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A group of women laugh and smile as they stand and dip their hands into two large buckets on a table
Starting a journey – reflections on race and racism and the work to do in our organisations and our sector
… the heart of the way we see climate justice.   The power relations, human resources and relationships in our fields of work are skewed in …
Insight, 15 December 2021
International climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are preparing the text for a global climate deal to be negotiated at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A 1.5 degree goal could save us from ourselves
Insight, 10 June 2015
David Arach presented Namati's approach to community land protection, focusing on the key stage of community by-laws drafting, in the IIED webinar (Image: David Arach)
Using community by‑laws to protect indigenous and rural land rights
… is given legal education so they are aware of any national and human rights frameworks that could apply to them and the protection of … review the by-laws to make sure they comply with national law and human rights frameworks. The rules are formally adopted by consensus or … the Government of Kenya  lodged before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.  …
Insight, 01 December 2016
The Bairro Proletário do Dique in Rio de Janeiro was settled in the 1960s. The local infrastructure remains poor (Photo: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Is more inclusive urbanisation essential to the 2030 Agenda?
… urbanisation? Sustainable Development Goal 11 is to "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". Clearly … And ultimately it means supporting the progressive fulfilment of human rights.  How can this be achieved? There is no silver bullet, but … ( [email protected] ) is a principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group  and a fellow with the Institute of Development …
Insight, 02 March 2016
Three people stand talking in a street. A man, a woman and, in the middle, a young man wearing a face mask.
A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out
Insight, 24 May 2022
The stylish modelling of the Singapore City skyline may not be appropriate for cities in Africa and could deepen social inequalities (Edwin.11: Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Warning over race to reshape African cities as "urban fantasies"
… Vanessa Watson's paper,  Dr Gautam Bhan (from the Indian Institute of Human Settlements ) sees these plans as in part a yearning for a … in the International Institute for Environment and Development's Human Settlements Group, and editor of Environment and Urbanization . " …
News, 13 January 2014
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TAMD Appraisal and Design Phase Report: Nepal
… the availability, reliability and management of data, and the human resource constraints. However the implementation of these …
Publication, 01 August 2013
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A house with many rooms: Addressing loss and damage from climate change
Insight, 04 September 2013
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 6 Social network analysis, social capital and their policy implications
… strong and resilient neighbourhoods or communities. The quality of · Human capital: `Human capital includes these relationships is known as `social capital'. individual capacity, training, human health, This paper describes how the relatively new values and …
Publication, 01 January 1999
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Watered Down? A review of social and environmental safeguards for large dam projects
… particular dam projects, and recommendations are made to ensure that human welfare and sustainability are at the heart of decision-making …
Publication, 01 April 2014