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A small-scale farmer in Tanzania
Protecting women’s livelihoods through gender-equitable land governance in sub-Saharan Africa
… on land. This is reflected in gender-discriminatory household- and community-level land-related decision-making processes, in barriers for … building strong foundations for upscaling. In all countries, the initiatives led to positive outcomes for women in the focus communities while also …
Project, 09 October 2014
Woman farmer holds a machete to a cocoa plant
Civil society perspectives on the living income differential for cocoa producers
… of the LID – as the panellists discussed − has been government-led with little producer or civil society involvement. More work is …
Insight, 23 August 2021
Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
Uganda: Can a gorilla park deliver more benefits to local people?
… game meat. When access to those resources was restricted in 1991 this led to conflicts between local people and park authorities, which … in the park. The projects also resulted in improved dialogue between community members and staff involved in managing the park.  However the … that to maximize both conservation and development outcomes such initiatives will need to have a greater positive impact on the poorest …
Insight, 26 July 2013
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… of New York, Bloomberg oversaw several significant public health initiatives: limiting public smoking and alcohol access, calorie counts … detailed profiles of more than 7,000 informal settlements .  These community-led processes generate the data needed to understand health priorities …
Insight, 07 June 2017
Cover for G03806.pdf
Isiolo County Adaptation Fund: Activities, Costs, Impacts after the 1st Investment Round
… established and is fully functional. ~The initial success in Isiolo led DFID to award a new £6.5 million accountable grant (2013- 16) to an …
Publication, 01 June 2014
View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… the population is already urban. Latin American cities have recently led urban development with some radically new approaches. Curitiba in … about.” Challenges to broader uptakes of these urban transformation initiatives are many and profound. Residents of mass-produced social …
News, 10 May 2021
Pits at Bekily sapphire mine in Toliara are on average 18 meters deep (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Improving governance in Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining sector from the ground up
… testing solutions while looking at the bigger picture. This process led to local 'action plans' for better ASM governance. Early fruits of … participatory budgets to manage mining revenues taking into account community priorities  Plans were developed for decentralised 'one-stop … environmental programme. The development of the strategy is being led by the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and GIZ. While still in draft …
Project, 08 March 2017
Nearly 80 per cent of Dar es Salaam's residents live in informal settlements, and less than 10 per cent of the city has sewer access (Photo: Anna Walnycki/IIED)
Connecting settlements, cities and basins: realising SDG 6 at scale
… the rapid growth of some urban populations between 1999 and 2015 has led to the percentage of people with better water or sanitation access … of water needs, use and resources. Work undertaken at the community level by the Tanzanian Centre for Community Initiatives , IIED and the Tanzania Urban Poor Federation (TUPF) …
Insight, 25 August 2016
Small-scale miners dig soil mining for tin in Rwanda.
The mining sector searches for sustainability
Insight, 13 June 2012
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in the Andean highlands, Peru (Photo: Karen Podvin)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Peru
… and local communities and NGOs to gather lessons learnt through both initiatives on EbA effectiveness.  Informing policy Results so far have … ” (in Spanish) held during the CBA 15 International Conference on Community-based Adaptation . IKI Peru newsletter  (in Spanish) June - … course  (in Spanish), which took place from 3 June to 5 July, and was led by IUCN and TMI. Three representatives from the Peruvian Ministry of …
Project, 04 September 2018