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Women harvesting brinjal near the Indian city of Gorakhpur. Peri-urban agriculture helps to ensure local food supplies, especially of fruit and vegetables (Photo: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group)
Farming on the city's periphery to enhance resilience
… residential and commercial use, as well as for infrastructure development.   Much of this land-use change is occurring around the city … green areas which are important for maintaining the city's buffering capacity against floods and waterlogging. More importantly, the … resilient agriculture in the peri-urban area. This is central to building resilience to climate change for the entire urban area. The …
Insight, 09 June 2015
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Engendering Eden Volume 2: Women, Gender and ICDPs in Africa - Lessons learnt and experiences shared
… Wildlife and Development series highlights key topics in the field of sustainable wildlife use and is aimed at policy-makers, planners, … to increase women's empowerment through such as education and capacity building. However components still remain fragmented and under …
Publication, 01 January 2003
New Potato Deal in Peru Signposts Global Drive to Open Up Food Genebanks to Indigenous Peoples
… restores these rights whilst recognising that "the conservation, sustainable use and development of maximum agrobiodiversity is of vital importance in order … from the international community, including the UK, to help build the capacity of civil society groups to negotiate effectively at a local and …
News, 18 January 2005
Evidence of coastal erosion in The Gambia. Erosion is threatening not only Gambia's tourist industry but also wetlands, roads and infrastructure (Photo: Diego, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A diplomatic approach to raising climate ambition
Insight, 19 February 2016
Deforestation in Bhutan: forests are a prime example of how an integrated approach to policymaking can prevent benefits in one area undermining wellbeing elsewhere (Photo: Curt Carnemark/World Bank, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Integration: will the UN Forum on Forests lead the way?
… Integration is critical to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . This has been widely recognised, yet the … best. Integration – achieving balance across the three dimensions of sustainable development and systematically addressing …
Insight, 01 May 2015
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
Article, 01 December 2009
Drying beans
Community protocols can bring real benefits to communities and combat biodiversity loss
… community rules for the equitable sharing of benefits and for sustainable management of natural resources.   High up in the Peruvian … protocol, and the process to develop it, has strengthened the capacity of the communities to negotiate equitable ABS agreements with … for conserving biodiversity and bio-cultural systems. Find out more Building Mechanisms for Access and Benefit Sharing among the Communities …
Insight, 15 March 2012
A farmers’ house in Bandevouri, South Region, Cameroon. Bandevouri is one of several locations where the Centre for Environment and Development seconded a law graduate to assist rural people in legal matters (Photo: Thierry Berger)
IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments
… natural resources. IED Afrique is an NGO that focuses on issues of sustainable development and citizenship in Africa, through capacity building and methodological innovation. Mark Kakraba-Ampeh is the …
Event, 06 June 2017
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Learning Network brochure
… as: key to reducing rural poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals; a pillar of global food security; a source of … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2011
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 2 Using PRA in organisational self-assessment
… techniques in UK in Bangladesh. The aims of this study were twofold: development work is now widespread. Yet comparatively little use has … of their · potential in helping organisations to explore to build capacity among the four their own strengths and weaknesses, reflect on …
Publication, 01 January 1997