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Protesters march and carry climate-related placards
IIED and partner events at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit
Event, 23 September 2019
Community representatives gather together to record their knowledge about dryland resources as part of a participatory mapping process in Isiolo County, Kenya. (Photo: James Pattison/IIED)
Strengthening civil society to support natural resource management
… and social change. Finding ways to scale up promising models of sustainable community natural resource management and to change policies … (PDF)  civil society is not being supported to do this. Civil society capacity is a key factor in scaling up responsive and durable solutions … African CSOs.  And even where investments are being made in capacity development, there is limited documentation of outcomes, models, or best …
Insight, 29 July 2015
The St Briavels wind turbine in construction (left) and completed (right). Source: Abundance
Can investment crowdfunding deliver Sustainable Energy for All?
… Briavels model help to raise capital to deliver the UN’s objective of Sustainable Energy for All , and what barriers to its implementation … for community-scale mini grids, according to a recent European Capacity Building Initiative report (PDF). And to date at least, those … Can investment crowdfunding deliver Sustainable Energy for All? …
Insight, 20 October 2013
Just how inclusive is ‘inclusive business’?
… to credit. For Mendez, this type of business leads to empowerment by building the capacity of small-scale farmers to produce a better quality product at a … farmers] can stand on their own two feet will be the most sustainable solution to this whole debate.” No miracle cure Some … Sustainable markets …
Article, 27 June 2011
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… changing Kabarole region of Western Uganda. This approach aims for sustainable innovation in local food policy and planning, by including … towards less tangible outcomes such as knowledge and skills, network building and increased trust between the actors involved. This ensures … set the agenda. Therefore, the Lab continues to invest in citizen's capacity to generate evidence, allowing their voices to shape food …
Insight, 10 October 2016
CBA13 participants speaking
CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
… are leading from the front, both in adapting to climate change and in building resilience at local level.  Key themes and messages Some of the … resilience.  The success of technological solutions depends both on capacity of institutions and on local expertise and building on local knowledge. Gender analysis is key to the development of new technologies, products or systems that have impact, …
News, 17 July 2019
Farmers analyse local maize varieties in the Karst mountains, Southwest China. IIED's work includes participatory plant breeding and community supported agriculture (Photo: IIED)
Can ecosystem-based adaptation help deliver the promise of Paris?
… change. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is one such strategy: the sustainable management of our ecosystems is fast being recognised as a … their national climate action plans and emphasised the importance of "building the resilience of socioeconomic and ecological systems, … uptake of EbA.  At the local level, this evidence will help build capacity and assist people to implement EbA on the ground. At national …
Insight, 13 January 2017
Statements and workshop reports
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
… their NBSAP with sectoral priorities, development planning and Sustainable Development Goal implementation processes. Statement on … Biological Diversity held in December 2016; reviewing mainstreaming capacity tools; outlining post-project priorities and communicating key … with ICLEI to promote biodiversity mainstreaming at the city level, building on the previous work with ICLEI. You can read about the project …
Article, 09 July 2013
Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page
… will seek global political commitment to making urban centres more sustainable, inclusive and resilient. But the latest draft of the New … must be safer and constructed in line with realistic, risk compliant building and land use regulations . But these must be grounded on what … and flood risk reduction, and   We agree to develop local government capacity to respond rapidly to disasters, conflicts, shocks or stresses, …
Insight, 19 July 2016
The island state of Tuvalu is profoundly threatened by climate change. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister announced plans to switch to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020. He was one of several LDC leaders to announce climate action. (Photo: Tomoaki Inaba)
Bold climate pledges from the Least Developed Countries
Insight, 28 September 2014