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Forest Governance Learning Group in Indonesia: Enabling practical, just and sustainable forest use
… of the FGLG in Indonesia are to: • Exchange and spread learning about workable approaches to good forest governance • Make measurable … IIED …
Publication, 01 July 2006
Villagers in Chitral protest about unreliable electricity supplies (Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Crucial role of civil society in campaigning for universal energy access
… access to modern electricity. Best, who works on energy issues in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group , spoke about the meaning of "energy access" and the key role that NGOs and CSOs … important that we understand what energy access is: that is not just about the supply of a technology or megawatts on the grid. Its about …
News, 16 March 2016
Mobile devices enable people to access a wide range of resources: in Kampala Jane Zamukunda got free legal advice from Barefoot Law via her phone (Photo: King Baudouin African Development Prize, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Going 'mobile first' to reach African audiences
… devices (mobile phones and tablets), but this is not reflected in IIED’s website analytics – we still see 70% of our visitors accessing … desktops and laptop computers. Is this because we don’t know enough about how people in developing countries are getting online, or because … to reach these people? Questions that need answering when we think about how to develop our website and engage audiences in the future.  …
Insight, 23 August 2018
Nature landscape of a forest and a lake.
Author Q&A: A framework for assessing the effectiveness of ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation
Article, 23 November 2020
Two people planting rice.
Reforming climate finance to support locally led adaptation: principles for moving to business unusual
Event, 18 October 2020
Mangroves and seagrasses in Lembongan, Indonesia. Conserving mangrove forests be part of ecosystem-based adaptation, protecting coastlines and biodiversity (Photo: Steven Lutz/Blue Forests, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Help pilot the navigator of tools for ecosystem-based adaptation
… tools for incorporating EbA into their climate adaptation plans, IIED, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and GIZ have developed an EbA Tools Navigator. The … and mainstreaming.  The navigator includes detailed information about each tool, including its aims and functions, and how it can be … be found on the Friend of EbA page , providing practical information about more than 240 tools, methodologies and guidance documents. The …
News, 15 January 2019
Screenshot of a videocall with 21 people waving at the camera
There’s no stopping comms – going online with Communications Learning Week 2022
… a second time? Certainly not! At the beginning of this month we held IIED Communications Learning Week 2022 and took it virtual for the first … to a research colleague in October that we were starting to think about the week. He was staggered that we had already begun to plan – but … what a comms strategy is designed to achieve and learning more about key elements of a good comms strategy. #CLW2022 …
Insight, 18 March 2022
Women buying bushmeat at a food stall.
How is COVID-19 affecting wild meat consumption in rural Cameroon?
… out research to understand how the spread of COVID-19 and information about the virus is affecting the wild meat people in rural Cameroon are … including pangolins, monkeys, gorillas and bats. Local awareness about a link between wildlife and the virus appears to be the result of … in touch. You can register interest by emailing  olivia.wilsonholt@iied.org . We are keen to hear how COVID-19 has affected wild meat …
Insight, 02 November 2020
Three elephants in the savanna
Conserving wildlife: how insurance can help
… a significant issue in Kenya too. Telling the story through film  An IIED project working in Kenya with AB Consultants , which champions … efficiently. Now they need to build household demand; those who know about the scheme, welcome it.  “We face so many challenges”, says farmer …
News, 07 July 2022
A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
Insight, 09 March 2022