar events in Asia and Africa. Learn more To learn more about IIED's work on agroecology read: Agroecology: what it is and what it has …
Insight, 02 October 2014
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Discussion Paper, May 2002 In Search of a Vision for the future of Pastoralism in East Africa: Developing an Alliance and Strategy in support of Pastoral Self- determination Discussion Paper
… ensure that their interests are taken into account cannot be denied. IIED and RECONCILE have both jointly and individually been involved in discussions about this matter for some time now, and have developed a joint …
Publication, 01 May 2002