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An audience gathers to listen to a presentation as information on land is shared by Open Data Myanmar (Photo: Open Data Myanmar)
IIED webinar: using web platforms to promote transparency and strengthen land rights
… and extractive industries. He also specialises in the intersection of human rights and international investments. Prior to joining CCSI, Sam … land claims and forced resettlement. He has also worked with various human rights and public interest organizations in the US and Australia. …
Event, 06 July 2016
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Securing the future: Managing risk and building resilience within locally controlled forest businesses
… under law, managing a group business organisation, developing human capacity, and building a brand based on broad business objectives. …
Publication, 01 March 2016
An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
… full range of values and functions that oceans and coasts bring to human society. Looked at in this way, some important aspects become … from air purification, aesthetic beauty and leisure, to food for the human imagination.   At the most basic levels of livelihoods, nutrition …
Insight, 01 June 2016
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How to ensure that aid empowers urban poor groups
… David Satterthwaite, a senior fellow with IIED’s Human settlements group, spoke at TEDxHamburg City 2.0 , which invited …
News, 12 July 2013
An image of an outdoor community meeting in Zimbabwe. Ensuring the perspectives of local people and communities are heard in Habitat III's high-level consultations is a critical part of IIED's work (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
IIED and Habitat III
… future. But many of the perspectives and issues that IIED's Human Settlements research group and its partners identify as critical … began in 1976 to secure commitments to the sustainable development of human settlements. Habitat III, held in Quito, Ecuador, from 17-20 … consultative meetings, 25-29 April 2016 OHCHR Expert Group Meeting on Human Rights and the New Urban Agenda, 3-4 May, 2016 "Interrogating the …
Article, 23 May 2016
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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation: a case study from Cirebon, Indonesia
… through events such as floods, droughts, and sea level rise, but also human systems, including livelihoods, health, economies, and cultures. …
Publication, 01 June 2016
Bhutan has committed to remain carbon neutral, mainly thanks to its high forest carbon sequestration capacity. Some people say that trees in Bhutan have legal rights, referring to the constitutional mandate for 60% of our land area to remain forested for all time. (Adam Brill, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Negotiating transparency for the Paris deal: next stop, Bangkok
Insight, 28 August 2018
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What is legal? Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia
… This not only prevents improvement in the working conditions and human rights of miners, but perpetuates environmental degradation and …
Publication, 01 October 2014
A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.
IIED at the UN Ocean Conference 2022
… are fully recognised and empowered to continue their contributions to human wellbeing, healthy food systems and poverty eradication through …
Event, 27 June 2022
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Making the right to water a reality: tackling barriers to access and equity
… sufficient attention, given that they are central to achieving human wellbeing based on foundations of economic progress, equality, …
Publication, 01 June 2013