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Agriculture is crucial to Senegal's economy, employing more than 60% of the population (Photo: Jelle Goossens/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Using legal tools to make agribusiness investments more accountable
… the rights of rural communities under serious threat. A recent IIED webinar examined approaches in Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal that are … from the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) , talked about a project in Cameroon that selected and trained new law graduates … land secretariats, and involved the media to raise awareness about the tools that have been developed. In Cameroon, the project team …
Insight, 19 June 2017
People standing between piles of bananas
African social movements call on UN food summit to give people back control
… the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) has been one of the most talked-about events. The appointment of Agnes Kalibata , president of the … in general, our food chain, I believe now is the right time to talk about food. This is the latest blog in the 'food year' series that … Belay discuss food systems. The interview is also available on IIED's YouTube channel The way forward: agroecology and the right to …
Insight, 21 July 2021
An image showing two men on the roof of a school in Zambia carrying out a macrosolar installation. Sustainable energy solutions for Least Developed Countries were discussed at the event in London (Photo: Steve Woodward)
Reimagining development in the LDCs: what role for the SDGs?
… by the SDGs The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group , IIED and the ESRC's STEPS Centre  hosted a dialogue on 13 June to … the transformations at the heart of the SDG agenda. Our news report about the meeting describes key contributions and some of the main … civil society representatives attending the dialogue meeting to learn about how they are working to implement the SDGs. Watch the playlist of …
Event, 13 June 2016
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Irish Aid Climate Change and Development Learning Platform Tigray case study final report
… The Ethiopia programme of Irish Aid has set about integrating climate change into development programming and this … has been developed with colleagues in TARI, Irish Aid, Echnoserve and iied that focuses on key issues of how climate is integrated into …
Publication, 01 September 2015
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EITI and sustainable development: Lessons and new challenges for the Caspian region
… not a signatory of EITI but has expressed some interest in learning about the initiative. This paper will be of interest to stakeholders as … sustainable development more broadly. This publication forms part of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible …
Publication, 01 March 2013
Local villagers receive wildlife training in the Mbarang'andu Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, which incorporates seven villages. (Photo: WWF/USAID Biodiversity & Forestry, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Communities, livelihoods and sustainable wildlife management
… IIED has worked for more than two decades to document the lessons … securing livelihoods and protecting biodiversity. In November 2018, IIED principal researcher told the Food and Agriculture Organization of … IIED report Hard-won wisdom: what conservationists need to know about wildlife-related corruption , Aled Williams, Rob Parry-​Jones, …
Article, 14 November 2018
Screenshot from animation explaining how decentralised climate funds operate (Image: Near East Foundation)
How devolved climate finance can deliver climate resilience at local level
… This animation explains how decentralised climate funds operate. IIED and partners are highlighting the potential of devolved climate … Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are organising a side event about devolved climate finance at the 22nd Conference of the Parties … Tanzania are establishing local-level climate adaptation funds Read about IIED's work on  Decentralising Climate Funds in Mali and Senegal …
News, 14 November 2016
For the first time, IIED has produced a bespoke online annual report (Photo: IIED/We are Tangerine)
2014 annual report: online and in print
… a host of videos and interactive elements within a snapshot of IIED’s areas of work over the past few years. We hope that by producing an online version, information about our activities will be available to a wider audience. Governments, … of poorer communities, and users can navigate to find key information about the institute and read stories about some of our programmes and …
News, 11 November 2014
Workers in a tea plantation. (Photo: Anil Wadghule, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How to support small-scale farmers in negotiations with agribusiness
… A new initiative led by IIED is generating lessons on how rural producers, their associations … affected by natural resource projects. The webinar was convened by IIED and is part of IIED's work on ' Legal tools for citizen empowerment … farmers in the Philippines during negotiations with agribusinesses about collective contract farming agreements, and Hopewell Zheke …
Event, 16 April 2018
A volcano can erupt with little warning, and have significant impact on its surrounding environment (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Supporting organisations facing disruptive change
… or hazardous.  What is disruptive change? Change is constant; but IIED understands disruptive change as a major change with lasting and … of working in an environment characterised by disruptive change.  The IIED disruptive initiative aims to support leaders of Southern CSOs in … disruptive change. We started by researching concepts and theories about disruptive change. There is significant literature on disruptive …
Project, 06 July 2017