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Women at an outside meeting sat on the floor under trees
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
… than at any other period in human history. Ecosystems – the vital systems on which all life depends – are being degraded across the globe. This crisis of biodiversity loss is finally getting some attention. But its … research with scientists have enhanced yields despite severe climate change impacts. And landscape-based biocultural products and …
Insight, 18 February 2020
Biomass in the red – but can we put biomass into REDD+?
… that create incentives for Malawians to plant trees on farm for food and fuel are essential for REDD+ and climate change adaptation. Last month (23–24 June), I attended a meeting … fertiliser subsidies have held off an immediate food security crisis but are unlikely to be financially sustainable in the long term. …
Insight, 18 July 2011
IIED researchers in Uganda: "IIED works with small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs), municipal governments, pastoral communities, representatives of urban poor federations, smallholder farming groups, and other poorly represented interests" (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Reflections on my time as IIED director
… summer 2003 seems a very long time ago: before the financial crisis, pre-Hurricane Katrina, and just after the ill-fated, wilful … debates , and making sure we thought through the implications of climate change for work across all our programmes. Saleemul Huq led this … embed an understanding of urban issues into all our work on land-use, food and agriculture, green economy and related issues. We aim to be …
Insight, 05 March 2015
Happy Mondays — saving the planet one day at a time
… are the implications vis-à-vis the recession — and the global South? Food for thought Exact figures vary regarding the impact of meat … type 2 diabetes and some cancers. Meanwhile, the main victims of climate change, which is in part driven by meat consumption, live in the … tight economically. Some anecdotal trends suggest that the economic crisis has been reducing consumption in the developed world, …
Insight, 17 February 2010
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… Developed Countries (LDC) Group of the UNFCCC. Launched at the 2019 Climate Action Summit in New York, the LDC 2050 Vision is the LDCs’ … As an institute all too aware of the impacts of the climate crisis, especially on the most vulnerable people, we are keenly aware of … world. Among the subjects covered were rebalancing power in global food chains ,  local solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land …
Insight, 06 January 2020
Solar phone charging on a Ugandan island shows even isolated areas in Africa are getting connected by mobile phones and creating demand for energy (Photo: futureatlas.com/blog/)
Transforming energy access: a conversation with Kandeh Yumkella
… SDG negotiation, SE4ALL identified four nexus targets (health, water, food and women), as a way to bring other interest groups around the … areas. Renewable energy can be critical in responding to humanitarian crisis, providing flexible, mobile lighting, reducing dependency on … and small-scale, centralised and decentralised; integrating climate change concerns into energy access debates and stimulating …
Insight, 31 July 2014
Pastoralists with their goats in Niger.
Why following the herd can be good for Kenyan media
… the meat and milk pastoralists provide help to feed a nation. As the climate grows more variable, these people could become even more important cornerstones of Kenya’s economy and food security. But, in the pages of newspapers there, the herders are … media only gives special attention to pastoralists when there is a crisis, like a major drought or famine where large numbers of people and …
Insight, 11 October 2012
Young people in Okola, Cameroon, cluster around a Global Positioning System that they are using to create a community map with geographical features.
Future world: addressing the contradictions of planet, people, power and profits
… changes, the globalisation of consumption and increasing demands on food, water and energy resources. What impact will all this have on … and politicians, and the persistence of a pro-market ideology. Climate change. All nations now recognise the need to adapt to climate … formulation. Key questions We’ve set out a picture of a world in crisis in the Future World paper: a story of resource scarcity and …
Insight, 07 June 2013
Houses teeter on the edge of a river in Indonesia.
Beyond the Millennium Development Goals
… by a much broader consultation) it won’t take us very far.  The crisis in aid/development assistance is the limited capacity of the … lines were set in each nation at levels that match the costs of food and non-food essentials and adjusted for where such costs are … ability of future generations to meet their needs. 5: And what about climate change? Somehow the issue of climate change got left out of the …
Insight, 01 August 2012
Which is the best approach when working for sustainable energy for all? (Photo: Bernard Polet, via Flickr)
How can we finance sustainable energy for all?
… as part of delivering a sustainable service (for addressing food security, education, health and so on) will require experts from a … watch is how funds from large-scale global funds , notably the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will be distributed, and how to ensure they will … IDS. The first blog in the series focused on cities and the climate crisis . …
Insight, 15 December 2014