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Renewables, why bother?
Insight, 04 August 2010
Climate adaptation: old wine in new bottles?
… What struck me while visiting many of the villages – which were home to some of the poorest and most destitute – was the absence of … ‘Because they are Muslims.’ One important element of community-based climate adaptation in areas such as those in the Rajshahi District, will be ‘reinvestment’ in climate-resilient agriculture. This is essential to ensure communities’ …
Insight, 29 March 2011
A man walks with his roaming goats.
Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions
… at the 7th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22-25 April. "Policymakers often dismiss … technological approaches of the Green Revolution. But these areas are home to diverse, highly integrated production systems that are better … Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions …
News, 19 April 2013
A group of women use a ladder to climb up to an imposing well to collect water in a desert-like landscape
Integrating gender and intersectionality in social protection programmes
… services. Multidimensional vulnerabilities Multiple risks including climate change, natural disasters, food insecurity, conflict and pandemics − as … – under the scrutiny of village elders − are expected to stay at home. This prevents them from working under MGNREGS and unless they …
Insight, 07 September 2021
Occupy London protestors outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Statistics: The middle tells you nothing about the extremes
Insight, 24 October 2012
Woman washing dishes in a bowl outside.
Grassroots insights into urban risk and resilience
… (including pit latrines) lack sewers and require regular emptying. Climate change will likely aggravate the existing shortfalls in sanitation and solid waste management, making it essential to incorporate climate risks when designing interventions. The rising frequency or …
Project, 20 October 2020
A market stall. According to recent studies, 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species (Photo: Hivos)
Cooking for our future
… diversity, socio-economic exclusion, environmental degradation, climate change. It’s not true our food system is broken, it’s just pointing in … stoves, ovens, kitchen counters and cutting boards into storage. Home cooking is still being done in many places by formal and informal …
Insight, 20 February 2019
People sit on chairs two metres apart while listening to a man at a lectern
COVID-19: IIED in the media
… a new IIED report shows they have an opportunity to tackle debt, climate and biodiversity loss together. Large-scale debt swaps would … after the pandemic. 15 May 2020 | Mail Online – As plans on how to change the way we work and live once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted, … should the rapid spread of COVID-19 continue. 18 March 2020 | Climate Home – Anna Schulz, IIED’s head of global climate law policy and …
Article, 14 April 2020
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015
Indigenous people at the Himalayan workshop
Biocultural heritage landscape to be established in Eastern Himalayas
… the future, enhancing food security and securing crop diversity for climate change adaptation.  The area selected for the biocultural heritage … of food crops, wild plants and culture. The Kalimpong area is home to around 300 different species of orchids, and local people …
News, 30 November 2017