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Power and politics in Nigeria
… to save money and pollute less. What is the government doing? Back to power and politics. Power sector reforms have been stalled for a … of Nigeria are more strongly than ever demanding fairer elections. Building collective trust in political institutions is a slow and … difficult process. Equally, in a society where self-reliance is king, building confidence in public goods such as power is challenging — more …
Insight, 24 February 2011
Solar-powered irrigated water pumps such as this one in Bangladesh can help villagers cope with unreliable rainfall patterns (Photo: Neha Rai/IIED)
Climate finance must reach poor families
Insight, 16 February 2015
Crowdsourcing evidence – such as from these food vendors in Fort Portal, Uganda – is vital to foster citizens agency. But you must engage and listen (Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos Pictures)
Encouraging dialogue and dissent
… am particularly interested in this from a communications perspective. Building agency – people exercising their own decision making and …
Insight, 15 March 2016
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
… the impacts of Chinese-linked activities on communities in Africa; building on research highlighting the role of Chinese actors in supply …
Article, 01 August 2019
People stand by a drought-stricken lake in Xinjiang Province, north-west China.
MPs: the missing pieces to national action on climate change
Insight, 01 August 2012
‘Act on nature’, demand hundreds of organisations, in unprecedented call to world leaders
… the climate crisis. Sustainable use of natural resources means building resilient economies – more than half of the global GDP is … our lost glories bearing in mind the best way forward is to get back to Nature. I AM 4 NATURE. WE ARE FOR NATURE.” Youth Young people … of Bogota, as part of our social and environmental contract we are building for the 21st century.” …
News, 18 September 2020
Gambia has appointed Pa Ousman Jarju as Special Climate Envoy. His appointment shows Gambia's commitment to effective climate diplomacy (Photo: Global Environment Facility)
Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC
Insight, 06 August 2014
Participants in the gender and environmental change workshop discuss REDD+ (Photo: Lucile Robinson/IIED)
Making gender equality a global and local reality
Insight, 21 May 2014
A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.
Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide
… costs of around KSh5,500. Solar egg incubators offer a reliable back-up if grid connectivity fails. But capacity is a challenge as these … farmers uneasy: they prefer to invest in technologies they can pay back in a single harvest season. So green energy technologies, often …
Insight, 06 April 2022
Films shot two decades apart reveal environmental recovery and improved livelihoods in Africa
… on improved traditions to conserve soil and water, local capacity building, tree-planting, work with women’s groups and sustained investment. For More People, More Trees Critchley went back with award-winning producer Josephine Rodgers of Countrywise …
News, 01 October 2010