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The multifaceted impacts of participatory three-dimensional modelling (P3DM): experiences from the Solomon Islands (PLA 66)
… modelling (P3DM) and its capacity to mirror and address community needs, and this theme is reflected in the image on the cover … project boundaries. These ranged from ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change to sustainable natural resource management, from women’s …
Publication, 01 September 2013
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IIED at the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
… Park biocultural heritage territory. The park is an effective community-led genetic reserve for in situ conservation of potato … farmers in order to strengthen food security in the face of climate change. Swiderska's presentation also made recommendations for the FAO …
Event, 30 October 2017
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… oceans' by 2050 and millions of livelihoods lost unless there is a change in current trends. This report sets out a clear and achievable … key positions of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in climate change negotiations Ahead of the UN climate summit in New York … of the LDCs as the summit's "unsung heroes".   Ecosystem- and community-based adaptation: learning from natural resource management   …
Article, 29 December 2014
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Virtual conferences: not in the future, but now
Insight, 03 May 2013
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Firm and fair foundations to transform cities, transform lives
… programme, which seeks to put cities on a path to achieving climate justice and zero-carbon emissions by 2050. Here, IIED senior … local people’s rights, increase their agency, and direct funds to community level. How is IIED-AL building on that heritage today? JH: In … be able to improve access to basic services and responses to climate change. This means adaptation, but also decarbonisation. Local funds are …
Article, 14 June 2022
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes Research report Forest business incubation … that direct, conditional incentives are the most effective way to change behaviour. However, contextual disadvantages affect the capacity … toolkit provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable …
Article, 21 December 2018
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 … adaptation, urban livelihoods in the context of climate change and community-based environmental management. His work has a particular …
Event, 05 May 2016
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IIED is on the move
… and forge new relationships. Recognising a desire by many to change the balance between travelling to work and working from home … based in Scotland. Rooting IIED firmly in the Scottish ambition on climate and nature and well placed for the next climate COP, Edinburgh … year focusing on identifying where we can add the best value to the community of like-minded organisations across Europe. Fit for purpose As …
Insight, 20 November 2020
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Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… against the goals will be assessed; the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will assess whether the commitments for 2020 laid out in … now. Prominent suggestions for the framework’s key elements are area-based conservation targets including, among other things, the “ Nature …
Insight, 29 April 2019
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IIED's best of 2019: videos
… Developed Countries (LDC) Group of the UNFCCC. Launched at the 2019 Climate Action Summit in New York, the LDC 2050 Vision is the LDCs’ … 70% of climate funding to drive local-level action, holistic climate change planning from the local to the national level, and ensuring … net zero emissions by 2050. They call for the international community to support LDC-driven initiatives to deliver concrete action …
Insight, 06 January 2020