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IIED's best of 2020: publications
… here are the top 10 most downloaded publications of the last year – plus one which was a big hit from the end of 2019. 1 Evaluation … to support sustainable development. 9 Putting indigenous foods and food systems at the heart of sustainable food and nutrition security in … of Indigenous foods and food systems in Uganda in order to inform policies, programmes and action at the local and national level. More …
Article, 23 December 2020
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2017 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2017: publications
… a list of the top 10 most-downloaded publications from the last year. We also offer libraries and resource centres in the global South … how countries should act now to refocus their economic and social policies to make them more sustainable. Supporting water service … project on the impacts of urbanisation and rural transformations on food systems is bringing together a global network of researchers and …
Article, 28 December 2017
Delegates at the international symposium on agroecology (Photo: John Choptiany/FAO)
Agroecology offers FAO a 'new window' on agriculture
… around 400 people at the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition (Rome, 18 and 19 September). Delegates from … to assess' guidelines against which to judge farming and landscape practices that benefit the environment and society. By contrast, … read: Agroecology: what it is and what it has to offer and visit our page on Building greater local control and resilience into …
Insight, 02 October 2014
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
Women fishing in shallow water
CBA15: Local solutions inspiring global action
Event, 14 June 2021
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IIED's best of 2019: publications
… for everything from clean air and water to medicines and secure food supplies. Yet human activities are destroying biodiversity around … this work: In 2020, the international community will agree a new 10-year strategy for biodiversity management. Ensuring this works for both … Breaking down barriers to tenure-positive climate finance where we’re exploring solutions to remove the barriers that stop climate finance …
Article, 23 December 2019
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… not just China, but also the global environment. Changes in Chinese food production and consumption concern us all. IIED senior researcher … agriculture .  IIED, CARE and Eduardo Mondlane University are exploring ways to produce more evidence on sustainable agriculture in … critical for assessing China's impact on the continent and designing policies that work for the rural poor in Africa. With its scale, …
Article, 22 December 2015
Villagers dig out a silted up water tank, paid for by India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Photo: Mackay Savage, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Finding solutions for less poverty and better ecosystems
… As part of an IIED project on Shaping Sustainable Markets , we are exploring how market-based instruments can be used to support this … Act provides at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled … Bangladesh, a Hilsa fish programme provides incentives in the form of food and some support for alternative income generation to fishers …
Insight, 15 December 2015
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
… 2019 Venue : UK Pavilion Hosted by: LDC Group, AOSIS As a critical year for accelerated action this side event will focus on ambition. With … for all. We highlighted thinking from diverse sectors, ranging from food and agriculture, to finance, cities and infrastructure and … for economic innovation. We need to place mountains at the centre of policies and interventions for climate action so that they can continue …
Event, 02 December 2019
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… ecosystem-based adaptation, social assessment of protected areas, food demand and forests, and locally controlled forestry. IIED and … Adaptation. This was followed by discussion on methodologies and practices that would provide information on the cost-effectiveness of … for adaptation and building resilience: linking practice and policies Workshop Date:  Monday, 5 September Nature-based solutions …
Event, 01 September 2016