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Two elephants.
Online learning series helps practitioners engage communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade
… East and Southern Africa Regional Office (IUCN ESARO) and the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (IUCN SULi) to conduct … wildlife conservation and management authorities in the East African Community partner states, as well as relevant non-governmental and … East Africa , said: “The journey to self-reliance begins with locally led development. The FLoD methodology will help us understand the …
News, 12 October 2020
A group of girls sitting in a circle on a mat, having a discussion. In the background, a poster reads "Partners for Resilience through Strategic Partnership".
Adaptation Research Alliance: accelerating adaptation action and solutions
Project, 29 March 2022
London Climate Action Week 2021 logo
IIED at London Climate Action Week, June/July 2021
… net zero London’. London Climate Action Week is an opportunity for IIED to bring forward the voices and amplify the climate actions of … through the rest of 2021. Frontline funds: investing in grassroots-led responses to climate change Online event Date: Wednesday, 30 June … in the run up to this year's UN climate summit (COP26). These initiatives set out to strengthen adaptation action and research that …
Event, 28 June 2021
An illustration with a speech bubble: "We're dealing with multiple intertwined crises" with scales and illustrations depicting climate change, COVID-19, rising inequalities and biodiversity loss
A green recovery from COVID-19? Not without climate, nature and development solutions
… communities to become more resilient and adaptable. To strive for fair and genuinely sustainable development. As governments around … enhanced biodiversity conservation and plans for climate action. Initiatives supporting these outcomes can boost economic activity, … and nature impacts, and Mobilising resources to scale-up locally-led solutions for climate and nature.  As we head into the 2021 ‘super …
Insight, 26 November 2020
Standing and seating men and women pose for a group photograph
Zambia’s chiefs champion gender equality in land and natural resource governance
… to customary land in Zambia. This exclusion has profound implications for Zambian women, as customary land accounts for well over half of the … land rights, bridging legal, policy and gender norms to ensure sustainable management of land and natural resources. As discussed in … the guidelines was a locally-driven initiative, which directly led to its success. Traditional leaders designed this initiative to …
Insight, 06 September 2021
An elderly woman in a field holds crops in the air with both hands
Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and agricultural resilience
Project, 06 April 2020
A woman looks down at a mobile phone in her hand.
Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development
… billion.    The growth in digital media provides new opportunities for giving power to people made vulnerable through poverty and climate … and sustainable development; digital, climate finance and community empowerment; and digital horizon scanning for sustainable … focused on identifying the issues that people care about most.   This led to an assessment of digital users’ perceptions of beneficial land …
Project, 24 August 2022
Two women throwing fishing nets at a lake
Critical themes at IIED
… integration in the context of climate change and sustainability, led a discussion on gender equality, women's empowerment and … MPA case studies from around the world. July: The Asian Coalition for Community Action (urban poverty and housing development in Asia) Somsook … also set up and which has supported more than 1,000 community-driven initiatives to improve conditions across 18 nations in Asia. May: What …
Article, 05 March 2021
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… and non-state actors into the COP process, which is mainly led by member states. Along with sharing technical expertise and … policies and practices with local producers, processors, traders, community leaders, city representatives and consumers. This has the … risk. Comprehensive gains for urban resilience are only possible if initiatives seriously engage with deep-rooted issues of power and …
Article, 12 November 2021
Aerial view of Accra, Ghana.
African Cities Research Consortium
Project, 16 October 2020