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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
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)
Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
… living closest to the resource extraction projects. One of the initiatives seeking to promote greater transparency and accountability … their intention to sign up, it is no longer seen as an initiative led by the West to improve governance in less developed countries. A key … is often limited to groups in the national capital, rather than local community residents and interest groups most affected by the resource …
Insight, 28 May 2014
Farmers loading tea leaves in Malawi (Photo credit: nchenga nchenga, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC)
… and distribution – has created both risks and opportunities for rural livelihoods in low and middle-income countries.  Developing … constraining, fairer investments that deliver positive outcomes for sustainable development.  Yet interactions between governments, … in Commercial agriculture (EPIC) responds to this challenge. Led by IIED, EPIC will support rural producers, their organisations and …
Project, 03 May 2018
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
Event, 02 December 2018
The Poverty-Environment Initiative is celebrating its 10th anniversary at a meeting with partners in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Taking an integrated approach to eliminating poverty and sustaining natural resources
… The Sustainable Development Goals are coming. In September 2015, the United … it is poor and vulnerable groups who depend on the bounty of nature for their livelihood – smallholder farmers and fishers, indigenous … to drive decision-making. It is government-owned and government-led. It sets measurable targets and monitors the impact of policy …
Insight, 28 May 2015
IRF partner logos
Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
Project, 14 December 2018
How can decentralised finance drive sustainable development? A new interactive story produced by IIED's Human Settlements Group highlights successful examples from the global South (Image: Kiln/IIED)
It's the thought that counts: how can Addis deliver for the world’s poorest?
… , have developed alternative ways of providing funding based around community savings schemes that pool resources at the community, city and … that have been added to savings to form local funds for community-led upgrading, including the development of housing and basic services. … state funding and other resources to extend local development initiatives, and Networked communities can spend shared finance …
Insight, 08 July 2015
A group of people holding a tree seedling
Harnessing the power of bees to benefit forest and people
… its forest lands from further degradation. Nonetheless, the demand for food and raw materials from a soaring population – now reaching … in countries across the world were getting involved... The Loitokitok Community Forest Association (LCFA) has been active since 2005, with … the project is developing!  Supporting beekeeping in Uganda : IIED led a project in Uganda that aimed to develop 'pro-poor' tourism income …
Insight, 26 March 2020
Community engagement in preventin pangolin poaching in Nepal (Photo: Ambika Prasad Khatiwada)
Wildlife crime and local communities
… Wildlife crime is also of concern outside of the conservation community. Wildlife can be a key asset for rural communities in Africa … there is no simple solution to tackling wildlife crime. The different initiatives that have emerged have adopted multiple approaches. These … are: Building the evidence base for the effectiveness of community-led approaches: we have established an online learning platform  to …
Article, 03 February 2015
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
… Around 50 participants from the digital industry, government, community organisations, IIED and its partners joined a virtual dialogue … how digital technology can be used to enhance the climate action led by social movements. Here we talk to Barry Smith , a researcher in … role, kicking off a process – it’s still very much early days for the work. Q: Who took part in the dialogue? BS: The event provided …
Article, 15 October 2020