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A traditional farmer selects seeds in the Eastern Himalayas, India. (Photo: Ruchi Pant/Ecoserve)
Making the business case for biodiversity — in an instant
… in Namibia, Seychelles, Uganda and Botswana. The project , managed by IIED and UNEP-WCMC , aims to make sure that biodiversity concerns are at … the next few months. The bottom line We've got plans for a guide on how to review NBSAPs to check they cover the right issues and are likely … Rosalind Goodrich is a staff writer at IIED ( rosalind.goodrich@iied.org ) …
Insight, 10 March 2014
An image showing a group photo of CBA10 field trip group posing for a photo on a rooftop at the end of a long day during which the delegates made visits to four separate projects in Dhaka where communities are adapting to climate change (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice
… to Hanoi, the 10 CBA conferences have included field trips to see how local communities are adapting to the challenges of climate change, … CBA10 compiled via the Storify platform. Matt Wright ( matthew.wright@iied.org ) is IIED's web planning and content manager. Follow his tweets from …
Insight, 27 April 2016
New Melones Lake, California, which is facing one of the most severe droughts on record with a state of emergency declared in January (Photo: Ben Amstutz, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
2016 – when global meets local in climate action
Insight, 04 January 2016
Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh queue to get access to a raised tube well; local indicators about access to water are essential for the SDGs (Photo: Development Planning Unit, UCL, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
… Goals (SDGs) and targets agreed, now there is a need to work out how to measure and monitor progress.   While the UN Statistical … Urban Agenda at Habitat III. David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. …
Insight, 09 March 2016
Images such as this of a culvert constructed to allow villagers to cross the River Mahenya in Kenya, but which proves insufficient at times of extreme rainfall, are often used to tell the story of climate change in Africa. But Fatima Denton will challenge that narrative in her Barbara Ward Lecture (Photo: Robin Wyatt, http://www.robinwyatt.org/photography/)
Room for optimism on Africa, the "hopeful" continent
Insight, 21 October 2014
Members of the Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development Africa leaders' group. From left to right: Kauna Schroder, Marie-May Jeremie, Juliane Zeidler, Samson Mulonga, Dineo D Gaborekwe, Baboloki Autlwetse, Felix Monggae, Chipanqura Chirara.
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development
… to look for their own stories of change that can make a difference to how biodiversity is valued, used and protected. Over the next few years we would hope to see: Increased budget allocations for managing … We invite your feedback to the review by emailing dilys.roe@iied.org. …
Project, 11 May 2014
A Chinese journalist interviews fellow journalists in Kenya (Photo: YiDe Media)
China-Africa relations: Fresh perspectives from Chinese journalists on environmental challenges
… To help close these knowledge gaps, IIED sponsored five Chinese journalists' travel to Kenya in February … He still remembered the rhetorical question of a park ranger: "How would you feel if we went to kill your pandas?" Back in China, this … right direction. Xue Weng is a researcher at IIED ( xiaoxue.weng@iied.org ). A list of stories produced (in Chinese only): " Ivory Die Young " …
Insight, 02 May 2014
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
… the formal climate change institutions of the UNFCCC, and consider how development assistance might support and complement adaptation … Funds and Development Assistance: Some Frequently Asked Questions. IIED Sustainable Development Briefing paper. November 2008. Ayers, J. … Annex I Expert Group on the UNFCCC. OECD/IEA 2007. Paris. www.oecd.org/env/cc/aixg Möhner, A. and R.J.T. Klein, 2007: The Global …
Article, 14 November 2008