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Knowledge gained from interviews carried out in Kenya by Chinese journalists will be presented to a meeting in Beijing (Photo: Angelo DeSantis via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Chinese journalists study growing links between China and Africa
… journalists received ten-day fellowships to travel to Kenya to learn about and report on China's growing links with Africa. The fellowships … from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).  China is now Africa's largest trading partner, but Chinese … report from Africa. As a result, the Chinese public knows little about the continent.  During their visit to Kenya, the Chinese …
News, 18 March 2014
An irrigation pond.
CBA14: From local solutions to global action
… with other practitioners, catch up on the latest ideas and hear about activities on the ground that are working to put people at the … recordings of all the sessions from CBA14 can be found a  playlist on IIED's YouTube channel . Learning opportunities The conference videos … 2. Adaptation technology: how can technology be used to bring about adaptation at national level, and be integrated through policy and …
Event, 20 September 2020
A group of people sit on the floor in a circle. A woman on her feet is reading from a paper. Some other people are no their feet and holding hands in the air.
Legal empowerment as action research
… on iterative learning and doing highlights fundamental questions about what counts as evidence and who drives the agenda. Recognising … can take different forms. It can entail groups obtaining information about rights and how to enforce them, strengthening their own … reflecting diverse contexts and issues, as a few examples from IIED’s ongoing collaborations show. The Indonesian Legal Aid …
Insight, 11 January 2022
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… 2018 January: Our most read blog last year was a preview of 2018 by IIED director Andrew Norton . His blog highlighted issues such as the … to learn and adapt. 2 Attracting Zambia's youth to agriculture: it's about time January: Guest blogger William Chilufya , Southern Africa … . He argued that the government must counter outdated perceptions about farming and create an enabling environment that captures young …
Article, 27 December 2018
A woman carries jerrycans and tree men behind her wear masks and red vests with a red cross in the back
Applying the lessons of COVID-19 to the climate crisis
Insight, 23 February 2022
Participants at the 2018 European Capacity Building Initiative workshop for new negotiators from least developed countries countries (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Women in the UN climate negotiations: are we tipping the balance?
… change? As part of the European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi) , IIED trains officials from vulnerable developing countries to … men will have the same opportunity to shape international decisions about climate change. So how are we doing? The state of balance First, …
Insight, 07 March 2019
Two women sitting down and speaking to each other.
Sustaining coffee producers’ agency in the context of COVID-19
… the advent of COVID-19, Vava Coffee faces unprecedented challenges. IIED hosted a webinar  to consider how the global pandemic has impacted … Coffee, currently heading the Kisaju-Kipeto organic food project. About Vava Coffee and its partners Vava Angwenyi set up Vava Coffee in … This has been particularly key in the current crisis. Oduor spoke about his experience as head of the Kisaju-Kipeto organic food project. …
Insight, 04 August 2020
Aerial view of hundreds of men and women tin mining
New collection of community development laws for the mining sector launched
… The Community Development in Mining Collection has been developed by IIED, Sustainable Development Strategies Group (SDSG) and the Columbia … on the topic. The partners aim to inform research and debate about policy design and improve local development outcomes in the mining … can be downloaded in PDF format. Contribute to the collection IIED, SDSG and CCSI will continue to add legislation to the website as …
News, 10 May 2021
Five women, wearing masks, sit at desks in front of computers and mobile phones
A helpline that is a lifeline for migrants
Insight, 01 June 2022
Maize cultivation along the Kafue river in Kitwe, Zambia. Water levels in the river have decreased because of deforestation in the river’s catchment area (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Food, ecosystems, equality – can we have it all?
… partnership to address a global challenge A new project launched by IIED and partners this month will address these same questions. The … who were interviewed during the inception workshop in London, talking about the challenges the project aims to address, its ways of working … for example, if local people lose control over productive resources.  About SENTINEL Bringing together 10 partner organisations from Africa …
Insight, 19 December 2017