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Two men pushing a boat filled with mangrove seedlings
Finding solutions in nature for climate change
Insight, 29 May 2020
A woman stands with three goats in shadow amid a dusty terrain
Introduction to drylands: building climate resilience, productivity and equity
Article, 17 December 2012
Women selling fish
Life and livelihoods: the impact of COVID-19 on small-scale fishing communities
… nations. The SSF sector is crucial to food security, nutrition, sustainable livelihoods and wellbeing worldwide as it employs 90% of the … and without compromising the resources they depend upon. Governments, development organisations, NGOs, the SSF sector and scientists need to … directly to consumers, link fishing centres with nearby communities, capacity build and, importantly, bridge the digital divide.   Implement …
Insight, 08 June 2021
Weighing sacks of coffee beans in Colombia's southwestern Cauca department (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT)
Environmental Funds: sustainable finance for conservation
… detailed procedure. But, perhaps most importantly, Fondo Acción was building best practices and sharing what it learnt in discussions … working with extractive companies and teaching rural communities sustainable fishing practices. It was in these meetings that I first … One project I have been involved in while with Fondo Acción is a capacity building project for six grass roots ecotourism organisations …
Insight, 23 July 2014
Five woman sitting behind tables, listening and taking notes.
Ambition to achieve gender balance at international climate negotiations must be matched with finance
… of climate change, women must be recognised as agents of change in building climate resilience through gender-responsive climate planning … the Paris Agreement, the UNFCCC gender action plan (GAP) , and the Sustainable Development Goals call for gender-responsive actions in … infrastructure Supporting women's participation training and capacity building, and Raising awareness of the importance of …
Insight, 10 October 2023
50% of the planet falls outside national boundaries. Ungoverned, these seas are exposed to widespread abuses such as overfishing or the dumping of chemical waste and plastic (Image: IIED/Soapbox)
IIED animation: how a new global treaty could turn the tide to save the high seas
News, 21 February 2019
View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… go beyond individual technological approaches, and they must focus on building support by improving quality of life and equity. A new understanding of sustainable change is needed, which links improving quality of life to … not finance, not innovation, not technological progress; it is our capacity to agree on joint action and to mobilise our resources behind a …
News, 10 May 2021
Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at the podium at the start of the pre-COP23 ministerial meeting. He called for a coalition of partners to reach 1.5 degrees (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
Least Developed Countries Group sets out priorities for COP23
News, 25 October 2017
Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia
… 2 of globally important tropical dry forest habitat in Cambodia. Building capacity for ecotourism This project expanded capacity-building through … governor. Its main function was to guide the development of sustainable ecotourism projects inside protected areas and in other high … Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia …
Project, 21 June 2011
A large group of people pose for a photo
Transparency programme: supporting LDCs to negotiate and implement the enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement
Project, 27 April 2021