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One man in a small boat on a reservoir, in front of a large dam
Resettlement from large dams – what have we learned?
… experience of the World Bank social safeguards team during the 1990s, led by Michael Cernea, is evident, not least as he was able to create … for a new lifestyle to fully embed, the differential responses of community members, and raises the possibility that it is only in the …
Insight, 30 October 2019
Delegates discuss the Hilsa Conservation Trust Fund at the Bangladesh workshop. The fund is part of work to enhance the effectiveness of incentive-based fisheries management (Photo: Essam Yassin Mohammed/IIED)
Conservation trust fund proposed to help Bangladesh increase fish stocks
… a million people depend on it for their livelihood. Over-fishing has led to fears of a collapse in fish stocks.   The Bangladeshi government … Afroza, also attended the Dhaka meeting. Earlier this month Dr Azad led a high-level Bangladeshi delegation to the European Development Days … for selection are complex and less transparent for the fishing community. This will allow the fishers to view the compensation …
News, 11 June 2015
Cover for G02321.pdf
WWF Greater Mekong Cambodia Country Programme Ecotourism feasibility study
… WWF has embarked on a project to develop conservation and~ecotourism initiatives in collaboration with local communities,~with the aim of … of large mammal species in the Srepok Wilderness Area (SWA) through community based natural resource management and by developing ecotourism … the protected area. This paper looks at the feasibility of community-led tourism in the area and potential approaches towards implementation. …
Publication, 01 May 2007
Drilling for oil in Mali.
IIED urges G8 to see transparency as critical step on road to accountability
… to be able to access the information that the various transparency initiatives gather.” “Online access to company and government reporting … and informed consent in industrial projects Dispute or Dialogue? Community perspectives on company-led grievance mechanisms The Extractive Industries Transparency …
News, 14 June 2013
Cover for G00438.pdf
129 8 Scaling-up Community Efforts to Reach the MDGs - An Assessment of Experience from the Equator Prize
Publication, 01 January 1970
Phnom Penh: activists, students, monks and community members deliver a petition to Cambodia's National Assembly calling for increased protection for the country's natural resources (Photo: Luon Sovath, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED to host webinar on promoting accountability in agricultural investment chains
… that are all part of an 'investment chain'.   The webinar was led by IIED and the guest speaker was the managing director at the NGO … Rights Task Force (HRTF). He has extensive experience developing community education and empowerment materials on corporate …
Event, 11 September 2015
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… the documentation of indigenous knowledge in the form of Community Biocultural Registers and training in digital video … together towards ensuring food sovereignty and fostering locally-led initiatives for the protection and promotion of agrobiodiversity and …
Project, 15 August 2013
Cover for G02597.pdf
Climate change and the urban poor. Risk and resilience in 15 of the world's most vulnerable cities
… is possible and can be built into development plans. These include community-based initiatives led by organizations formed by the urban poor, and local governments …
Publication, 01 December 2009
A Congolese vendor sells handkerchiefs on the pavement in central Kampala. Congolese refugees dispersed throughout the city often lack the social and economic support networks necessary to find work or to start a business (Photo: William Monteith/IIED)
Refugee livelihoods in Ugandan cities: mind the gap between policy and practice
… for example though vending, trading and hawking. The research is led by the School of International Development at University of East … find it much harder to find work than others.  The hub of the Somali community in Kampala is located in Kisenyi – or 'Little Mogadishu'– one … providing skills and language training to urban refugees. Local initiatives are also working to establish dialogue between refugees and …
Insight, 22 March 2017
Diagram showing the traditional channels for delivering aid (Image: IIED)
Money where it matters: local finance to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement
… varies by location. This means that local actors – local governments, community organisations, NGOs, micro-enterprises and others – have a … to access and manage those resources. We continue to support specific initiatives and are currently partnering with local and national actors … case for going local We are building political support for locally-led adaptation in both national and international climate change …
Article, 25 January 2017