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From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015
Three community members discussing and writing things down on a flip chart.
Developing a nutrition-sensitive approach to climate adaptation
… of Makira, one of the main islands in the Solomon Islands, and is home to a close-knit community of approximately 250 residents. Toroa …
Project, 20 August 2025
Group of people in a class room. Some are writing over a flipchart, others are watching and adding comments from the classroom seats.
Addressing the nutrition gap in climate action
… production of staple foods. The village of Toroa on Makira Island is home to approximately 250 residents who depend on subsistence farming …
Insight, 20 August 2025
Cover for 10729IIED.pdf
Flooding, homes and loss: insurance as a risk-transfer mechanism in Vietnam
Publication, 01 April 2015
A corridor in Kisenyi, with a semi-permanent hostel and a permanent structure.
Driving change for Kampala’s urban refugee population
… According to UNHCR  (the United Nations refugees agency), my home country Uganda hosts over 1,741,000 refugees and asylum seekers. … acted as a cornerstone for peer learning, participatory research, governance and communication flows. The forums also bridged the gap …
Insight, 31 October 2024
Cover for 10836IIED.pdf
Post-disaster housing reconstruction in urban areas in Nepal: aid governance and local rebuilding initiatives
… in Nepal Project is a research initiative to investigate aid governance, community-driven reconstruction initiatives and the … a clear and well-supported policy for urban reconstruction; limited governance capacity and neglect of municipal- and ward-level officials; … Post-disaster housing reconstruction in urban areas in Nepal: aid governance and local rebuilding initiatives …
Publication, 01 December 2017
Two women chat to each sitting on a bench at night.
The changing status of Karachi’s women
… the status of women alters every aspect of that society – from local governance to trade and commerce, politics and gender relations. Many of … roles which women are expected to play, both in society and at home, are increasingly questioned and challenged.  The Karachi that was …
Insight, 07 November 2023
Tank truck driving along a road between fields of yellow flowers
Responses to Putin’s war risk impeding international cooperation on climate
… uncertain impacts of the Ukraine tragedy may be in the area of global governance. Will the world still have systems capable of doing anything … fuels, the better. This blog was originally posted on the Climate Home website … Governance …
Insight, 28 March 2022
A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.
IIED at the UN Ocean Conference 2022
… The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and is home to up to 80% of all life. It generates 50% of the oxygen we need, … at: illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; subsidies; governance; small-scale fisheries; technology and capacity-building. … Governance …
Event, 27 June 2022
Bangladesh rural families spend US$2 billion on climate change – dwarfing government and international finance
News, 19 September 2019