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The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… in 2016. Decisions taken at the 2015 Financing for Development and climate change conferences started to take effect. LDCs needed advice and … expertise in different aspects of sustainable development, including community development, environmental management, climate change, energy, …
Article, 03 August 2015
The Potato Park’s Craft micro-enterprise group. Biocultural heritage indicators that are a guarantee of origin and authenticity have increased incomes and improved social cohesion at the Potato Park (Photo: Asociacion ANDES (Peru))
Designing a biocultural heritage labelling system: survey results
… that are crucial for strengthening resilience in the face of climate change. But this traditional knowledge and genetic diversity are … and co-evolving in response to climate change. This landscape-based gene bank provides a safeguard for potato production in Peru and …
Insight, 16 January 2017
People putting up solar panels
Inclusive finance for universal energy access
… into detailed number-crunching. Our analysis of international, public climate finance for the first time put concrete numbers on the large … finance instruments. Multilateral funding agencies favoured credit-based instruments in projects with lower transaction costs and high … 2019 . This issue was discussed in the second episode of IIED's Make Change Happen podcast in November 2019.  There is also the significant …
Article, 13 November 2019
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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… Using Ecosystems and Traditional Knowledge to Help People Adapt to Climate Change: Building the Evidence Base This workshop will evaluate the … in this session: Adapting agriculture with traditional knowledge Community Biocultural Protocols: Building Mechanisms for Access and …
Event, 16 August 2012
Market Analysis and Development training course participants (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Bolivia's indigenous peoples drive forest farm innovation to benefit Mother Earth
… the 38 indigenous peoples within the country. This oversees three new climate change mechanisms covering: Joint mitigation and adaptation (MCMA … challenge of representation is complicated on two fronts. First, many community-level organisations are not yet fully registered or legalised. …
Insight, 25 November 2014
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
… Controlled Forestry’ between financiers and indigenous people, community foresters and family forest smallholders run by The Forest … 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
Young people in Okola, Cameroon, cluster around a Global Positioning System that they are using to create a community map with geographical features.
Future world: addressing the contradictions of planet, people, power and profits
… areas we focus on in the next strategic period. IIED believes that change is more likely to happen when policies are informed by … and politicians, and the persistence of a pro-market ideology. Climate change. All nations now recognise the need to adapt to climate … who manages, distributes and controls resources? Are you from a community-based organisation? What are the key issues you face and do …
Insight, 07 June 2013
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CBA7 conference proceedings
Publication, 01 July 2013
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CBA7 trip promotions for April 2013
… taking place before or after the Seventh International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA7) in April 2013. … Climate change …
Publication, 01 April 2013
The Independent Expert Group has produced a series of publications (Image: IIED)
The work of the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… research institutes and think tanks from around the world, supporting change for a sustainable future A compilation of audio interviews is … levels, be cross-cutting, and engage the people affected.  Impact of climate change on least developed countries: are the SDGs possible? , … sustainable development and discusses the role that the international community can play in supporting their efforts. Fisheries and the …
Article, 07 August 2015