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Indigeonous communities join government officials, NGOs and academics to participate in a ridge-to-reef mapping workshop in Cagayan de Oro City to identify threats to the forest and environment ecosystem (Photo: Horacio Marcos C. Mordeno, MindaNews, Creative Commons via Flickr)
International Disaster and Risk Conference 2016: key resources
… resilience in cities. IIED's disaster and risk work focuses on local community engagement with climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation, particularly in urban areas. And while IIED's researchers … capacity building and learning is possible - Diane Archer IIED led the three-year Urban Crises Learning Fund , and the programme of …
Article, 28 August 2016
Reforestation program in Guatemala (Photo: Enrique Varahona)
Forest and Farm Facility Phase I
… committee that ensures representatives of local forest family, community and indigenous rights-holder groups take control. FFF Phase I … countries: Bolivia, Gambia, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Vietnam and Zambia. After a competitive call, Phase II … Ghana, Madagascar and Togo. A knowledge and learning component led by IIED dovetailed with the communication strategy – including a …
Project, 29 May 2014
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… and citizens, review processes must incorporate rigorous, country led evaluations that examine policy and programme implementation and … living in and around the PA.  The methodology uses a combination of community workshops to identify significant social impacts; a short … they impact on people, the planet and the economy. Ecosystem-based adaptation: a win-win formula for sustainability in a warming world? …
Article, 02 January 2017
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… expertise in different aspects of sustainable development, including community development, environmental management, climate change, energy, … Development Research Centre in 2006 to lead on research on adaptation strategies. Prior to this she worked as a senior energy … for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the AMFN. He has led or contributed to several international programs on adaptive …
Article, 03 August 2015
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PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… Islands has generated multiple benefits, including ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. How a modified form of scoring, used … framework, revealed how famine was averted in Southern Africa. How community-led action in India is improving animal health and work practices. How …
Article, 31 August 2013
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… and of urban actors facing humanitarian crises. 10 Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal … toolkit provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: …
Article, 21 December 2018
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
… Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) led participants from 14 countries at IIED's workshop on engaging men … in Mozambique to Yaeda Valley in Tanzania, activities have: Supported community land use planning Improved biomass supply chain Provided … interests. Gender equality for success Experiences from Vietnam, Nepal and Tanzania have shown that women and men play different roles in …
Insight, 17 December 2015
Climate protestors in Doha. Photo: adopt a negotiator
COP18 Q&A: Latest from the Doha climate change conference
Article, 06 December 2012
Old woman in profile in front of thatched hut and mud house. Niger.
Making gender and generation matter
… Federations : this paper documents the emergence of the first women-led slum dweller Federation, Mahila Milan, which was established in … institutional change. ' Mainstreaming gender and climate change in Nepal ' examines one dynamic which underpins this process of change - … are taken into account in the development of policies and plans for adaptation to climate change in Nepal and investigates the opportunities …
Project, 26 April 2011