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Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… pathways' – unique ways of working that help IIED to deliver lasting change. Our  annual report for 2017/18  looks at how IIED uses these … Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in international negotiations on climate change . LDCs have most at stake, but are least able to cope … we presented a new guide on using natural resources and ecosystems in adaptation work to more than 200 practitioners and policymakers at the  …
Page, 24 October 2018
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Consent and conservation: getting the most from community protocols
… government, preserve irreplaceable biological resources, and support climate change adaptation and sustainable development. But to get these benefits, …
Publication, 01 October 2012
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
… knowledge of birds) and of philosophy (a leading light in his local philosopher’s soup group), but perhaps of people most of all. A … ranging from improving food security to mitigating and adapting to climate change in a range of global forums and events. Peter’s sharp intellect …
News, 14 March 2019
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of degradation threatens the ability to meet … our work on agroecology , food and agriculture , biodiversity , adaptation to climate change , and drylands . Specifically related to …
Article, 09 April 2015
Delegates at the 20th Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting integrate poverty and environmental issues into the global agenda in Edinburgh in late May (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Putting ourselves out of business – forward planning for the PEP
Insight, 29 June 2015
Global warming will push Asia into reverse says new report
… Chairman of the Nobel prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - says that without immediate action, global warming is set to … alternative to fossil fuels, actually worsen global warming and harm local livelihoods and the environment. * Communities living on small … Climate change …
News, 19 November 2007
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… nutrition. It also undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change. What can be done? Citizens currently have little input into food … to all parties. Dutch NGO Hivos and IIED have been working with local partners to convene Food Change Labs in Indonesia, Uganda, Zambia …
Insight, 10 October 2017
women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
… government and later created housing tool banks jointly managed with local government. For nearly two decades now, Huairou Commission has … and advising their peers on reducing impacts of disaster and climate change. What’s more, such exchanges have attracted the attention of …
Insight, 22 July 2020
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Participatory three-dimensional mapping for disaster risk reduction (PLA 60)
… natural hazards. Practitioners often merge CBDRR with community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA) as the ability of people to face climate changes shares …
Publication, 01 December 2009
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Innovative approaches in participatory research, on-farm conservation and the management of agricultural biodiversity in Europe
… European agriculture faces some serious challenges from climate change, environmental degradation and rural social decline. In this … re-orientation of plant breeding so that it can build on both local and scientific knowledge in creating and maintaining a diversity …
Publication, 01 April 2010