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The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 is promising tough talk on poverty and climate
Paris talks have historic chance to include everyone in a fairer, greener future
… first female President of Ireland, former UN high commissioner for human rights and president of the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate …
News, 26 November 2015
Fadzilah Majid-Cooke
Q&A with Fadzilah Majid-Cooke: land rights and agricultural investments in Southeast Asia
… economic stability may be unclear and difficult. Dr Nirun of the Thai Human Rights Commission who was a speaker at the workshop drew attention to international human rights mechanisms, such as the United Nations Special Rapporteurs, …
Article, 18 March 2013
The Urban ARK website
New Urban ARK website launched
… and loss in contemporary African towns and cities, and  Inadequate human capacity: a key challenge is the lack of capacity among those at …
News, 12 November 2015
Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal. Photo: Sajal Sthapit
Forest businesses 'fit for life'
… and approaches may yet help to develop spaces in which both the human soul and the environment flourish – just don’t look to Doha …
Insight, 18 February 2013
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Rocky Road Towards Sustainable Livelihoods: Land reform in Free State, South Africa, The
… The political changes in South Africa since 1990, referred to by Human (1998) as a ‘negotiated revolution’, culminated in the election of …
Publication, 01 January 1998
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Can UN conferences promote poverty reduction? A review of the Istanbul Declaration and the Habitat Agenda
… As preparations begin for Habitat III (The 3rd UN Conference on Human Settlements) in 2016, it is worth reflecting on the impact of its …
Publication, 01 January 1998
Land and water rights in the Sahel
… governance stakeholders, and Providing evidence for the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report on water. …
Project, 04 September 2008
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… has been engaging with urban issues since the 1970s. Our  Human Settlements research group  works on urban environmental issues at …
News, 19 July 2016
A group of men having a discussion
Legal tools: sharing lessons from innovation
Article, 09 October 2014
The Enhancing Equity workshop in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park brought together government officials, local residents and conservationists (Photo: Alessandra Guiliani/IIED)
Enhancing equity and fairness
… all, while local government officials struggled to address issues of human-wildlife conflict because they lack capacity and financial …
Insight, 23 February 2015