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Achala C Abeysinghe (second left) recently spoke on a panel discussion at COP23 on Women Leading the World's Climate Agenda (Photo: Anne Schulthess/IIED)
COP23 outcomes call for faster action and higher ambition to keep Paris on track
… presidency at this year's UN climate talks. The tiny Pacific Island led with big ambition, sealing Parties' agreement to the main outcome of … without actions stay empty promises: the question now is how these initiatives will really bring the voices of these marginalised groups … of the LDCs needs to be matched by support from the international community. A crucial year ahead 2018 will be a crucial year for climate …
Insight, 21 November 2017
Pastoralists in Isiolo County mapping community resources, such as water sources and good grazing areas. This pilot project developed a mechanism that allows local people to identify investments that can build their resilience to climate change. (Photo: James Pattison/IIED)
Award win highlights collaboration for Kenya climate resilience
News, 15 April 2015
Aerial view of informal settlement
Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… have so few of these people actually benefited from poverty reduction initiatives? Why have most aid agencies given this such a low priority? … finance through local institutions to engage with and support community-led development, as in the work of the Akiba Mashinani Trust in Kenya. …
Insight, 10 August 2021
Man talking while two others take notes
IIED research and evidence in academia
… Index is a framework for assessing and improving equity in ocean initiatives, projects and policies. This paper applies the index to case … conservation and equity and how they are recognised by different community actors.  Case studies were conducted with Quechua peoples in … article reflects on barriers to advancing Indigenous- and community-led conservation, and actions to address those barriers. While …
Article, 23 September 2020
Rubbish and black bin bags are strewn around
Carbon offsetting: who’s really winning?
Insight, 07 July 2020
A tanker delivers water to residents in Retiro, a shanty town in Buenos Aires (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Urban water and sanitation
… Karachi in Asia. Learning from such efforts is critical, for other community-driven initiatives, but also for supportive governments and NGOs.   Within the SHARE consortium on sanitation led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, we have …
Project, 01 September 2014
A community in Cameroon, where Centre pour l'Environnement et le Developpement has been supporting junior lawyers in rural communities (Photo: Lorenzo Cotula/IIED)
Legal empowerment: what we do, what we've learned
… legal instruments .   At the grassroots, tailored, locally-led approaches are essential. Given the diversity of situations and community aspirations, there is no single 'IIED approach'. Instead, we … includes public mobilisation and collective action. Similarly, in community–investor negotiations, communities need a solid understanding …
Insight, 14 November 2017
Four elephants roam the plain on the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Covering elephant tracks: can insurance compensate farmers for wildlife damage?
… and share lessons internationally.   In Sri Lanka  the work is being led by national economic think thank the Institute of Policy Studies … of the schemes reviewed have overcome these challenges by focusing on community-based solutions, innovative financial design and effective … is likely to play an important role in the future – microinsurance initiatives are already harnessing this through mobiles and SMS.   …
Insight, 27 March 2019
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
Article, 01 August 2019
Fisheries account for 12 per cent of The Gambia's GDP. The country's Atlantic coastline and the mangroves along the River Gambia estuary are vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Javier D. Creative Commons via Flickr)
GCF funding boosts ecosystem-based adaptation in The Gambia
… grounds to help boost fish stocks. They have also supplied five community gardens with solar-powered boreholes to support crop … Accessing international climate finance The success of these initiatives has led to new opportunities to access international climate finance. The …
Insight, 22 June 2017