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The social relations of agrarian change
… some of these questions, identifying agreements and contestations about the implications of agrarian change for social relations, …
Publication, 01 February 2015
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Reconsidering approaches to women’s land rights in sub-Saharan Africa
… Projects must start at a household level, put aside easy assumptions about customary practice, and — perhaps most crucially — ensure that …
Publication, 01 September 2015
Solar-radiation management aims to reduce the amount of solar energy warming the planet by blocking the sun with tiny particles (Photo: Mike, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Geoengineering and development – what price on equity and justice in the coming climate culture wars?
… emissions technology'), has been baked into technical assumptions about how the world might stay within 2°C. Does the science suck? The … action by the rich and powerful. Andrew Norton  ( andrew.norton@iied.org ) is director of IIED. …
Insight, 20 December 2017
Negotiations went long into the night at COP20 in Lima, Peru, but the road to dignity seems no clearer (Photo: Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, via Creative Commons)
Can the road to Paris lead to the road to dignity?
Insight, 15 December 2014
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Valuing variability: new perspectives on climate resilient drylands development
Publication, 01 April 2015
A farmer near Bagré dam in Burkina Faso dries paddy rice (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development
… debate and contested recommendations. A new form of Afro-optimism IIED, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Institute of … or support the growth of the rural non-farm economy? and What about agroecology and food sovereignty? Our new papers shed light on …
Insight, 15 October 2014
Ibadan, Nigeria, a city that has experienced devastating high winds and flooding (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
How risk accumulates in African cities – and ways to break the cycle
… cities safe, inclusive and resilient, calls for a frank conversation about where the power lies to make a difference. These are challenging … important to get these decisions right.  David Dodman  ( david.dodman@iied.org ) is director of IIED's  Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 30 January 2017
Artisanal fishermen in the Philippines. In a nation made up of 7,100 islands, small-scale fishing provides livelihoods to hundreds of thousands of people. (Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Revealing the value of small-scale fishing to national economies
… sea. Doing natural capital accounts will also open up spaces to talk about what is really needed to effect change. For example, technologies … capability to continue the data collection and processing. What is IIED doing? IP: We are convening a group of experts in Edinburgh to …
Article, 23 May 2018
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Annex V Lead Survey Comments On Question 5
Publication, 01 January 1970
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Sectoral Issues Section 2.4. Coastal Zones
Publication, 01 January 1970