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Local voice, global forest, local forest, global voice
… International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a series of local partners in Ghana, …
Insight, 17 January 2011
Deforestation and fire ravage a forest area in Uganda (Photo: Paul Hatanga)
Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
… and services, from regulating water flow and the climate to providing food, medicines and other useful products. The forests are also home to …
Insight, 10 March 2014
Delegates discuss the Hilsa Conservation Trust Fund at the Bangladesh workshop. The fund is part of work to enhance the effectiveness of incentive-based fisheries management (Photo: Essam Yassin Mohammed/IIED)
Conservation trust fund proposed to help manage Bangladesh fish stocks
… communities, which total more than 200,000 households, with food and alternative income-generating activities.  Dr Essam Yassin …
News, 25 June 2015
In 2010 a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Six years later, there has been progress in rebuilding, but much remains to be done (Photo: iolanda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: LDC Independent Expert Group chair on the SDGs and tackling inequality
Article, 08 June 2016
Cover for G00055.pdf
Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Section 4: South Asia Region Section 4.1. South Asian Regional Scoping Study
… 4 CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA : AN OVERVIEW 6 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 12 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Cover for G00430.pdf
167 Case Study5 Scaling-up Success in the Baimaxuseshan Nature Reserve, China
… restrictions placed on their traditional livelihood strategies of agriculture, livestock rearing, hunting and foraging for food. This experience is not unique to Deqin County. Due to the Chinese …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Closeup of the flame of a small oil lamp.
Energy equity: can the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative make a difference?
… Ghana and Liberia, raises concerns about local land-use conflict and food security. Countries such as Nigeria are locked into oil and gas … : A key challenge is designing resilient local energy, food, water and waste systems with communities , and fostering …
Insight, 29 March 2012
RRA Notes 18 cover
RRA Notes 18: General Issue
Article, 31 May 1993
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
… travelling great distances for drinking water and dependent on food aid from NGOs. With climate change likely to increase the intensity …
Insight, 09 March 2015
IIED researchers in Uganda: "IIED works with small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs), municipal governments, pastoral communities, representatives of urban poor federations, smallholder farming groups, and other poorly represented interests" (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Reflections on my time as IIED director
… embed an understanding of urban issues into all our work on land-use, food and agriculture, green economy and related issues. We aim to be ahead of …
Insight, 05 March 2015