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Pastoralists pull water from a well near Denan in the Somali Region of Ethiopia for their camels. (Photo: Andrew Heavens, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and informing dialogue
… livelihoods under increasingly unpredictable conditions due to climate change.                It shows that, far from being outmoded … team of accredited trainers still offers the training on a demand-led, cost-recovery basis. … Forum adapted it for delivery to local government actors and community members. Drawing on Sudan’s experience, we are establishing a …
Project, 17 December 2012
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
A woman carrying groceries in the village of Bouwéré, Mali. Assessments looked at how women experienced resilience to climate disruption (Photo: P.Casier/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Monitoring and evaluation in a local context
… In the BRACED Decentralising Climate Funds project led by the Near East Foundation , we support local governments in Mali … public goods. The project teams are setting up and supporting local adaptation committees within local governments. Local climate funds are … will support a different type of resilience depending on what the community chooses to invest in. A community investing in a water point, …
Insight, 18 July 2016
A woman in an orange life jacket sits on the edge of a square pond cage, surrounded by water.
How social protection can support people and sustain fisheries
… workers living in the global South – are becoming more precarious as climate change and overfishing reshape the risks they face. Almost 90% … that social protection, labour and fisheries management are typically led by different ministries with distinct mandates and limited … between NGOs, private companies, fisheries sector organisations and community-based organisations. These last two often play a role in the …
Insight, 06 June 2022
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
… to certain types of participation, but not all. For example, while community-based participation in water and sanitation projects is … always remember who is left (or pushed) out of these processes in NGO-led, government-led or 'community-led' modes. (Short-term tenants, for … Exploring these questions is extremely important in the context of climate-related hazards and greater intensity of disasters.   Q: Have …
Article, 10 December 2021
A Raika man leading his sheep and goats to graze in the contested Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
How communities are protecting their biocultural resources with community protocols
… poor and vulnerable. In response, some communities have developed Community Protocols to assert their rights and negotiate with others. … conservation efforts by communities, support climate change adaptation, and help to establish long-term partnerships between … Ghana. In other cases, the development of community protocols has led to strong partnerships between communities and others, whether …
Insight, 02 October 2012
Women using the Changu Changu Moto Fuel-Efficient Clean Cookstove, Malawi, Africa (Photo: Ripple Africa)
Technologies for sustainable development: mind the gender gap
… women’s needs. Closing the technology gender gap: ways forward Women-led designs. Women need to be involved during the early stages of … place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 11-14 June. CBA’s well-established ‘community of practice’ will work with investors and policymakers on … the UNFCC and LDC Expert Group will convene the Regional National Adaptation Plans (NAP) Expo .  …
Insight, 30 April 2018
Three people stand talking in a street. A man, a woman and, in the middle, a young man wearing a face mask.
A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out
… pandemic as part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council project led by the University of Warwick . Through video diaries and interviews, … of basic services; and supporting holistic interventions, such as climate-change adaptive social protection. A call for inclusion … exclusion. First, they supported the view advocated by IIED that community-based organisations are potentially more inclusive of …
Insight, 24 May 2022
A group of women use a ladder to climb up to an imposing well to collect water in a desert-like landscape
Integrating gender and intersectionality in social protection programmes
… services. Multidimensional vulnerabilities Multiple risks including climate change, natural disasters, food insecurity, conflict and … in them claiming more than 50% of the workdays. But COVID-19 led to a decline in this share: migrants, both women and men, left … gendered and intersectional social protection, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction at the local level. For poor …
Insight, 07 September 2021
Miners on a steep hillside mine tungsten
Secure land rights are now more important than ever
… significantly impacting and influencing responses to issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and achievement of the Sustainable … seen weakened environmental impact assessments, compressed or limited community consultations, the opening up of Indigenous lands and … of land-based investments. The project is implemented by a consortium led by IIED, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and …
Insight, 29 January 2021