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Etude hydrologique du bassin du Sourou (Mali)
… Water …
Publication, 01 July 2008
Miombo woodlands in Southeast Tanzania. But can remote sensing technologies accurately detect the woodlands (Photo: Samuel Bowers)
How much can the eyes in the sky really tell us about deforestation?
… distribution of forest and agriculture land (see the map below). In general, data was consistent where forests are dense (e.g. the … spectral signatures (a measure of how different surfaces such as water, bare ground and vegetation reflect radiation). Woodland, a …
Insight, 11 January 2017
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PLA 50: Critical reflections, future directions
… In Touch, E-participation and RCPLA Pages sections, as well as general articles. This work is licensed under the  Creative Commons … Learning and Action illustration challenge Regina Faul-Doyle General section Beyond continuum thinking: participatory development is … Pradipta Paramitha Team From MPA to NPA: Participatory assessment of water & sanitation projects in rural Nepal AJ James, Raju Khadka, …
Article, 30 September 2004
The Sumatran rhinoceros
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… regions worst hit by climate change. Yet, careful investment in water and soils would reap dividends for local people, and for the … equitable patterns of development. And Achim Steiner, UNEP’s Director General , argued that investment in access to sustainable energy for all …
Insight, 17 September 2012
Pakistan: floods and after
… turn flood the colonised areas. An important question is whether the water carrying capacity of the flood plains can be increased and whether … of experience working on urban planning and development issues in general, and in Asia and Pakistan in particular. Hasan has been involved … for his work, which spans many countries. View and download IIED publications by Arif Hasan Visit alternative routes to density , a …
Insight, 01 September 2010
An interactive data visual that illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation that research by IIED has sought to document and describe
IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
… printed annual report has been among our most important and popular publications, but last year we widened the audience for this review of … complementary blogs from members of the Legal Tools team. Testing the water Ahead of the traditional lull in activity over Christmas and the … of the quiz was that it would not date quickly during a period of general public holiday and it could be easily be shared on social media. …
Insight, 12 January 2015
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PLA 58: Towards empowered participation: stories and reflections
… for a people’s organisation in Andhra Pradesh, India Madhusudhan General Section On the road to change: writing the history of …
Article, 31 May 2008
The Up in Smoke coalition is a unique and diverse network of development and environment organisations
Up in Smoke
… change and to environmental degradation, including the loss of water systems, strategic ecosystems and a general decline in biodiversity. Up in Smoke? Asia and the Pacific In … making them directly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Disruption to the water cycles caused by climate change also threatens the security and …
Project, 21 August 2008
Green Economy Coalition gives Rio 2012 text a Grade B
… Domestic Product as a metric for change and calls on the Secretary General to move forward on it; it also pushes for all listed and private … works for the restoration of national capital, sustainable land and water production systems, sustainable forest management and the new … for Sustainable Energy for All initiative launched by the Secretary General, with the goals of providing universal access to a basic minimum …
Insight, 13 January 2012
Typhoon Haiyan approaching the Philippines on 7 November 2013. Credit: NASA
Typhoon Haiyan shows why COP19 must deliver on loss and damage
Insight, 13 November 2013