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Busy commuter traffic
What drives the world’s changing urban geographies?
… statistics and global maps of large cities also tell us nothing about the very large economic, technological, social, political, … nations without sufficient infrastructure, services and city governance. City governments are faced with extraordinary changes in the … and households, ICTs provide huge possibilities for working from home, or setting up and running businesses at home; the spatial impact …
Insight, 23 April 2020
Women using hoes in a crop field in Kilosa, Tanzania.
Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?
… six years, IIED has been working to promote gender equitable land governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with our local partners, we … are legally empowered . Often women (and men) have little information about their land rights in relation to national legal frameworks, and … later examine how village by-laws in Tanzania can help ‘bring the law home’ and legally empower women. Stay tuned! …
Insight, 15 October 2020
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?
… Africa is home to 25 per cent of the world's remaining rainforests and 17 per cent … is a researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group ; Samuel Bowers ([email protected]) is a research scientist at … How much can the eyes in the sky really tell us about deforestation? …
Insight, 11 January 2017
Women hoeing a field.
Building a women-led community climate movement
Article, 03 December 2020
People gesture and point at a man with a microphone.
G8 summit: A revolutionary agenda
… many of the big battles of the 21 st century may well be about the tools and tactics rather than any particular ideology. Amongst … deals on land access. Holding companies to account in their home countries needs a parallel process in the places where they … has made big contributions to policy debates about transparency and governance in land acquisitions and extractive industries. “G8 leaders …
Insight, 14 June 2013
People planting vegetables and trees.
Rubbish dump turned lush urban farm
… city.  Several informal settlements along the canal are home to some 2,500 urban poor families. Twenty years ago, facing … beds. We launched a campaign to raise funds and to generate awareness about the role of urban farming in food security and in giving urban … were growing on this once smelly dump and being harvested and carried home to families in great need. A friend from a local university …
Insight, 03 December 2020
People observe burnt down structures
Fire disaster makes more than 1,000 homeless in Freetown
… to quench the blaze, allowing it to burn for more than seven hours. Home to almost 4,500 people, Susan’s Bay is one of Freetown’s largest … wares for sale. As Susan Bay’s main economic hub, Guinea Wharf is home to many informal businesses. Initial reports say that … student, said: “I feel loads of pain in my heart as I speak to you about this traumatic experience. This is a complete setback to my whole …
Insight, 29 March 2021
A young person
The champions helping communities make better food choices
… The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the world’s undernourished children. It also … food diaries to understand food choices There is very little data about what Indonesian people eat and why. A study conducted by Hivos , … developing a whole-family approach to providing healthy foods at home, and supporting healthy cooking using the wealth of diversity in …
Insight, 08 January 2020
Three women sit on the floor for a meeting
Responding to COVID-19 in a high-density low-income district in Mumbai
… come together and work for the people. We created a communal WhatsApp group. Whatever the committee decides, we come to know about it. First we set about helping the many people who hang around … were many men who used to stay alone here but now they have gone home, back to their families. The bottom of the tenements at Indian Oil …
Insight, 13 May 2020
A woman crouches on the flor next to a stove to make a meal
Multiple housing and climate-related vulnerabilities of informal workers in Indore, India
… using the shared toilet, as it often has queues. A toilet shared by about 20 people can lead to faeco oral infections and genito-urinary … grown on the farm. Kashi saved each month in a community savings group. This gave her access to loans to support her family’s health and … plot of land five years ago. Here he is gradually constructing a home for his family of four. It has a tin roof and a toilet, although …
Insight, 16 December 2021