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This bridge crossing the Yorkin river in the Sixaola Basin is used daily by local communities, including children on their way to school in the early morning. (Photo: Paul Aragón,©IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Costa Rica
Project, 13 December 2018
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Section 5: East Africa Region Section 5.1. East Africa Scoping Study Acts
… Africa .6 2.1 Climate Change and development in east Africa.7 2.2 Agriculture and food security .7 2.3. Climate change and Health .11 2.4. Climate change … Themes/Problems .16 3.1. Pure Climate Research.16 3.2 Agriculture and Food Security.17 3.3 Climate and Health.17 3.4 Water Sector.17 3.5 …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Rwanda has made significant commitments on restoration. Kigali, surrounded by green hills, was a particularly fitting venue for the African Forest Landscape Investment Forum (Photo: atulinda Images, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Restorative insights at the pool in Kigali
… as business incubation, is at the heart of the second phase of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO)  Forest Farm …
Insight, 08 June 2017
Woman collects water for irrigation in Selingue, Mali. Photo: Khanh Tran-Thanh
Ensuring water is equitably allocated and governed
… the levels of agricultural intensification needed to meet national food security in rice production. Global Water Initiative IIED has …
Project, 05 August 2013
Introducing improved climbing bean varieties in Rwanda has transformed beans from a subsistence crop into a cash crop (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT via Flickr)
How are Rwanda, Ethiopia and Bangladesh preparing for climate change?
… change will bring to each country's regions and sectors, including to agriculture, water, health and tourism. Ethiopia and Rwanda are both heavily reliant on agriculture and are faced with increasingly unpredictable rains. These can result in food shortages due to decreasing crop yields. Certain staple crops such …
Insight, 24 November 2014
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PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for development
… at the Web2forDev conference, which was held in September 2007 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy. The … advantage of Southern development actors, operating in the sectors of agriculture, rural development and natural resource management. …
Article, 31 May 2009
Four images of people from IIED's 2021 'super year' video, including a fisher hauling nets
IIED and the ‘super year’
Article, 02 February 2021
Guinea's Kaleta dam was completed by a Chinese company in 2015, ending chronic power shortages in the capital city, Conakry (Photo: Jamie Skinner/IIED)
How a new ECOWAS directive could change the way dams are built and managed in West Africa
… dams for decades. On one side, they provide electricity and secure food and water supplies. On the other, they can damage ecosystems and …
Insight, 08 August 2017
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… when burning charcoal, wood, coal or animal waste to cook their food. IIED researches the potential of initiatives to improve people’s … Ghana and Liberia, raises concerns about land-use conflict and food security. IIED is exploring the impacts of the biofuels boom on …
Project, 26 October 2012
We need a plan. A plan that will guide us towards achieving real impact for smallholders. We are now documenting our work on creating Impact Pathways and Theories of Change in a new Learning Brief (Photo: G Smith/CCFAS)
How do we best create long-term impact that matters to smallholder farmers?
… This research overhaul springs from CGIAR's new vision to conduct agriculture research differently, both at the higher levels and within … for our Flagship 4 on policies and institutions for climate-resilient food systems, it is becoming clear that the internal capacity is being … for Flagship 4: Policies and institutions for climate-resilient food systems (PDF) For us, we've also realised that our regions need to …
Insight, 09 April 2014