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Woman farmer checking tomatoes on her farm in Uganda. She is wearing a bright pink top and a skirt.
How hidden barriers exclude marginalised groups from creating and sharing knowledge, critical for climate adaptation
… We often talk about inclusion as though it’s simply a matter of inviting everyone to … This includes ensuring the rich local and traditional knowledge about climate adaptation, held within local communities, is shared and … showed that women and girls often carry a heavy workload at home, alongside gender norms that restrict their movement. We must be …
Insight, 03 September 2025
Group of civil society organisation protesting in a building. They are holding signs with slogans.
Paper walls: how visa barriers are silencing the global South on climate
… and country alliances like the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group coordinate its positions. For smaller delegations, including the … This isn’t a new issue. As far back as 2008,  IIED raised concerns about the exclusion of LDC voices. A 2022 Green European Journal piece … (PDF) ; others have called it “ visa colonialism ”. In 2024, Climate Home News reported widespread visa refusals for global South delegates.  …
Insight, 19 June 2025
Four workshop participants are sitting at a table, discussing and writing things down on post-it notes.
Adequate housing for all: bridging the gap in Sierra Leone
… the government of Sierra Leone, agreed to set up a technical working group to support the development of the country’s housing policy and … professionals, are key to build reform coalitions and bring about sustained change in housing systems.”   The dialogue, according to …
News, 04 April 2025
Aerial view of two side of farming land, split down the middle by a river. the left side is the community land that has been planted with oil palm and the right side is the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve - Sebokor, whose large trees are no longer visible.
New deforestation regulations must consider smallholder farmers
… production.  The EU regulations were primarily driven by concerns about deforestation and forest degradation. Implementation has been delayed by concerns about their impact on smallholders. Commodities and the role of … or tools to record the location of their farms. There are questions about land rights, education and engagement. Smallholders from …
Insight, 09 July 2025
A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.
IIED at the UN Ocean Conference 2022
Event, 27 June 2022
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. … worked with IIED to ensure these refugees have a chance to speak out about their situations. Socio-economic inequalities Having visited … acted as a cornerstone for peer learning, participatory research, governance and communication flows. The forums also bridged the gap …
Insight, 31 October 2024
Four men siting on a wall looking at a landscape
Mental health, wellbeing and sense of hope among vulnerable Afghans plummeted in wake of Taliban takeover
… the Taliban came to power, researchers asked people at two sites about their lives, including not just information about the quality and amount of food they had to eat and their access to … were people who had fled their homes within Afghanistan and a third group were non-displaced people living in communities that were hosting …
News, 28 November 2022
Disasters, such as this flooding in Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, were the subject of discussion in Sendai (Photo: Matthew Wood-Hill, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Keep it simple: helping local governments reduce the risk from the next disaster
… have led to an understanding that, with preparedness and good risk governance, it is possible to greatly reduce the impacts of … with local planners and civil society groups to help them think about disaster risks in their work. Sharpening our tools One of the … of around 400,000 people, put up her hand and said: "What do I take home from this session? What is it that I can implement in my city? We …
Insight, 25 March 2015
A small brick building with two steps leading to a corrugated iron door houses a pit latrine.
The case for sewers
… live in homes connected to sewers. There is also little complaint about having a sewer connection from urban populations in high-income … basic, sanitation needs include access to a toilet (preferably in the home) that can be used safely and in privacy – and where one’s dangerous … matter, toilet paper and household wastewater, are removed from the home and neighbourhood. But choosing sanitation responses is more …
Insight, 19 November 2021
The rice fields on outskirts of the city of Bandung, Java, Indonesia: urban areas often have damaging impacts on the areas around them (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New publication looks at environmental impacts of urban areas
… pollution and environmental management', summarises what is known about the environmental impacts of urban areas – with a particular focus … to pathogens (disease-causing agents) and chemical pollutants in the home, workplace, neighbourhood and wider city. Satterthwaite says: "The … fresh water and sewers. The guide highlights the importance of good governance of urban environments. It says that without effective …
News, 16 March 2015