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2017: pastoralists in Isiolo county in Kenya are digging for water in dried-up river beds. Agricultural insurance schemes can help pastoralists and farmers be more resilient to climate shocks (Photo: Denis Onyodi/KRCS)
Insuring against climate risk in Kenya
… finance is also needed to fund post-disaster recovery and long-term sustainable development. Covering these costs demands an  innovative … This is the first of three blogs from members of the Government Group Network on Climate Change Mainstreaming . The second focused on … cycle – pre-disaster, during disaster, and post-disaster – to ensure sustainable recovery.  The government's draft policy on disaster risk …
Insight, 06 June 2017
CBA12: Key messages
… farmers – are private sector actors connected to and influenced by markets. For agricultural adaptation in developing countries, …
Article, 11 June 2018
Old Indonesia coins. In Indonesia, like the UK, the income of the poorest 40 per cent has to grow at twice the rate of the national average if the income gap is to stay the same (Photo: Anis Eka, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
How serious are the SDGs about tackling inequality?
… In 2015, all 193 of the United Nations'  Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . These goals commit every country … Stiglitz calls for tighter regulation of the financial and labour markets. There is a widely recognised need to rebuild global tax rules … is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group ; Andrew Norton ([email protected]) is director of IIED. The …
Insight, 04 October 2016
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… such as carbon stocks, watershed maintenance, biodiversity, etc. When sustainable forest management efforts to mitigate climate change evolved … actions that prevent forest loss or degradation, conservation, the sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks. I … were part of the REDD consultation process, and the REDD+ working group are looking at Mozambican legislation regarding carbon rights and …
Insight, 15 September 2011
In Kebkabiya, North Darfur, the NGO Practical Action has been helping communities prevent conflict between farmers and pastoralists by encouraging the construction and rehabilitation of watering points (Photo: Margaret Gardner, Practical Action)
Conflict resolution: a key part of adaptation in North Darfur
Insight, 23 April 2015
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaks in a plenary session on day one of IIED's Fair Ideas event in Rio de Janeiro, June 2012 (Photo: Tom Broadhurst/IIED)
The things that make me proud
… World Bank and other development institutions starting to establish Sustainable Development units, and at grassroots level, NGOs demonstrating what sustainable development meant in practice." That spirit of change seems … for squatter communities , and recognising the vibrancy of informal markets for creating jobs and livelihoods . As always, by working with …
Insight, 22 June 2015
Three-wheeler vehicles known as Quinqis are a popular and cheap method of transport in Karachi, but they cause considerable congestion (Photo: Carol Mitchell, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Karachi's transport challenge
… other cities in the South) have developed into a powerful interest group who have violated rules, regulations and government policy … especially for women who feel more secure in them. If hired by a group, their affordability compares well with the minibuses. However, …
Insight, 13 August 2015
Gastro(eco)nomic revolution in Peru
… as well. Pushed by international high standards to compete in global markets, companies have come to practice Corporate Social Responsibility … as a tool for cultural and economic integration (fusion) and sustainable development. With others, he has created an association to …
Insight, 16 October 2011
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What maintains poverty? A study of factors affecting poverty in mountainous areas of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
… enjoy a much more favourable share but fail to use land in a sustainable way, while a number of households have no access to forest …
Publication, 01 January 2004
These cars in downtown Lanzhou are part of efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in China. But electric cars require nearly 10kg of cobalt per vehicle, which may encourage increased deep-sea mining (Photo: Tim Zachernuk, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mining in the deep-sea bed: are we ready?
Insight, 12 November 2018