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Some of the publications published by IIED during 2017 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2017: publications
Article, 28 December 2017
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… in Mozambique. If food security is the answer, is it time to change the question? February: The growing number of people living in … than it is indeed time to change the way we think about food. Will climate change render the SDGs impossible? June: The 5th Assessment Report of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change brought stark warnings about how climate change could …
Article, 22 December 2015
Delegates at the 20th Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting integrate poverty and environmental issues into the global agenda in Edinburgh in late May (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Putting ourselves out of business – forward planning for the PEP
… hosted by IIED, and focused on ' Implementing the SDGs for inclusive, climate-resilient, green economies '. But he told the meeting, there's a … of the relationship between poverty reduction, environmental resource management and climate change.  That relationship and the need for an integrated approach have …
Insight, 29 June 2015
Fishermen offloading their morning catch from a fishing boat in Kalindi, West Bengal (Photo: Souvik Das Gupta, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Creating waves for small-scale fisheries
… of small-scale fishers into global discourse on sustainable ocean management. But the FAO meeting drove home the need for scaled-up action … small-scale fisheries into disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change planning Communities living on exposed coastlines are …
Insight, 17 November 2016
Residents of Sitio San Roque, Philippines, watch a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction (Photo: Alamy)
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate change summit. The stated aim of Habitat III is to agree a " new urban … in the context of climate change and community-based environmental management. His work has a particular focus on eastern and southern …
Event, 05 May 2016
Leaders of the Southern Aberdare Conservation Network (SACN) discussing support from the Forest and Farm Facility (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Taking the brakes off forest farm development in Kenya
… in Kenya. As Kenya and the world struggle to adapt to and mitigate climate change, the FFF approach of investing in locally controlled forestry … Assess market demand against what farmers together might supply Build management and administrative capacity Explore options for … Natural resource management …
Insight, 11 November 2014
A woman in a yellow sari and wearing a facemask is standing in a field of crops. She is putting the plants into a bag tied around her waist.
Resilience through flexibility – the story of peri-urban agricultural workers in India
… the informal economy, while also helping to build their resilience to climate change. Kashi Damke: working in the fields and selling vegetables Kashi, …
Article, 06 June 2022
Global warming will push Asia into reverse says new report
… Chairman of the Nobel prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - says that without immediate action, global warming is set to … increasing capacity, awareness and skills for risk and disaster management; and the employment of effective regulatory and policy … Climate change …
News, 19 November 2007
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… – and not just money. 3 Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action April: Starting in the US in late 2017, the #MeToo … executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on women and girls to channel the energy of the #MeToo …
Article, 27 December 2018
Young people in Okola, Cameroon, cluster around a Global Positioning System that they are using to create a community map with geographical features.
Future world: addressing the contradictions of planet, people, power and profits
… areas we focus on in the next strategic period. IIED believes that change is more likely to happen when policies are informed by … and politicians, and the persistence of a pro-market ideology. Climate change. All nations now recognise the need to adapt to climate change and build resilient systems. But huge power is still held …
Insight, 07 June 2013