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A conservation agriculture demonstration at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, Zambia. Conservation agriculture can increase productivity and improve soil structure (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture
… informed – particularly considering projected regional changes in climate – and, in some areas, are on a collision course with forest … will focus on Zambia, Ghana and Ethiopia, while working with a wider group of universities in Africa to share lessons and build capacity. … allows stakeholders to simulate the complex factors (e.g. climate change, population growth and urbanisation) that affect agriculture and …
Project, 10 August 2017
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
… and of philosophy (a leading light in his local philosopher’s soup group), but perhaps of people most of all. A flood of messages following … ranging from improving food security to mitigating and adapting to climate change in a range of global forums and events. Peter’s sharp intellect …
News, 14 March 2019
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… in Mozambique. If food security is the answer, is it time to change the question? February: The growing number of people living in … than it is indeed time to change the way we think about food. Will climate change render the SDGs impossible? June: The 5th Assessment … Loan Diep and David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements Group, reported on the key issues Where city authorities are able to …
Article, 22 December 2015
Two women walking in a slum
COVID-19: on the front line where crisis meets normal
… outcomes. We need to be able to live with this if we want real change from development support. Making room for risk This is about … on the front line of any crisis – be that a global pandemic or climate change – live and work by breeching the line between legality … communities in a world where the threat of pandemics or dangerous climate change looms, we must decide what level of risk we can take on …
Insight, 16 April 2020
People draw a map on a large piece of paper on the ground
Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say
… to secured rights, and ever-mounting pressures from investments, climate change and population growth are increasingly threatening communities’ …
Insight, 06 October 2022
IIED's three-and-a-half minute film to communicate the ambitions and universal reach of the SDGs had been viewed almost 20,000 times by February 2017 (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
IIED's work on the post-2015 agenda
… IIED's animation, "Bringing the SDGs to life: real change for real people", is designed to communicate what the SDGs are, … the post-2015 development framework.  Our Human Settlements research group is addressing the challenge of making cities resilient in the face of climate change (SDG 11) as well as how best to finance improved water …
Article, 27 February 2017
Strategy and Learning Group director Tom Bigg gives an overview of the SDGs (Image: IIED)
Understanding the SDGs: Tom Bigg
… more sustainable, according to Tom Bigg, IIED's Strategy and Learning Group director. In an interview for IIED, Bigg explains that the SDGs … in one area dependent on progress elsewhere. The SDGs and the climate Crucially the SDGs do not stand alone as an international … emissions at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), it will be practically …
News, 21 August 2015
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… first in a collection of briefings by EVALSDGs and IIED . Unlocking climate finance for decentralised energy access Achieving energy access … political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements research group is working with partners around the world to identify the … migration . The Urban Matters blog focuses on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages. Informality and inclusive …
Article, 02 January 2017
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From the MDGs to the SDGs and Habitat III
… in urban policy and practice will be achieved. It includes papers on climate change in cities which examine how vulnerability and adaptation are …
Publication, 01 April 2016
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) , which supports junior climate negotiators from least developed countries (LDCs) to develop … workshops to monitoring the capacity building track for the LDC Group at the  UNFCCC negotiations in Madrid . In addition to written … what’s being said. 6 How the poorest countries are taking on climate change [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36SB3UaY5N8] “We know …
Insight, 30 December 2020