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Women preparing tapioca
Tapioca tech in Togo – how producers are organising to transform lives and land
… soils. Erratic rainfall patterns are emerging as a result of climate change. Life is increasingly precarious for the communities who … in these fragile landscapes?  FFF’s vision is to achieve climate-resilient landscapes and improve livelihoods. CPC has trained … livelihoods, but to contribute to national commitments to climate resilience, such as Togo’s commitment to restore 1.4 million hectares of …
Insight, 05 February 2020
a turtle
Navigating ocean investments
… the right investment, MPAs can help support ocean ecosystems, enhance resilience to climate change, and provide food and income for local communities. But … and social impacts. Governments engaged in collaborative management partnerships can improve their access to blended finance for marine …
Article, 01 October 2019
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Small and Medium Forest Enterprises in Ghana: sourcebook on enterprise characteristics, activity centres, product markets, support institutions and service providers
… be given to support SMFEs in ways that improve their sustainability, resilience and capacity to mitigate climate change while also optimising the huge contribution they make to …
Publication, 01 March 2012
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of degradation threatens the ability to … they host a quarter of the total Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle Soils store and filter water, improving our resilience to floods and droughts, and Soil is a non-renewable resource; …
Article, 09 April 2015
Delegates at the 20th Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting integrate poverty and environmental issues into the global agenda in Edinburgh in late May (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Putting ourselves out of business – forward planning for the PEP
… hosted by IIED, and focused on ' Implementing the SDGs for inclusive, climate-resilient, green economies '. But he told the meeting, there's a … between poverty reduction, environmental resource management and climate change.  That relationship and the need for an integrated … poor being dealt with in one silo, while action to improve climate resilience is dealt with elsewhere. This means building bridges, but it …
Insight, 29 June 2015
A community in Bangladesh maps out their local resources and plans for an emergency.
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
News, 22 January 2013
Skyline view of a city with houses and short buildings in the front and skyscrapers in the background.
Q&A: Citizen participation in planning − from the neighbourhood to the city
… Exploring these questions is extremely important in the context of climate-related hazards and greater intensity of disasters.   Q: Have … has been working on violence against girls; her work on gendered resilience could be useful.   TS: Youth and child participation is a …
Article, 10 December 2021
A man in a face mask talking to a group of people
Facing a COVID-19 future: listening and learning to inform the ‘new normal’
… responses are needed urgently? We’ve seen with our work on getting climate finance to the local level and to the small organisations and … This is a difficult conversation, but one that we’d like to have. Climate change is not going away, food security will continue to be a …
Insight, 28 May 2020
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PLA65: Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent
… But with the loss of biodiversity, valuable resources such as climate-resilient crops, medicinal plants and wild foods are being lost. … threats from mining and protected areas; and improving forestry partnerships. It also looks at government experiences of establishing …
Publication, 01 June 2012