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Women sit next to piles of vegetables like onions, tomatoes, garlic.
Five pathways to deliver rapid support for a green and resilient COVID-19 recovery in the LDCs
… COVID-19 compounded the challenges of poverty, inequality and climate change, with the poorest and most vulnerable countries … fragmented, inefficient and often fail to reach the most vulnerable. Food provision fell short during the pandemic due to several overlapping … demonstrated the benefits of moving away from providing relief post-crisis towards predictable, sustained and shock responsive programmes. …
Insight, 30 September 2021
The Potato Park, Peru, which hosted a previous meeting of the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (Image: IIED)
Mountain communities rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops
… communities in 10 countries gathered recently in Tajikistan to assess climate change impacts and develop responses to this crisis. The meeting was organised by Asociacion ANDES (Peru) , the … and indigenous peoples' intellectual property rights.    Ahead of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' (FAO) biennial …
News, 06 October 2015
Crisis in policymaking for people and planet demands new politics of inclusion
News, 27 January 2010
Europe’s food security at risk without bigger role for farmers in policy and research
News, 11 May 2011
Covers of best publications 2021.
IIED's best of 2021: publications
… tangible development outcomes for local people, including jobs, food security and empowerment as well as resilience to climate change.   Overall, we found a wealth of evidence that … for co-creating inclusive, forward-looking pathways out of the crisis.  The framework will help key stakeholders – including health …
Article, 17 December 2021
Multi-coloured ‘New Deal’ needed for global economic recovery
… The world needs a multi-coloured ‘New Deal’ that addresses gender, the climate crisis, access to clean water, the lack of investment in care and … on addressing and reducing inequalities in assets, income, access to food, essential public services and employment opportunities. IIED …
News, 15 December 2021
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D&C Days 2019: Illumination amid ‘a sea of warnings’
… The 17th Development and Climate Days  took place in Madrid on Sunday, over a single day this … Action Summit , it incorporated the five resilience-centred themes of food and agriculture; early warning, early action; finance; working with … to 1.5 degrees, he concluded that “in short we are clearly in a crisis situation, a climate emergency.” Watch Norton's opening remarks …
News, 10 December 2019
Man walking with two camels over a sandy landscape.
Food aid is needed desperately — but ultimately it's not the answer
… grazing opportunities and accessing the water sources. Complex social systems that cross national borders, and the reserving of key areas of … stock for building up their herds when the situation improves. When food prices rocket and livestock prices plummet at the same time, many … system on which so many depend. So while food aid is crucial in a crisis, more imaginative solutions are needed to stop the cycle …
Insight, 25 July 2011
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… dramatically increase spending levels on the twin challenges of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Rory Stewart said : “I’d like to double … freely-available natural resources and services such as wild food and fuel, natural fertilisers and flood defences. Ironically, poor … Climate change …
Insight, 31 May 2019
Man handing a package to another man. They are all wearing face masks.
Are India’s social protection schemes ‘future fit’?
… will be, are yet unknown. As the virus has raged, the damage from climate change has been alarming. Unseasonal heavy rains and strong … Scheme (MGNREGS) for channelling relief. Safety net At the time of a crisis, such schemes provide a ‘safety net’ by guaranteeing 100 days of … been tried out successfully by the government by providing subsidised food grain to households under the ‘one nation one ration card’ …
Insight, 09 October 2020