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Uganda food lab participants add their names to a declaration that came out of the lab discussions (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food Change Labs tackle complex issues with the whole system in the room
… for a healthy, productive food system?  Hivos and IIED have run Food Change Labs in three countries, and are starting on a fourth. Our Food … to depleted soils and a national food system that is vulnerable to climate change and crop diseases on the one hand, and malnutrition (due … to discuss local food systems, including local production practices, traditional food culture and access to healthy food. As such, they have …
Insight, 30 January 2019
Climate fight must enlist biodiversity and communities
… UN-led efforts to address climate change, conserve biodiversity and fight poverty could cancel each other … systems and other ecosystems," says Swiderska. "For centuries, traditional farmers have used the diversity within both domesticated and … Climate change … Climate fight must enlist biodiversity and communities …
News, 18 February 2008
This sewage treatment plant in Delawas, Jaipur, was funded by the Asian Development Bank. There are concerns omitting local people from decision-making processes can lead to climate funds not sufficiently representing local priorities (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Getting Green Climate Funding to the local level
Insight, 28 October 2015
Women distributing seeds in Andhra Pradesh, India (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
… IIED’s Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR) project examined traditional knowledge-based – or ‘biocultural’ – innovation systems to strengthen food security in the face of climate change. The five-year project worked with indigenous and traditional …
Article, 18 October 2018
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) flags the growing impacts of climate change on mountain communities and the vital importance of indigenous … organisation representatives, scientists and donors shared traditional knowledge and science on climate change adaptation and the …
News, 15 February 2019
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
News, 12 February 2015
"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
… 26-29 June 2017, the population is greatly exposed to the impacts of climate change. Most people depend on rain-fed agriculture, which is greatly … needs. Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that traditional medicines (largely comprised of medicinal plants) provide up … Climate change …
Insight, 25 April 2017
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The CRISP-M tool
Publication, 30 September 2021
Workers digging zaï pits that help to preserve water on farms (Photo: IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … held in Hawaii September 1-10. We presented a poster on “The role of traditional knowledge for adapting to climate change and related … Climate change …
Project, 02 January 2019
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Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast
… systems and practices. The study aimed to identify and disseminate traditional knowledge-based innovations that enhance productivity, … as drought and pest resistance, traditional farming practices and climate change response strategies. It also sought to understand the factors or …
Publication, 01 October 2014