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Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
Covers of Environment and Urbanization publications
Environment & Urbanization local organisation profiles
… of Cebu City in the Philippines. 3. Local governments Governance and natural disasters: addressing flooding in Saint Louis, Senegal: Khady … through which international agencies or national governments channel resources to support community initiatives. [/accordion] What’s the …
Project, 18 August 2014
An image of the front of a stationary train on the Addis Ababa light rail system, which opened in 2015, and was the first to be built in Sub-Saharan Africa. The two railway lines, which have their own dedicated power grid, demonstrate how Ethiopia is seeking low-carbon energy initiatives (Photo: Wikipedia, via Google licence)
Q&A: Linking low-carbon pathways with the SDGs
… The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Independent Expert Group (IEG) , IIED and the ESRC's STEPS Centre will host a dialogue on … it can enhance wellbeing, generate sustainable jobs, and safeguard natural resources. In fact, one could argue that such an initiative speaks to …
Article, 30 May 2016
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… It suggests that in many cases, local governments lack information, resources and, perhaps most importantly, political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements research group is working with partners around the world to identify the … Urban areas are increasingly the sites of humanitarian crises, from natural disasters to conflict and displacement. Through the Urban Crises …
Article, 02 January 2017
Flooded sugar cane fields near Colombia's third largest city, Cali, during an intense rainy season.
What does low-carbon resilience look like in Latin America?
… variety of low- and middle-income countries with diverse ecosystems, natural resources and complex socio-economic systems. A couple — Brazil and … they promise. Natalia Acero is an intern with the Climate Change Group and a Masters student at Kings College. She has constructed a …
Insight, 04 April 2013
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
… addressing food security and climate change mitigation together. The group found that although indigenous communities are facing serious … for household energy, reducing reliance on fossil fuels; and all use natural bio-pesticides instead of chemicals. These mixed crop-livestock … Campbell and Ingram, in the Annual review of environment and resources 37: 195-222 (2012) . The  latest IPCC assessment  identified …
News, 12 February 2015
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
… Hou-Jones ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group. …
Insight, 17 December 2015
Solar-radiation management aims to reduce the amount of solar energy warming the planet by blocking the sun with tiny particles (Photo: Mike, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Geoengineering and development – what price on equity and justice in the coming climate culture wars?
… – and pose threats to poor communities' ability to retain land and natural resource rights. Sunlight reflection methods are highly … research is regulated and governed. The Least Developed Countries Group has been a powerful voice for global social justice in the climate …
Insight, 20 December 2017
Meceburi Forest, near Nampula, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
The Musketeers of development
… all. This blog by Simon Milledge, a principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group, was originally posted on the Independent Research Forum website . …
Insight, 16 July 2014
Nepalese women carry wood harvested sustainably from a forest. Forests cover nearly half of Nepal (Photo: Bikas Rauniar/Department for International Development, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
REDD+ in Paris – what could be in it for people and forests?
… ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . The research done under 'Inclusive REDD+' (gender and private …
Insight, 27 November 2015