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A 'peace wall' in Mukuru, one of the largest slums in Nairobi, Kenya (Photo: Urban ARK)
A special approach to slum upgrading: the Special Planning Area in Mukuru, Nairobi
… to water, flooding, and fire outbreaks. However, all this might be about to change. In August 2017, the Nairobi City County (NCC) … and NCC. Mukuru has been divided into 13 segments, each composed of about 8,000 families, within which there are 'cells' of 10 households, … informal settlements around the world.  David Dodman (david.dodman@iied.org) is director of IIED's Human Settlements research group , and a …
Insight, 18 October 2017
Young citizens: African youth step up to governance challenges
… and silencing young voices. But a new book published today from IIED demonstrates how this is changing. It examines why it is so … processes.” McGee and Greenhalf argue that we need to know more about why this is and how it can be overcome. “As young people move from … to be seen not just as an end in itself, but as a means to bring about more sustainable, progressive change – for young and old alike. …
News, 13 December 2011
A mountain gorilla
Bwindi: bees, baskets and brilliant guided walks
… want – either in style, quality or authenticity.  Creating change IIED led a project that aimed to change this pattern. From 2016 to 2019, … park staff and lodges I managed to pay school fees in time”. And what about the gorillas? Would increased benefits from tourism improve local … hour – “that used to be our monthly sale!”. So, next time you think about gorillas, or gorilla tracking, think as well about the people that …
Insight, 27 June 2019
Bangladesh: schoolchildren attend lessons at a school located on a boat (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
Insight, 16 March 2016
A map shows new walking trails at the edge of the park that have been developed to encourage tourists to explore more of Bwindi and spend money on local products (Photo: Peter Nizette)
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise…
… density and high poverty. Research conducted between 2012 and 2015 by IIED, Oxford University and the Ugandan research organisation the … a lifelong bee-keeper with 43 hives in Devon. I'd love to know more about your initiatives and how we can incorporate visits into our … It was a very relaxing afternoon spent chatting to, and learning about, the locals.'" The local enterprises we are working with are also …
Insight, 27 October 2017
African Climate Policy Centre director Fatima Denton speaks at the 2015 Development & Climate Days event at COP21 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Breaking out of the development silos
News, 22 March 2016
Indigeonous communities join government officials, NGOs and academics to participate in a ridge-to-reef mapping workshop in Cagayan de Oro City to identify threats to the forest and environment ecosystem (Photo: Horacio Marcos C. Mordeno, MindaNews, Creative Commons via Flickr)
International Disaster and Risk Conference 2016: key resources
Article, 28 August 2016
Financing forest-related enterprises in ways that reduce both deforestation and poverty is critical to climate action and sustainable development (Photos: K Traumann/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Webinar: Strengthening the effectiveness of private sector engagement in addressing deforestation
… IIED and partners hosted an online seminar to share knowledge gained … finance to forest-related enterprises.  This webinar was organised by IIED in partnership with LTS International (LTS) and the  Climate … be distributed before the webinar to all registered participants. About the speakers Gregory Watson, Inter-America Development Bank …
Event, 11 April 2018
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… when burning charcoal, wood, coal or animal waste to cook their food. IIED researches the potential of initiatives to improve people’s access … developing countries and calls for greater public scrutiny and debate about the issue. We ask some hard questions about biomass investments and this blog and this briefing warns that …
Project, 26 October 2012
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Adaptation laboratory
… Adapation in Bangladesh (ARCAB),a global consortium organised by IIED, will converge on Bangladesh to learn about confronting long-term climate change. …
Publication, 01 November 2011