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A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
Insight, 29 September 2016
A view over a large township
Internal and international influences on urban change
… geographies. There are also increasing numbers of programmes for adaptation or building resilience. But there are also increasing numbers …
Insight, 27 May 2020
Climate change advocacy fund good news for poor countries
… successful outcomes, such as the creation of an LDC Fund to support adaptation planning in the LDCs. However, although their negotiating …
Insight, 08 September 2011
Biomass: boon or bane?
Insight, 31 August 2011
Extreme events like forest fires, droughts and storms threaten sustainable development. (Photo: Global Water Partnership)
How climate change made the development agenda
Insight, 12 August 2014
Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page
… contribute to good health, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (there are many co-benefits between these). Urban centres …
Insight, 19 July 2016
Sustainability appraisal framework for southern Africa
Project, 02 May 2008
Setting fire to outdated thinking on biomass energy
… for national energy security and climate change mitigation and adaptation. It would develop clear institutional oversight with policy …
Insight, 11 April 2011
An image of a man faking injury being treated by a Bangladesh firefighter as part of a training exercise on collaborative search and rescue operations, helping the city to respond more effectively to disasters (Photo: Oregon National Guard, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Making the SDG agenda work for LDCs
Article, 25 May 2016
Seaweed farming in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, is an example of an alternative livelihood project (Photo: Yeowatzup via Creative Commons)
IIED's best of 2014: blogs
Article, 31 December 2014