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Miners on a steep hillside mine tungsten
Secure land rights are now more important than ever
… find quick-fix solutions to kick-start their economies. This pressure is particularly acute for low-income countries shouldering significant … significantly impacting and influencing responses to issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and achievement of the Sustainable …
Insight, 29 January 2021
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… CBA12 in Lilongwe focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. Adaptation practitioners, researchers, … met at CBA12 to discuss how to promote local action on climate change. Read the  key messages that came out of the discussions . … year explored issues including how well locally-driven climate action is working within NAPs. Key messages and coverage During the workshop, …
Event, 11 June 2018
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… progress on the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is based on emerging country experience from North and South, as well as … .  2 Tackling the triple crisis: using debt swaps to address debt, climate and nature loss post-COVID-19 I ssue paper  Even before … swaps – a system that makes it possible to tackle the debt, climate change and nature emergencies together, in order to reduce poverty and …
Article, 23 December 2020
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Analyse widely, act deeply: forest and farm producer organisations and the goal of climate resilient landscapes
… Local organisations, thriving among smallholders dependent on adjacent … to find it useful to have an organisational goal of contributing to climate resilient landscapes. Various international programmes can help … connected issues, while context-specific politically-savvy planning is needed for effective action. This paper explores the possible …
Publication, 01 April 2019
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
Article, 27 December 2018
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
News, 19 July 2016
A man writing notes while a woman watches.
Informal settlement data and local community responses to COVID-19 and climate risks
Article, 08 December 2020
Men present findings on a large map at the front of a community meeting
How can we incorporate local knowledge into climate planning and policy? …Maps!
Insight, 17 January 2020
Aerial footage of palm oil plantations alongside a river
Q&A: CBA15 innovation theme highlights transformative change
Article, 03 June 2021
Two women holding jars of quinoa
Nature 4 Development: improving evidence and dialogue on biodiversity and development
… development, and that the current rate of loss of biodiversity is a major challenge and as significant as climate change. But until recently, biodiversity loss has been seen as an …
Project, 06 May 2020