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A view from distance of dozens of buildings in close proximity on a hill
Karachi, informal settlements and COVID-19
… male migrants working as contract employees and day-wage labourers, back to rural areas, mostly to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan’s … in the long run, a revitalised UC would be the best guarantee for building an environmentally friendly and equitable city. The virus …
Insight, 06 May 2020
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
Insight, 17 December 2015
Young man pushing a cart with branches.
Q&A: What does the youth inclusion theme at CBA14 have in store?
… workable youth-led adaptation solutions that they’ll be able to take back and implement in their own organisations. Q: What do you find …
Article, 25 August 2020
More than 70 people joined the webinar about evaluation and voluntary national reviews. You can watch a recording of the webinar at the bottom of this page (Image: IIED)
Evaluations, reviews and assessments are key to embedding the SDGs
… and evaluations are used to accelerate the process. Countries report back on progress to the High Level Political Forum every four years. …
Insight, 19 July 2017
Sign on community property near Kampala, Uganda (Photo: Rachael Knight/Namati)
Using the law for resource justice
… A new initiative, Lawyers for Resource Justice, helps to put power back into the hands of communities who are defending their rights and … Liberian law and the lawyer's international expertise. Putting power back in the hands of communities This initiative is founded on the …
Insight, 28 April 2015
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… Agency . Since 2018, Danise has been part of the  European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) , which supports junior climate negotiators … , from organising community workshops to monitoring the capacity building track for the LDC Group at the  UNFCCC negotiations in Madrid . … better than anyone the urgency for addressing it. We will not sit back passively and are ready to do our part," said Sonam Phuntsho …
Insight, 30 December 2020
Residents of Tsandi, a settlement in the Omusati region of northern Namibia, look at the community-led sanitation installation for houses being built by the Shack Dwellers' Federation of Namibia (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Namibia's women lead the way in housing development
… co-ordinator, explained: "This year is when the government came back to us. We met with the First Lady, Madame Monica Geingos, and found … demonstrate how people's housing needs can be addressed. It must keep building relations with politicians and ensure that the quality and …
Insight, 10 September 2015
A man sprays disinfectant onto a person's hands
How Dhaka's urban poor are dealing with COVID-19
… off, enabling communities to cultivate urgently-needed food, thereby building their resilience and group power.  Mohammad Badol (38) is a … of the Dhaka North Federation puts it like this: “We did not step back. We have continued our social services amid this COVID-19 emergency …
Insight, 01 July 2020
A person's baby finger is covered in ink so they can vote during the 2013 Presidential elections.
Mali election: A Presidential run off
… blessing, despite strong acclaim for the French military in pushing back the jihadist armed groups earlier this year. IBK played on the fact … the urgency of national reconciliation and dialogue, getting the army back to barracks, and building a sustainable economy that offers jobs and prospects for all …
Insight, 06 August 2013
A man walking in a flooded street
Transitioning to a better global ‘new normal’
… to move towards post-COVID recovery, the challenge will be to get back the qualities of life we had before, but without returning to the …
Insight, 22 April 2020