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Annual report 2006/07
… 2006/07 Annual Report from IIED's Publications Library In 2007, as climate change rose to the top of every agenda, IIED played a major role in … change is hugely urgent and this year the institute drove the message home – notably in Africa, at the 2006 climate change convention in …
Page, 16 April 2008
Women using hoes in a crop field in Kilosa, Tanzania.
Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?
… to many factors including the development of commercial agriculture, climate change, urbanisation and population growth. Research (PDF) indicates … later examine how village by-laws in Tanzania can help ‘bring the law home’ and legally empower women. Stay tuned! …
Insight, 15 October 2020
A view of the Houses of Parliament, home of the Environmental Audit Committee which has warned that the government risks undermining new global development goals (Photo: Skeeze, via pixabay)
SDGs 'not just for overseas'
… , IIED head of partnerships, said: "Sustainability has to start at home if it is to work on a global scale. The UK government position … weeks alone, the UK government has pledged £720 million to the Green Climate Fund , while George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement a … International Development (DFID) , Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs …
News, 15 December 2014
A view of the Houses of Parliament, home of the Environmental Audit Committee which has warned that the government risks undermining new global development goals (Photo: Skeeze, via pixabay)
MPs warn UK government against limiting sustainable development goals
… weeks alone, the UK government has pledged £720 million to the Green Climate Fund , while Chancellor George Osborne announced a series of tax … , IIED head of partnerships, said: "Sustainability has to start at home if it is to work on a global scale.The UK government position seems … International Development (DFID) , Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs …
News, 15 December 2014
Group of people sitting on the floor, discussing research in Kibera
Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda – Lessons on Understanding Risk and Building Resilience
… from the river banks are also subject to localised flooding. Global climate change is already aggravating the flood risk residents face across the … a matatu, boda or Uber into the heart of Kibera to get from work to home, or bring supplies to their businesses. The Kenyan government along …
Insight, 20 October 2016
Women washing laundry at Sélingué dam, Mali, the second largest provider of energy for the country (Photo: Alioune Ba/Global Water Initiative)
Three big financial shifts put spotlight on social and environmental impacts of large dams — again
… (IIED), is whether it is possible to build dams to mitigate climate change AND deliver environmental and social outcomes. "The answer is … and environmental safeguards. China has boosted dam construction at home and increased finance for dams in Africa, Asia and Latin America, …
News, 06 May 2014
The journey to fetch fresh water for a resident of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India (Photo: Meena Kadri, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… water via local kiosks, rather than by having it piped into a home, found it significantly more expensive. Taking the discussion of … price for big dams , by Jamie Skinner Publications The Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) , a partner of IIED, is building the …
Article, 24 August 2016
Setting fire to outdated thinking on biomass energy
… energy itself could enable developing countries to fight poverty and climate change, create jobs and gain energy independence. The need to adopt a … Carbon emissions: with growing concerns about — and funds to tackle — climate change, why not foster locally produced biomass energy that is …
Insight, 11 April 2011
Wang Zhi, assistant production manager of Jiamusi Zhongheng Thermoelectric Ltd, which was built in 1999 to provide 1.75 million GJ annually for Dalkia with an annual coal consumption of 350,000 tons (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The flipside of China's shift away from coal
… this wonderful news has a flipside. If Vietnam, for example, does not change their policies or their mindset, they will end up where China is … in coal-fired power plants or that sell equipment have lost their home market. These companies are likely to look for new opportunities in … Climate change …
Insight, 16 June 2015
Evelyne Flora Latabu shaking a bowl of grains.
The Ugandan diet: food voices and choices
… their crops from pests, diseases and increasingly unpredictable climate hazards such as droughts and heavy rains. They show fluctuations … and knowledge and training on how to improve farming, could make a change for the better. Emericana Lamwaka is a 47-year-old farmer from … Bungatira Sub County, Gulu District, who grows food both to eat at home and to sell. His main crops are ground nuts, cassava and sweet …
Insight, 24 October 2019