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Man in black jacket walking among temporary tents and shelters.
How can we achieve a world without long-term refugee camps?
… provide life-saving assistance in the acute phases of a displacement crisis when many thousands of people are crossing an international … for refugees in camps decreases, leaving many dependent on declining food rations and with limited access to healthcare and education. IIED’s … in the first place, or for keeping them open once a displacement crisis has become protracted. Speakers Lucy Earle  is director of the …
Event, 27 September 2023
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Urban poverty, food security and climate change
… The high and volatile food prices that triggered a renewed interest in food security since the 2008–09 crisis are expected to continue because of factors that include the impacts of climate change. Current policy prescriptions focus on food production; … Urban poverty, food security and climate change …
Publication, 01 March 2013
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Adaptation's turning point: can we set global targets in time for COP28?
Insight, 20 September 2023
A man bends over and rummages through piles of garbage that surround him.
Local and regional governments hold key to tackling rising global inequalities
… and regional government representatives. The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency, coupled with rising food and fuel prices around the globe, is bringing inequalities into … Caren Levy, professor at DPU, said: “In the last few years, crisis after crisis has been felt around the globe, from a worldwide …
News, 11 October 2022
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IIED at London Climate Action Week 2020
… For the second year in a row, IIED participated in London Climate Action Week (LCAW) , a series of events to discuss climate … have the luxury of time" to take urgent action to address the climate crisis. Watch a video recording of the complete event below, including … reading: Business with purpose in the era of COVID-19 | Resilient food systems and COVID-19: lessons for a Just Transition Information …
Event, 01 July 2020
A host of people carrying placards and banners, with a prominent banner that says: "Danger: delay kills you".
From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development
… of IIED held two strikingly hopeful moments: the Paris Agreement on climate change and the launch of Agenda 2030 . Since then, some other … recognition of the immense harms that will result from the climate crisis and the vast efforts needed to address them. That is a journey … major GHG emitters.  The war has also exposed fragilities in global food supply chains, with huge potential consequences. Over time, OECD …
Insight, 01 September 2022
Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.
Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates
… Over recent decades, concepts such as ‘food miles’ and ‘carbon footprints’ have entered the mainstream, … of energy access and nutrition, they often focus on situations of crisis  or precarity, including humanitarian settings. In such contexts, … and policymakers for addressing complex global challenges such as climate change holistically, breaking out of intellectual silos to look …
Insight, 21 February 2022
‘Virtuous circles’ can help secure food supplies and address climate change
… by IIED paints a vivid picture of an alternative future in which food, energy and water supplies are sustainable and in the control of … towards re-localised food systems will significantly help to address climate change and other challenges,” says Pimbert. “Circular systems … in the face of peak oil, climate change, biodiversity loss, the water crisis, food poisonings, and the impoverishment of farmers and rural …
News, 22 November 2011
Group of women sit on the floor and raise their hands up.
How women leaders are getting better social protection for the vulnerable
… in local decision-making and contribute to the development and climate-resilience agenda. What do the women leaders do? Ensuring vulnerable families can access the social safety net during crisis The effectiveness of social protection programmes in delivering … managing the Public Distribution Shops (PDS) that provide subsidised food grains, cooking oil and other items to ensure that they provide the …
Insight, 05 July 2022
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Agricultural research for food sovereignty: side event at the Terra Petra Forum on the food crisis, climate, agrofuels and food sovereignty
… research shapes the choices that are available to farmers, food workers and consumers, and the environments in which they live and … to exercise their democratic imagination to decide on the kind of food and agricultural research they want. This international initiative … an action research proposal: Democratising the Governance of Food Systems. Citizens Rethinking Food and Agricultural Research for the …
Publication, 01 June 2008