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An image of a crowd of members of the USaid Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) team rescue a teen in the Gongabu, Kathmandu District, five days after the Nepal earthquake in April 2015 (Photo: USaid, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Collaborations in urban humanitarian response – introducing the Global Alliance for Urban Crises
… Diane Archer ([email protected]) is a researcher with IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 31 May 2016
A women's focus group is a key part of a governance assessment at Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. It's essential that gender equality and equity is addressed in research proposals and activities (Image: IIED)
On a learning curve towards gender mainstreaming
… and information. In consultation with staff, we have assessed all our human resources policies, leading to several being updated to promote …
Insight, 25 January 2018
Participatory community mapping and community land protection can yield tangible results for poor and vulnerable populations (Photo: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)
Next steps to strengthen global land governance
… in a region, then things move; and where constitutions reflect broad human rights principles there are more opportunities for linking …
Insight, 15 May 2016
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 12 Using Participatory Rural Appraisal to assess community HIV risk factors: experiences from rural Uganda
… to be infected with the community-based health care (CBHC) which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The trains village health …
Publication, 01 January 1995
Construction of Hyderabad’s new metro. The first phase, covering 30km and 24 stations, opened in November 2017 (Photo: banjaxx, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Financing sustainable infrastructure: a tale of two cities
Insight, 09 January 2018
An oil flare in Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Transparency: can it work for sustainable development?
… Corruption Perceptions Index and Nigeria remains 153rd in the Human Development Index . While EITI is a relatively young international …
Insight, 23 May 2013
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… development and high levels of vulnerability to natural and human-caused disasters and shocks. The LDC Independent Expert Group …
Article, 03 August 2015
A stray ape rescued by Limbe Wildlife Centre in South West Cameroon (Photo: Stanley Dinsi)
TV documentary highlights conservation and poverty links in Cameroon
Article, 13 April 2016
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Tested tools for righting resource wrongs
… in land deals, consultation with local communities, and respect for human rights. The guidelines are the result of a three-year …
Insight, 14 October 2013
Participants in a focus group for smallholder farmers and land administrators in Mali (Photo: Emily Polack/IIED)
What makes community engagement meaningful in the extractive industries?
… standards including the  UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights  and the  World Bank Safeguard Policies . The OECD recently …
Insight, 14 March 2016