Search results

7056 results
Cover for 10711IIED.pdf
Community Savings: a basic building block in the work of urban poor federations
Publication, 01 July 2014
Cover for 16044IIED.pdf
Staying Power. Can communities sustain solar-powered water projects in the Niger Delta?
Publication, 01 July 2014
Cover for 17248IIED.pdf
Sustainable Development Goals: a forest module for a transformative agenda
Publication, 01 July 2014
Cover for 13573IIED.pdf
SD goals from a forest perspective: Transformative, universal and integrated?
Publication, 01 July 2014
Cover for 17249IIED.pdf
Capturing complexities of urban resilience
Publication, 01 July 2014
Approximately 80 heads of state and government attended the UN climate change conference in Marrakech in November 2016 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How can the poorest increase the influence of their climate diplomacy? 
… invite you to examine the diagram below (which is also available on IIED's Flickr site , where users can zoom in), and the discussion paper … adding your voice to the discussion. Brianna Craft  ( brianna.craft@iied.org ) is a researcher with IIED's  Climate Change research group . …
Insight, 19 January 2017
Farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces respond to climatic adversity by using their own innovations and biocultural heritage
China's farmers innovate to adapt to climate change
… diversity to enhance food security in the face of climate change. IIED produced the film in association with the Centre for Chinese … now scaling up these innovations to Yunnan. This work is supported by IIED's project " Smallholder Innovation for Resilience ", with funding … . Krystyna Swiderska is a senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group ( Krystyna.swiderska@iied.org ). Watch …
Insight, 17 December 2013
Prolonged flooding in Vietnam in 2011 left thousands homeless and exposed to health risks. The research projects will focus on building resilience to climate change (Photo: EU/ECHO)
Ten projects receive funding for research into climate change resilience
… The funding into how to adapt to climate change is part of IIED's work with the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network … Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. IIED was looking for projects with a particular focus on either health … health in Pra Lab, Khon Kaen Province – WeSD, Khon Kaen University IIED will work with researchers to ensure that the knowledge and …
News, 03 October 2014
A barren landscape of chopped-down trees under a brilliant blue sky
Does the global biodiversity framework offer a plan B for protected areas?
… in this context through endorsing guidance developed by an IIED-led initiative. The diagram below shows the three dimensions of …
Insight, 03 September 2021
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaking at the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture at the British Library (Photo: Julius Honnor/IIED)
Handing over the reins at a strong institution
… People are IIED's best asset – those within the organisation and across our diverse … if they have space to try them out. Almost everyone who joins IIED does so because they are enthused by the prospect of working on … issues in the public eye that engage people from around the world. At IIED, we are all global citizens, eager to understand how to make a …
Insight, 01 December 2014