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Resilient Farming Systems in Times of Uncertainty: Biocultural Innovations in the Potato Park, Peru
… and strengthening social capital since 2003. To find out more about our work in this area, follow the 'Additional information' link …
Publication, 01 March 2016
African-style ecotourism boost for Cambodia
… Africa shows that these things can be happy bedfellows," said IIED's James MacGregor. "This is what sustainable development should be about - managing natural resources to meet the needs of people and … with grassroots organisations, such as the "Dry Forests Coalition", IIED will provide the necessary start-up research and project-building …
News, 04 January 2006
An Ethiopian farmer arrives for a field day on climate change adaptation. Ethiopia is the first LDC to submit its intended Nationally Determined Contribution in preparation of the Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC (Photo: ILRI/ZerihunSewunet, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Next steps for climate negotiations on the road to Paris
Insight, 17 June 2015
A goal worth scoring: Lessons from winning football teams can improve the supply chains of commodities that drive deforestation. Credit: Cusia-Inc
Football’s winning ingredients can help forests in Kenya and Tanzania
… affected – from producers and investors, to retailers and consumers. IIED explored this topic in recent research on Kenya and Tanzania. In … issues, incentives and ideas that emerged are what got me thinking about football. Teamwork and tactics Football is a team sport and a … leaders to score and keep on scoring. Simon Milledge is the head of IIED’s forests team (simon.milledge@iied.org) An issues paper and …
Insight, 20 March 2014
Resource scouts such as Abdelkader, pictured in the Ewaso Ng'iro river bed, Isiolo County, gauge how best to use dry-season grazing areas (Photo: Caroline King-Okumu/IIED)
The economics of local adaptation in the dryland ecosystems of Isiolo County
Insight, 22 April 2015
A tea picker from Cianten, within the boundaries of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in West Java, starts collecting tea leaves in a basket at 6am (Photo@ CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action
Insight, 09 April 2018
The United Nations headquarters in New York City (Photo: Wally Goetz, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The right to sustainable development: what the post-2015 agenda declaration should say – but won't
Insight, 18 February 2015
Group of standing and seated people pose for a photo
CHOICES: community energy in South Africa
… had energy access by 2025, including renewable energy. What did IIED do? The project was led locally by South Africa-based organisation  … by research, communications and project management support from IIED, as well as additional expert contributions from  The Energy and … energy access projects. The dialogues in South Africa had much to say about why local participation is important and how it can encourage …
Project, 31 October 2010
Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page
… as 'decent work' particularly for youth. But the SDGs say little about how. Most local governments have limited capacities to directly … for young people. David Satterthwaite  ( david.satterthwaite@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group ;  Cassidy Johnson ( …
Insight, 19 July 2016
Principles for responsible investment fail to support sustainable development
… to the first comprehensive review of their use — published today by IIED. A growing number of investors have signed up to such principles … principles should be more ambitious and more powerful in bringing about investment that supports, rather than undermines, sustainable …
News, 01 July 2011