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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?
Insight, 01 May 2015
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SIFOR submission to the UNFCCC on agriculture
… This submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change draws on research by IIED and partners, notably: “Smallholder … on which agriculture depends. This submission presents alternative adaptation measures for marginal lands, that both increase productivity …
Publication, 01 March 2016
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… Showing the people who are creating change: artisanal mining Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is known … English/French subtitles. Events: sharing projects on community-based adaptation Videos can kickstart discussion at conferences and workshops. … 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn. One delegate provided a very personal view of …
Article, 12 January 2018
Testing the water in Kenya's Tana River watershed. The river's ecosystem is being affected by a range of factors. Public and private organisations are exploring ways to improve ecosystem management (Photo: Georgina Smith/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
'Sustainable development science' for transforming our world
… inspired, can provide useful insights for developing both a policy-friendly evidence base and a common 'language' for sustainable … be, but are much weaker at framing how things actually are and how change occurs in reality. In addition there is little evidence of … the natural foundations of human life is at least as significant as climate change. From understanding to action The MA had a rather modest …
Insight, 09 October 2015
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Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector: synthesis report
… Accurate cost benefit analysis of climate change adaptation actions is not only critical in designing effective …
Publication, 01 January 2013
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From the MDGs to the SDGs and Habitat III
… in urban policy and practice will be achieved. It includes papers on climate change in cities which examine how vulnerability and adaptation are shaped by particular spatial contexts, community …
Publication, 01 April 2016
Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Introduction to building greater local control and resilience into agricultural and food systems
… agriculture and food systems and their resilience to the effects of climate change. Farmers and pastoralists in many parts of the world are losing … Aid to help integrate climate risk assessments and better climate adaptation into their programme design, building on farmers’ own … Climate change …
Article, 05 August 2013
An image of villagers in a remote village in northern Bangladesh proudly displaying their first solar panel, purchased with a micro loan. Bangladesh aspires to be one of the world's largest solar providers (Photo: ILO in Asia and the Pacific, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: A shift in mindset for the LDCs
… in new programmes now that will prevail in 15 years' time. Is that change happening? SH:  These goals present the opportunity to completely change our world by 2030. This will require a paradigm shift in the way … be different. They don't need to go for zero poverty but tackling climate change or conserving the oceans – these goals are relevant for …
Article, 03 June 2016
Residents of Sitio San Roque, Philippines, watch a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction (Photo: Alamy)
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate change summit. The stated aim of Habitat III is to agree a " new urban … London. He was a co-ordinating lead author of the chapter on urban adaptation in the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on …
Event, 05 May 2016
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Making the most of variability: innovative rangeland management in China
… China’s pastoralist communities are facing numerous challenges: climate change, degradation of the drylands their animals graze on and top-down …
Publication, 01 August 2015