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A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
… systems preserve rich biodiversity, provide nutritious food and are climate resilient and low carbon. And they are already achieving zero … food systems because they are more resilient to climate change and provide more nutritious diets than modern food systems. And … of hunting and fishing that is essential for survival. Indigenous-led research must feed into 2021 summit More research is urgently needed …
Insight, 23 October 2020
Community-led mapping in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, helps to record and reflect local people's needs and priorities (Photo: Sohel Ahmed)
Q&A: Why do we need a philosophy for better evidence?
… That's what IIED's research evidence is all about, supporting locally-led transformational development. So what is 'better' evidence? SD: … can be manipulative or extractive; when a consultant goes into a community to collect data for example, and treats people as passive … context? SD: Absolutely. We don't know what is going to happen with climate change: how fast it will happen or what the impacts will be. So …
Article, 14 March 2017
Residents of Sitio San Roque, Philippines, watch a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction (Photo: Alamy)
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… decades of experience working on urban issues. During the 1990s he led the urban environment programme at the Stockholm Environment … London. He was a co-ordinating lead author of the chapter on urban adaptation in the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on … adaptation, urban livelihoods in the context of climate change and community-based environmental management. His work has a particular …
Event, 05 May 2016
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… to limitations imposed on travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic, led to wider acknowledgement of the digital divide and the issues that … IIED Debates series and shifting the 14th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA14)  online. This will feature insight into research and …
Insight, 30 December 2020
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… decide? July: Outrage over the illegal killing of Cecil the lion led to calls for a ban on trophy hunting, but would this have the … biggest development challenges facing Africa today. How do we measure adaptation? March: As funding to support adaptation to climate change … and mitigation, and previews the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA). The main challenge is whether to …
Article, 22 December 2015
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How can sector governance models drive sustainability performance in smallholder-dominated agricultural sectors?
… quality sectors are resilient in the face of market volatility and climate change; have a net positive impact on natural capital and quality of … base, and limiting the longevity of interventions. This has led to a net loss in the sector of resilience, natural capital, and …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Arid landscape with mountains in the background
Talking transdisciplinarity
… in our work? The societal challenges of the 21 st century – notably climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality – are interlinked and … question on how to achieve impact continues to evade us. The IIED-led SENTINEL project  and the British Ecological Society’s Conservation …
Insight, 16 April 2021
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… Congress objectives The congress aimed to: Inspire the international community to take action for nature by demonstrating its critical role … of IIED projects which include biocultural heritage, ecosystem-based adaptation, social assessment of protected areas, food demand and … International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples INMIP), which is led by Asociacion ANDES with support from IIED, were shared, in addition …
Event, 01 September 2016
Members of the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation learn techniques for building houses on land that is affected by climate-related hazards, including waterlogging. Picture: David Dodman.
12 Christmas crackers from IIED
… 1. Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe This report says Zimbabwe's climate change … the report or read the press release . 6. Dispute or Dialogue? Community perspectives on company-led grievance mechanisms This book shows that giant mining, timber, and …
Article, 27 December 2013
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Participatory rice variety selection in Sri Lanka (PLA 60)
… the importance of farmer participation in experimentation for adaptation and the efficiency of locally informed and farmer-led research. The network of relationships built up between the farmers, … farmers. This project underlines the importance of biodiversity for community-based adaptation (CBA). As climate change pressures mount, it …
Publication, 01 December 2009