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A woman carries a Nile perch landed at Got Kachola, Kenya, where the NGO Renewable World is establishing community-run energy hubs for fish chilling and other local energy needs (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Four challenges to powering local economies
… to overcome barriers such as a gap in skills or financial resources. IIED's global research and collaboration with Hivos under the Energy … livelihoods in poor, rural communities. Sarah Best (sarah.best@iied.org) is a senior researcher working on energy in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . …
Insight, 12 September 2016
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Le rapportage climatique en Ouganda et ses bénéfices au plan national
Publication, 11 October 2022
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PLA Notes 38: Participatory Processes in the North
Publication, 01 June 2000
A washed-out road near Lake Bisina in Uganda. Uganda is experiencing significant impacts of climate change such as increased frequency of extreme weather events like floods (Photo: James Anderson, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Assessing adaptation and development progress
Insight, 06 July 2018
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in the Andean highlands, Peru (Photo: Karen Podvin)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Peru
Project, 04 September 2018
Rich nations failing to keep Copenhagen promise to help poor nations adapt to climate-change
… by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) — includes a five-point plan to enable developed nations to fulfil … for mitigation and adaptation projects," says Achala Chandani of IIED. "Our research shows that the developed countries have failed to … has been formally allocated for adaptation," says Dr Saleemul Huq of IIED. "There is also a danger that some of this could come in the form …
News, 16 November 2010
An image showing local people building a house in a slum in Bolivia, where Shack Dwellers International has worked with authorities. Many Latin American cities are leading the way in working with community organisations (Photo: Shack Dwellers International, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
… much more is possible. David Sattherthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. This blog was written while he was …
Insight, 26 April 2016
Illustrator Jorge Martin creates a 'living graphic' to chart the conversations on 'tough talk on poverty and climate' at the 2015 Development & Climate Days (Photo: IIED/Matt Wright)
Participants in Development & Climate Days focus on "bold action needed now"
Insight, 06 December 2015
Plans to protect forests could do more harm than good unless power is in local hands
… but it must be built from the bottom up," says James Mayers, head of IIED’s Natural Resources Group and co-author of the FGLG report. … for activities between now and 2013. The project has been steered by IIED since it began, in 2003, and has been funded by the UK and Dutch …
News, 24 August 2011
Man looks at two chimpanzees on a forest path
Q&A: New policy champions communities in the push to conserve Uganda’s wildlife
… to Uganda’s wildlife conservation efforts. Here, Geoffrey Mwedde from IIED’s partner Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda puts questions to … Falls and Queen Elizabeth following a project with support from IIED . We’ve learnt through this initiative that communities are very … email  [email protected] or [email protected] . IIED has been providing support to UWA as part of the ‘Implementing park …
Article, 21 July 2020