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Two women wearing masks hand over a bag to another woman wearing a mask
Q&A: Two years on, blog series maintains its focus – in changing and challenging times
… Why is there a blog on motorcycles? What is meant by the cry from community organisations “We want greens” and, coming later in 2022 – do … of where this had been addressed How comprehensive, community-led informal settlement upgrading has much to contribute to climate … include fresh veg or fruit, and Many included new urban agriculture initiatives, such as a blog by Supawut Boonmahathanakorn about a 4.8 …
Article, 09 May 2022
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The changing face of community participation: the Liverpool black experience (PLA 58).
… above. The city of Liverpool has the longest established black community in Britain, concentrated in the Toxteth area, where ‘community … failed to protect black residents on a new housing estate, and this led to campaigns for black studies and the formation of the Liverpool … As government agencies concentrated on regeneration and economic initiatives, community participation was now in the hands of civil …
Publication, 01 June 2008
An illustration with a speech bubble: "We're dealing with multiple intertwined crises" with scales and illustrations depicting climate change, COVID-19, rising inequalities and biodiversity loss
A green recovery from COVID-19? Not without climate, nature and development solutions
Insight, 26 November 2020
People sitting in a pasture
International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… INMIP is an Indigenous Peoples-led network coordinated by the Peruvian indigenous NGO ANDES … learning about how to address shared challenges through empowering community-led processes. Background INMIP was established in Bhutan in May 2014, …
Project, 27 June 2019
A small brick building with two steps leading to a corrugated iron door houses a pit latrine.
The case for sewers
… if consideration is given to recurrent running costs. The following initiatives show some clever ways to lower costs. The Orangi Pilot … to low-income residents by cutting costs and combining household, community and government resources. Communities did the ‘small … Development Institute (CODI) in Thailand supported community-led upgrading of informal settlements (PDF)  that included connections …
Insight, 19 November 2021
A woman in Malawi carries a solar panel above her head through a forest path
Climate adaptation: its time is now
Insight, 29 May 2019
Screengrab of a map of indigenous peoples’ territories in the Peruvian Amazon (Image: IBC Peru)
Creating a global 'land rights family': from knowledge to action
… issues. In February an ambitious knowledge-exchange programme – led by the International Land Coalition (ILC), Namati and IIED – was launched with an eight-day event in Kenya. The Community Land Initiative seeks to facilitate an international exchange of knowledge on community-level work to enhance land rights. To avoid replicating the …
Insight, 14 March 2018
Standing and seating men and women pose for a group photograph
Zambia’s chiefs champion gender equality in land and natural resource governance
… the guidelines was a locally-driven initiative, which directly led to its success. Traditional leaders designed this initiative to …
Insight, 06 September 2021
Group of people sit and stand in a circle under a palm tree
Rethinking research and development approaches from a decolonisation perspective
… privilege? Reflecting on discussions during the webinar series − led by students from Sweden’s Lund University  – and on IIED’s … was and largely remains an instrument of political power, with funded initiatives meeting the interests of donor agencies. These predominantly … A rights-based approach, for example, cannot work for a displaced community lacking basic needs. Claiming rights is the least of their …
Insight, 14 July 2021
Group of standing and seated people pose for a photo
CHOICES: community energy in South Africa
… The CHOICES (Community and Household Options In Choosing Energy Services) project in … has been hampered by the unreliability and low capacity of off-grid initiatives, a dilapidated, overstretched coal-based grid network and a … 2025, including renewable energy. What did IIED do? The project was led locally by South Africa-based organisation  OneWorld , supported …
Project, 31 October 2010