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Urban ARK 18: Supporting community-led research on risks and creating policy platforms to enhance Nairobi’s governance for resilience
… This briefing outlines the development of community-led research to promote urban governance for resilience and how … local governance. The briefing analyses three interlinked initiatives that highlight the aspiration to move from simply providing … Urban ARK 18: Supporting community-led research on risks and creating policy platforms to enhance …
Publication, 01 October 2018
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IIED at WUF12
… national, regional and local governments; academics; business people; community leaders; urban planners; and civil society representatives. In … Network . The focus at WUF12 was on the crucial role of communities, community-led practices and local action in the achievement of the Sustainable …
Event, 04 November 2024
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Engaging communities to tackle illegal wildlife trade - lessons from Southeast Asia, South America and sub-Saharan Africa
… over the rising threat of poaching to high-value species have led to a number of policy commitments to tackle IWT. These fall under … been made against commitments under the final category. In addition, community-focused projects were allocated less funding than protected … this report presents evidence and key lessons from a diverse set of initiatives to show that there are many commonalities between the …
Publication, 26 October 2022
A flooded village with damaged houses.
Practical lessons on implementing business unusual 
… example, the LDC Group encourages LDCs and the international climate community to shift away from the traditional approach to climate action … and a reliance on external expertise – towards: LDC- and locally-led climate programmes with inclusive governance and decision making … sectors, for making collective and inclusive climate decisions.  3. Initiatives must be led and implemented by LDCs, for sustainability, …
Insight, 15 June 2022
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Global Water Initiative: Niger
… with severely limited access to water. Sanitation: We promoted community-led total sanitation (CTLS) to foster the adoption of good hygiene and … of water resources are now being monitored, with support from community entities. Niger contacts Boureima Adamou …
Project, 16 February 2018
A group of people stand around a map on a table.
Kota Kita: facilitating citizen-led urban development
… people identify their priorities for action. That intensive, locally-led information gathering remains a cornerstone of Kota Kita's work, but … street furniture that guides students along safe routes; as well as a community-based waste management system. …  and prioritising women’s perspectives in city-level resilience initiatives . More recently, Kota Kita worked with IIED and partners to …
Article, 22 February 2022
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Building resilience for cotton farmers in India: evidence from Gujarat and Maharashtra
… and adaptation measures, including government programmes and community-led initiatives, could also be better understood. This study explores the …
Publication, 30 September 2024
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Learning and action for community engagement against wildlife crime
… by establishing a learning and action platform for locally-driven initiatives to share lessons and inject community voices into IWT policymaking. It includes: An online … to IWT in Africa have focused on increasingly militarised state-led law enforcement, with serious implications for indigenous peoples …
Project, 30 October 2018
GWI influence - access and rights to irrigated land - planting rice - Selingue dam - Mali
Global Water Initiative: Mali
… several development partners were building facilities directly at the community level. Given the lack of qualified personnel at the regional … 49% of households had adopted good hygiene practices as a result of community-led total sanitation in 46 sites. A total of 1,513 new latrines had been …
Project, 16 February 2018
Children using water pump in Burkina Faso
Global Water Initiative: Burkina Faso
… integrated, sustainable and fair management of water resources at the community, municipal and sub-basin levels. Our aim throughout was to … by building four earth pans for watering livestock. We established community platforms and three-party protocols (local authorities, the … (through forum theatre presentations, radio broadcasts, community-led total sanitation, new school hygiene clubs, and so on). Project …
Project, 16 February 2018