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A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
News, 04 September 2015
Getting water from a tanker in Vijinapura, India. Partnerships between local government and slum/shack dweller organisations can help deliver urban development goals (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas?
… that every time 'city' or 'urban' is referenced, so too must 'human settlements' or 'rural settlements' be mentioned. As if 'rural … ([email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the …
Insight, 16 August 2016
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 6 An introduction to Participatory Action Development (PAD)
… experts, participatory approaches generally the view of society, human order and human lead to development efforts that are sustainable history are …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Man in a mangrove forest
Striving for better: following LDC leadership in addressing the climate crisis
Insight, 26 January 2021
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… ([email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the … Colenbrander ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group …
Insight, 07 June 2017
A wildfire burns a forest. A man climbs a fire engine and another one, wearing a mask, walk on the road.
Sounding the alarm: new IPCC report reinforces urgency for G20 to take stronger climate action
… the climate driven by warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are causing accelerating disruption in every region …
Insight, 09 August 2021
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Social impacts of carbon markets in Costa Rica: a case study of the Huetar-Norte region, The
… that the PES scheme has had important positive impacts on financial, human, social and natural assets. The area of negative impact has been …
Publication, 01 January 2004
Lebanon is hosting one million Syrian refugees, and around half of them are children. Most families live in makeshift shelters; some rent half-built apartments, sharing with two or three families (Photo: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Coping with forced displacement: lessons from cities
… Archer ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher in IIED's  Human Settlements research group,  and leads IIED’s work on cities and … Yara Mourad (2016), IIED Working Paper Balancing water stress, human crises and innovation under a changing dryland climate , Hadi …
Insight, 11 May 2017
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Rural District Planning in Ghana: A case study
… now operating within Ghana and challenges related to financial, human and institutional resources …
Publication, 01 January 2000
The flag of the United Nations raised above the headquarters of the Habitat III Conference, held in Quito in Ecuador (Photo: Cancillería del Ecuador)
Sustainable cities: the nexus between resilience and resource efficiency
… Sustainable Development Goal explicitly commits to making cities and human settlements more resilient and sustainable, while the 'New Urban … ( [email protected] ) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . Sharon Gil ([email protected]) is a …
Insight, 05 May 2017