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Aerial view of a hydropower plant
Will green bonds boost finance flows to sustainable hydropower?
… an active area of IIED research (PDF) within the FutureDAMS project . Led by the University of Manchester , innovative simulation tools are …
Insight, 05 April 2021
New tools can measure the benefits of ecosystems such as coastal mangrove forests, such as this one in Mexico. Mangroves provide protection from coastal flooding and erosion, as well as nutrition for marine life (Photo: Peyri Herrera, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Action to protect nature and tackle poverty gathers momentum
Insight, 02 November 2016
Landscape of an island with houses and vegetation surrounded by the sea.
A glimmer of hope ahead of COP26 – financing for adaptation
Insight, 06 October 2021
Place forests under local control to increase incomes and sustainability
… must be turned on its head. An initiative of unprecedented scale, led by The Forests Dialogue (TFD), IUCN and  the Growing Forests … benefits and productivity of forests requires moving from a 'resource-led' model to a 'rights-based' system of 'locally controlled forestry', …
News, 07 September 2012
Studies reveal prospects for linking ape conservation with poverty reduction in Africa
… conserve these species in strictly controlled protected areas often led to conflict with local communities who were restricted from … that to maximize both conservation and development outcomes such initiatives will need to have a greater positive impact on the poorest … The second report expands the focus beyond Uganda and highlights initiatives that seek to link ape conservation with poverty reduction in …
News, 18 August 2010
Community leaders in the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia planning with staff from the Namibia Housing Action Group (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Financial inequalities; defining our age
Insight, 22 August 2017
An audience gathers to listen to a presentation as information on land is shared by Open Data Myanmar (Photo: Open Data Myanmar)
IIED webinar: using web platforms to promote transparency and strengthen land rights
… several stakeholder consultations, and has carried out a number of community-led social impact assessments. Prior to her involvement with BadeiDha …
Event, 06 July 2016
A CCAFS and CIAT participatory photography project in Chiquimula, Guatemala. A framework on how to monitor and evaluate social learning approaches is now available. (Photo: Gian Betancourt/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Paper outlines framework to monitor and evaluate social learning approaches
Insight, 13 February 2015
In 1992 the United Nations called Mexico City "the most polluted city on the planet". City authorities took radical steps to cut pollution, but Mexico City still has smog and is increasingly vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Fidel Gonzalez, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Should cities invest in climate mitigation?
Insight, 21 September 2015
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… 2016 will be delivered by Debra Roberts, head of the Sustainable City Initiatives portfolio in eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa. … Durban on the map as a frontrunner in climate change adaptation.  She led the Durban Adaptation Charter for Local Governments , developed and … cities and climate change at the 7th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation, in 2013 Roberts is a regular contributor to …
News, 19 July 2016