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Women selling fish in Nyakrom, Central Ghana. The food economy is the largest informal sector in West Africa (Photo: aripeskoe2, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Green grows the informal economy
… billion, the food economy is the largest informal sector in West Africa. Artisanal and small-scale mining is also significant, employing …
Insight, 10 March 2016
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… These farmers produce 80 per cent of food in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, yet face escalating food insecurity and poverty. This event … Gale Tracy Christiane Rigobert; Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, Saint Lucia; Mr. Rommel … the world.  Mesoamerican Territorial Fund: a contribution to preserve forests, strengthen governance and guarantee community rights  Side …
Event, 06 November 2017
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… .   Social impacts of climate change: how to effectively deal with gender and other inequalities Date:  Sunday, 13 November, 2016 Partner … Countries Group; Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, IFRC regional director for Africa; Dr Lucy Ssendi, senior climate change advisor, Tanzania …
Event, 05 November 2016