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Fatima Denton, a member of IIED’s Independent Expert Group, speaking at the Development and Climate Days conference (Photo: Matt Wright)
Zero carbon – costs and opportunities for Least Developed Countries
Insight, 10 December 2015
Reforestation program in Guatemala (Photo: Enrique Varahona)
Forest and Farm Facility Phase I
… Organised local forest and farm producers are at the core of a sustainable future. … ecological know-how (to restore landscapes and adapt to and mitigate climate change); and social organisation (to maintain and enhance cultural …
Project, 29 May 2014
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… This project collaborated directly with local farming and indigenous communities in regenerating … for tackling agricultural challenges, including those brought by climate change. After this initiative came to an end, IIED support continued … Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity …
Project, 15 August 2013
People sitting in a pasture
International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… the resilience of indigenous mountain peoples in the face of global change by revitalising biocultural heritage, particularly spirituality, … in similar mountain agroecosystems and facing increasingly pressing climate change, biodiversity, cultural and socio-economic challenges. … focus on learning from local biocultural heritage and climate adaptation work – such as revitalisation of native fruit trees in …
Project, 27 June 2019
Arid landscape with mountains in the background
Talking transdisciplinarity
… in our work? The societal challenges of the 21 st century – notably climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality – are interlinked and … engage and work collaboratively with research users, including local communities, practitioners, businesses and policymakers to produce …
Insight, 16 April 2021
Pastoralists are 'invisible assets' in fight against poverty and climate change
… that pastoralists bring to national economies and efforts to confront climate change, says the International Institute for Environment and Development … global climate change is raising new challenges for them. "Action at local, national and international levels is needed to prevent … Pastoralists are 'invisible assets' in fight against poverty and climate change …
News, 18 June 2009
Cover for G02815.pdf
Ethics and methods in research for community-based adaptation: reflections from rural Vanuatu (PLA 60)
… processes in vulnerability research in the context of community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA). CBA focuses largely on empowerment or ‘helping people to … Ethics and methods in research for community-based adaptation: reflections from rural Vanuatu (PLA 60) …
Publication, 01 December 2009
Woman walking through a field, carrying a bag on her head.
How to green Africa from the grassroots
… adapt and prosper in the face of land shortages, urban migration and climate impacts. People get on with daily survival despite shortcomings … international levels. At a time when COVID-19 has now joined climate change as another ‘problem without a passport’, local capacity and institutions are central to building resilience to …
Insight, 04 January 2021
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. It is attended by representatives of national, … of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) The need for climate adaptation and mitigation is widely acknowledged and urban actors are …
Event, 26 June 2022
Two women talking to each other at a crowded event.
Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems and the environment
… large research institutes. Similarly, national and global debates on climate change strategies around agrofuels and agricultural development have had … security, environmental sustainability and justice, and Strengthening local voices policy debates on climate change, agro-fuels and the … Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems and the environment …
Project, 01 September 2011