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Young man on an empty street looking back.
Displacement and the pandemic
Article, 19 August 2020
Cover for G00348.pdf
Action-learning to develop and test upstream-downstream transactions for watershed protection services in Indonesia
… and topical issue in Indonesia. There is widespread public concern about the relationship between landuse and water quantity and quality, … IIED …
Publication, 01 April 2005
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Lessons learnt from a community scout programme in Uganda
… interventions and monitor their impact. At the end of the project, IIED was commissioned to compare the experiences of staff executing a … experiences of scouts receiving it. The aim was to generate lessons about what worked and what could be improved, to inform scout programmes …
Publication, 01 March 2018
Tom Pye helped redesign the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) newsletter, a monthly bulletin for people working on biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation (Image: PCLG)
A valuable learning experience
… internship as part of the course. I eventually chose a placement with IIED. As what has subsequently proved to be an enjoyable and invaluable … against coastal erosion. It is a concept I must admit I knew little about prior to my involvement in this project. The EBA project was an … I have also taken the chance to talk to senior staff to learn more about the organisation and its history and to prepare for an essay I …
Insight, 19 April 2016
Toilet block and water tank
How small changes can make a big impact in achieving sustainable sanitation
… IIED’s Facebook page regularly invites our followers – particularly our younger audience – to blog about their opinions and experiences. Last month was World Toilet Day, … of the 4.5 billion people without access to safe sanitation. Talking about toilets can be a bit of a taboo. But we need safe toilets to …
Insight, 09 December 2020
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Community-based monitoring of land acquisition: lessons from the Buseruka oil refinery, Uganda
… are poor, illiterate and marginalised; they are often ignorant about their basic rights, and lack the capacity and courage to speak out … on them by development projects. This paper has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 June 2015
A landscape of old houses
Q&A: blog series explores the transition to a predominantly urban world
… IIED has launched a series of blogs that will examine different aspects … Satterthwaite (DS) will curate the series; here he tells us more about what to expect. Q: Can you give an overview of what this blog series will cover?   DS: The series is about the transition to a predominantly urban world and will review the …
Article, 16 January 2020
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Rethinking conservation through the lens of food sovereignty (Workshop report, World Conservation Congress, Oct. 2008)
… and cultures; and creating a dominant discourse and policy direction about nature’s ‘value’ (as global services) and peoples’ roles (as … IIED …
Publication, 01 October 2008
Group of women forming a circle in a discussion
Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
… adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.   Ample evidence from IIED and other organisations – along with experiences from communities … working to raise awareness among children and communities about the impacts of climate change, called on participants to ‘humanise’ their messages. In other words, to think about how EbA brings tangible improvements to the lives of the people we …
Insight, 12 July 2021
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In Touch section of PLA Notes 2001
… material/library? a forum for sharing experiences? Please tell us about the network and provide contact details for other readers. · … books, reports, or videos that you would like other readers to know about? Electronic information. Do you know of any electronic conferences … IIED …
Publication, 01 October 2001