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PLA 65 - Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent
Article, 31 May 2012
An image showing a group photo of CBA10 field trip group posing for a photo on a rooftop at the end of a long day during which the delegates made visits to four separate projects in Dhaka where communities are adapting to climate change (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice
Insight, 27 April 2016
Construction workers build a hotel in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Credit: Overseas Development Institute / Antony Robbins (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en_GB)
Time to hear LDC voices on Post-2015 development goals
… leadership over the last decade in international debates around climate change, trade, debt and other issues. As Achala Abeysinghe … , these countries have formed an influential bloc at the UN climate change negotiations. This LDC Group has effectively pushed to bring issues like climate finance and loss and damage to the top of the list of priority …
Insight, 10 December 2013
A farmer in the Potato Park, Peru (Photo: Adam Kerby)
A marriage to save the earth: Farmers and researchers innovate to conserve biodiversity
… changes to how they live and farm in order to adapt to a changing climate. They have innovated to survive, changing the ways they support … in India have found it difficult to produce food in a changing climate, particularly in the last 10 years. The key problem almost all … and change with the times. More details Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) is a project coordinated by IIED, Asociacion ANDES …
Insight, 07 October 2014
New paradigm for African agriculture sees sustainable intensification in a new light
… on a durable basis, while reducing environmental damage and building resilience, natural capital and the flow of environmental services – has … ways, which mean more pollution, less biodiversity and more climate change, we can choose to intensify farming in a sustainable way … that Governments, in Africa and the developed countries and in partnerships with the private sector and NGOs, recognise and act on the …
News, 18 April 2013
When infrastructure is not provided, or not affordable, the urban poor find their own way around the problem, as in Delhi, India, where electricity is tapped
Urban crisis response needs a humanitarian sector shake-up
… they urgently need. Much of this is dependent on creating working partnerships between diverse urban actors. This requires an … action with long-term development. Given the likely impact of climate change on cities, approaches that combine crisis preparedness and crisis response with climate resilience will have more far-reaching effects than keeping the issues …
Insight, 15 December 2017
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… the DELiVER (Decentralised Energy for Livelihoods, Environment and Resilience network, a collection of UK-based organisations focused on … to enrich our energy delivery models framework. Examples of these partnerships include the SUNGAS project in Nigeria and CHOICES in South … jobs, gain energy independence and help to both limit and adapt to climate change. An IIED report urges developing nations to take …
Project, 26 October 2012
Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh queue to get access to a raised tube well; local indicators about access to water are essential for the SDGs (Photo: Development Planning Unit, UCL, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
… for populations living in slums/informal settlements. Indicators of resilience are also needed for each locality   And similarly for many … formally communicated the establishment of integrated, low-carbon, climate resilient, disaster risk reduction strategies..." should also …
Insight, 09 March 2016
Closeup of the flame of a small oil lamp.
Energy equity: can the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative make a difference?
… for the poorest: SE4ALL should focus on reducing poverty and building resilience to the impacts of climate change through improving people’s access to energy. Other … should think about incentives, regulation and public-private partnerships in all the priority SE4ALL areas. Efficiency, good …
Insight, 29 March 2012
Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)
Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?
… ' green economy ' has entered the fore, bringing a renewed focused on resilience, renewables and recycling. Human rights and transparency … dominate the international arena for the extractives industry — while climate change continues to fight for its space at that table. Reviewing … an increased focus on water and resource scarcity, greater focus on partnerships and local participation, and community wellbeing. There …
Insight, 07 June 2012