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Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
Insight, 07 November 2013
Climate change studies analyse risks and resilience in urban Vietnam
News, 22 October 2013
The world's top bankers discussed international financial systems at the World Economic Forum in Davos (Photo: swiss-image.ch/Remy Steinegger, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
It's time for the Davos super-rich to pay their fair share
… early 1980s, when market fundamentalism became the dominant narrative about how economies should be managed, the rich have got steadily … that they pay their fair share. Camilla Toulmin  ( camilla.toulmin@iied.org ) is IIED's director. …
Insight, 22 January 2015
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Difficult choices: balancing competing priorities on Burkina Faso farms
… used a range of research tools to find out how farmers make decisions about their farming practices and livelihood strategies. To understand … intensification: the farmers’ perspective , Barbara Adolph (2020), IIED Briefing paper IIED is working with partners in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal …
Article, 26 April 2020
Indigenous communities sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, near Cusco, Peru. Credit: Asociacion ANDES
Traditional innovation in farming is under threat
… century. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, only about 30 crops now provide 95 per cent of the human diet. Governments … at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in London, United Kingdom. She can be contacted at krystyna.swiderska@iied.org This article was first published by SciDev.Net on 2 October …
Insight, 02 October 2013
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Social justice in forests: gains made and tactics that work. A report from the Forest Governance Learning Group
… many people. But many people are often denied access to key decisions about forests, while others who have the access do not have the ideas or …
Publication, 01 September 2014
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PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… Action: a journal for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike About PLA: Background, aims and history of the journal Explore the … Participatory Learning and Action (RCPLA) network, a foreword from IIED’s Camilla Toulmin and reflections from Robert Chambers of the … The PLA series is 25 years old this year and at this milestone, IIED is taking stock to look at PLA’s legacy and future direction. After …
Article, 31 August 2013
Environment and social justice must be at heart of policymaking, says international alliance
… The meeting was called to discuss and make recommendations about three issues that are central to the sustainable development … are all tightly linked," says Tom Bigg, head of global governance at IIED. "To tackle these problems we need new approaches that build …
News, 17 June 2007
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Making communities count: maximising local benefit potential in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RE IPPPP)
… and planning for their longer-term implementation. Find out more about our work on improving people's access to sustainable energy. …
Publication, 01 June 2013
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Alternatives to land acquisitions: Agricultural investment and collaborative business models
… in lower and middle-income countries. Others have raised concerns about the possible social impacts, including loss of local rights to … investments may marginalise family farmers. The recent debates about “land grabbing” – whereby investors acquire large areas of land in …
Publication, 01 November 2010