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The Nebbou area, between Ouagadougou and Leo, a dry reservoir used for the manufacture of handmade bricks in Burkina Faso (Photo: Ollivier Girard/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR))
Archive of completed drylands and pastoralist projects
… This video exploring the impact of climate change on pastoralists living in the drylands is one of many videos IIED … budget.  Generating new perspectives on climate-resilient drylands development Policymakers often perceive drylands as marginal, … Drylands: building climate resilience, productivity and equity …
Article, 17 December 2012
Community-led mapping in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, helps to record and reflect local people's needs and priorities (Photo: Sohel Ahmed)
Q&A: Why do we need a philosophy for better evidence?
… that. The key is that evidence is used, that it influences positive change. That's what IIED's research evidence is all about, supporting locally-led transformational development. So what is 'better' evidence? SD: Better evidence is … context? SD: Absolutely. We don't know what is going to happen with climate change: how fast it will happen or what the impacts will be. So …
Article, 14 March 2017
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
…  It’s a complex issue, interlinked with health, sustainable economic development, environment and trade. The majority of farmers in Africa … sustainable agricultural systems that can withstand stresses such as climate change requires linking agricultural and ecological practices more … Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option …
Insight, 05 April 2012
A women's focus group is a key part of a governance assessment at Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. It's essential that gender equality and equity is addressed in research proposals and activities (Image: IIED)
On a learning curve towards gender mainstreaming
… 'Mainstreaming' is a popular word in the international development sector but when we talk about 'mainstreaming gender into … Williams ([email protected]) is senior coordinator in IIED's Climate Change research group. …
Insight, 25 January 2018
A CCAFS and CIAT participatory photography project in Chiquimula, Guatemala. A framework on how to monitor and evaluate social learning approaches is now available. (Photo: Gian Betancourt/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Paper outlines framework to monitor and evaluate social learning approaches
… While social learning approaches are increasingly being used in development research, there is still a lack of robust evidence on the … the globe came together in London last year for a workshop under the Climate Change and Social Learning Initiative (CCSL). The CCSL initiative is a …
Insight, 13 February 2015
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… Sustainable Development Goals: a forest module for a transformative agenda This … 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 …
Article, 29 December 2014
Village councils or panchayats have not been involved in India's approach to the SDGs so far (Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific)
Are citizens being left behind by India's approach to the SDGs?
… what progress has been made in India to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? We have been talking to key stakeholders to … from NITI Aayog, the Ministry of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Ministry of Urban Development, civil society organisations …
Insight, 26 September 2016
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… the debate on land use, particularly with a view to protecting the climate and nature. Of course the key is to also safeguard the interests … projects in Africa are a form of "green grabbing", using climate change mitigation as a conduit, while profit making is the overarching … forestry and pursue traditional livelihood and integrated rural development approaches, including climate smarter CBNRM, PFM and …
Insight, 23 December 2015
Annual report 2007/08
… futures all around the globe: in short, the human face of sustainable development. Featured project highlights Climate change Making adaptation planning fully democratic:  thanks to an …
Page, 23 December 2008
Lushoto, Tanzania: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into agroforestry. Here a tree nursery group discusses the challenges and opportunities (Photo: P Kimeli/CCAFS)
Look beyond the trees: the SDGs will have to do more than just 'protect forests'
… heating, food and furniture. Forests help stabilise the planet's climate and water cycles, boost green economies through employment, … grapples with finalising a set of targets, called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be achieved by 2030. The UN Open Working … forests is the only way to achieve what the UN terms 'transformative' change. A range of other targets are needed to address systemic barriers …
Insight, 04 November 2014