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Members of the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation learn techniques for building houses on land that is affected by climate-related hazards, including waterlogging. Picture: David Dodman.
12 Christmas crackers from IIED
… should focus more on urban communities, give a greater role to civil society participation, and learn lessons from other highly vulnerable … 2015 agenda' simultaneously support action on poverty reduction, environmental health and economic growth? How can the next set of goals …
Article, 27 December 2013
Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2015: publications
… reviews trends in citizen engagement and distils lessons from recent civil society experience. This report was prepared as part of the  Legal Tools …
Article, 31 December 2015
A butterfly
Camila Oliveira on NBSAPs revision in Brazil
… within the Ministry of Environment and federal agencies from the environmental sector, trying to establish the causes of biodiversity … will be active up until 2020 and is composed of government and civil society. Not all ministries agree with this approach so negotiations are …
Insight, 01 May 2014
Justice in the forests: a series of short films
… problem with charcoal - its production – which has such devastating environmental impacts. It presents the case for community managed … of the president's decision to sell off the forest. Ugandan civil society groups joined hands to conduct a concerted campaign to stop the …
Article, 15 April 2011
Group of participants stand for a picture during the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013.
Forest Connect
… the consequences of their actions – which incentivises social and environmental concern. But their impact is often neglected and … systems Training material and course development for in-country civil society/private sector facilitators and government extensionists based …
Project, 12 September 2013
Urban-rural linkages have been 'beefed up' in the latest draft of the UN's Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
OWG 'zero draft' is a huge step forward: now let's get practical
… Secure tenure of land and other natural resources Incorporating environmental degradation and social inequalities into the metrics , … and finesse the language such that the document speaks to business, civil society and local government in a relevant and understandable way. …
Insight, 20 June 2014
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… event brought together experts from government, private sector and civil society to discuss the learning to date on delivering energy services to … of Population and Environment Nepal; Andries Hof, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL); SNV expert on Integrated Energy …
Event, 06 November 2017
Gatekeeper series: Local organization Profiles
… or support for livelihoods. Both poverty reduction and good environmental management depend on organizations that operate at the … that informs a network of professionals and activists from civil society and government agencies. This includes research and analysis of …
Article, 01 April 2010
Global warming will push Asia into reverse says new report
News, 19 November 2007
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
Event, 08 December 2018