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Insight, 09 December 2011
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
News, 12 February 2015
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
… The impacts of climate change and poverty are felt by individuals, households and … is the surest route to sustainable development and natural resource management. The map above points to seven tried-and-tested approaches … and community levels – local knowledge, flexible responses and adaptive management can all come into play to develop resilience more …
Article, 24 November 2015
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IIED & nef round-table discussion: Can Voluntary Carbon Offsets Assist Development?
… in the developing world By Jessica Ayers and Saleemul Huq The management of climate change yields two alternative strategies: Mitigation, defined by … negotiations now recognise the importance of both mitigative and adaptive strategies in managing climate change, the synergies between … Climate change …
Publication, 01 October 2006
Indigenous groups and traditional farmers, plus IIED's Krystyna Swiderska (left), gather at a meeting in Bhutan in May 2014 to discuss climate change impacts and the benefits of traditional knowledge (Image: IIED)
Mountain communities could help FAO rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops
… communities in 10 countries gathered recently in Tajikistan to assess climate change impacts and develop responses to this crisis. The  meeting was … can continue to evolve and shift across ecological niches to adapt to climate change. For example in the ANDES-supported Potato Park, Peru, … Mountain communities could help FAO rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops …
News, 02 October 2015
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… to the expansion of cities, deforestation, unsustainable land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of degradation threatens the ability to meet … Natural resource management …
Article, 09 April 2015
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Forest and Farm Facility Annual Report 2021
… achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and responding to climate change. It has been operating since 2012 and is now in its second phase … learning from its experiences, and adapting in the face of rapid change. It describes the big successes, such as how FFF groundwork has … Natural resource management …
Publication, 22 March 2022
Women using the Changu Changu Moto Fuel-Efficient Clean Cookstove, Malawi, Africa (Photo: Ripple Africa)
Technologies for sustainable development: mind the gender gap
… cook stoves; in agriculture, small-scale irrigation technologies and climate smart techniques have improved crop yields and boosted … much progress at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC ).  This momentum must continue at the local level with … understand gender linkages. In addition, in-country climate change management practitioners need the relevant data, gender analysis and …
Insight, 30 April 2018
The rice fields on outskirts of the city of Bandung, Java, Indonesia: urban areas often have damaging impacts on the areas around them (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New publication looks at environmental impacts of urban areas
News, 16 March 2015
An illustration showing two people reading a book titled "Participatory Learning and Action" in front of the words "positive change"
Participatory Learning and Action: archive
… archive PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods September 2013 PLA 65 - Biodiversity and … in Africa November 2010 PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change December 2009 PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for … General Issue July 1991 RRA Notes 11: Proceedings of a Local Level Adaptive Planning Workshop, London May 1991 RRA Notes 10: General Issue …
Article, 31 January 2022