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The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones
… The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones …
Publication, 01 April 2007
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Nomadic Pastoralists in Kenya: Human ecology aspects of the East-Pokot
… Nomadic Pastoralists in Kenya: Human ecology aspects of the East-Pokot …
Publication, 01 January 1997
Aerial view of housing with metal roofs, palm trees and a river
Environment & Urbanization Better Cities Day
… IIED's  Human Settlements research group (HSG)  leads the institute’s research … opening remarks by  Dr Gautam Bhan  from the Indian Institute for Human Settlements , and a closing keynote address from  professor Diana … HSG. About the speakers Lucy Earle  is (interim) director of IIED's Human Settlements research group Gautam Bhan is associate dean at the …
Event, 16 March 2023
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Agrobiodiversity — the way to save earth’s skin
… resilience in the face of changing climate is therefore critical to human survival. The biodiversity found within agricultural and wild …
Publication, 21 September 2023
People on the busy street of Nairobi, selling goods on tables set at the edge of a road.
Nairobi to launch pioneering refugee integration strategy
… the city’s commitment to inclusivity, diversity and respect for human life as the “bedrock of [its] social fabric”.    The plan outlines …
News, 23 April 2025
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Land in Africa: Market Asset, or Secure Livelihood? Church House, Westminster, London November 8-9 2004 Women and Land Tenure Rights in Southern Africa: A human rights-based approach
… November 8-9 2004 Women and Land Tenure Rights in Southern Africa: A human rights-based approach Prepared by Gladys Mutangadura for Session … and inheritance 1 Women and Land Tenure Rights in Southern Africa: A human rights-based approach Gladys Mutangadura1 Abstract Land is … and land ownership on gender grounds is the most damaging global human rights violation experienced in many developing countries. Without …
Publication, 01 November 2004
Landscape image of Nairobi with lots of rooftops showing.
Far Away From Home: exploring city responses to refugees
… worldwide has more than doubled, exceeding 122 million . Persecution, human rights violations, conflict and climate change have driven …
Event, 12 February 2025
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Virou Fumaça? Ameaças Do Impacto Do Aquecimento Global Sobre O Desenvolvimento Humano E Respostas Frente A Ele
Publication, 01 January 2004
A body of water with houses on stilts next to it.
New evidence shows the hidden value of improving housing in informal settlements
… ‘ Improving housing in informal settlements: assessing the impacts in human development ’, highlights the impact of large-scale housing … the world. When combining the results of the three dimensions of the Human Development Index (HDI) — income, health and education — the modelling shows an overall impact in the human development level for countries. Providing access to adequate …
News, 16 May 2023
Woman pastoralist herding cattle in Marsabit, rural Kenya
How are civil society and impacted communities working to change the governance of land-based investments?
… in carbon and ‘green’ investments. In response, local communities and human rights defenders have been seeking ways to make LBIs fairer – by … spotlighted how activists, civil society, impacted communities and human rights defenders are pushing for sustainable practices around … investment governance with sustainable development objectives, human rights, and environmental and climate obligations. ODC promoted …
Insight, 22 July 2024