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Mogadishu attracts people from all over the country, making it the second-fastest growing city in the world, with a 4% annual rate of urbanisation growth (Photo: Baron Reznik, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The challenge of finding money to build shelter in Mogadishu’s informal settlements
… Shelter is one of the most fundamental elements needed to support human life. Having a place to come home to, to put your belongings, to … to cook, somewhere you can rest and feel safe – these are all basic human needs. With its ongoing displacement crisis, the demand for …
Insight, 28 January 2019
An elephant in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park. Efforts to combat illegal trade in high-value commodities such as tusks depend largely on the support of local communities.(Photo: Jurriaan Persyn, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New collection of publications on community engagement to tackle illegal wildlife trade
… programme , increase skills and collect data to address the issues of human-wildlife conflict and lack of income earning opportunities. …
News, 09 May 2018
Fairness in Adaptation to Climate Change
… brings together scholars from political science, economics, law, human geography, and climate science to offer the first assessment of … the equity and justice issues inherent in its causes and in human responses to it. …
Publication, 01 May 2006
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… area conservation: a matter of governance, rights, social impacts and human wellbeing Issue paper Equity – or fairness – is increasingly … fairer conservation is vital for effective conservation as well as human well-being. We explain the meaning of equity in a conservation … widely understood concepts of rights, governance, social impact and human wellbeing. This 38-page issue paper suggests four ways to assess …
Article, 21 December 2018
A trail through burned rainforest
Land rights and investments: why business standards are not enough
… binding, the VGGT stress the close relationship between land and human rights, treating people as active rightsholders rather than … systems. This creates inherent tensions, because the VGGT and their human rights framing require reconsidering not just applicable …
Insight, 16 March 2020
A ruined house on a hillside, surrounded by mud and rocks.
Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored
… add our voices to the discussion on the impact of climate change on human exploitation. We will continue to campaign on this important …
Insight, 08 June 2022
IIED produced an animation to raise awareness of the SDGs and the potential of the new development agenda (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
Global goals for sustainable development
… framework, the SDGs recognise the inter-relationships between human development and the environmental, economic, social and political … accountability to keep countries on track   Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. IIED has … policy. This recognition of the centrality of cities to sustainable human development is gratifying; although the lack of attention in the …
Insight, 02 September 2015
Four people holding microphones sit in front of a seated audience.
A call to action for people and nature
… the involvement of rights-holders and stakeholders, while halting human rights abuses associated with law enforcement.”  Despite this …
Insight, 25 August 2022
A woman looks down at a mobile phone in her hand.
Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development
… that the use of technology in climate finance needed an integrated, human-centric approach in order to effectively target funds at the local …
Project, 24 August 2022
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Local action, global aspirations
… emphasises the inter-relationship between ecosystem health and human well-being. Most ecosystems are severely degraded and the services … This review documents how community conservation can contribute to human well-being and the preservation of natural resources in southern …
Publication, 01 September 2006