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IIED director Camilla Toulmin enjoys the 12th D&C Days event at COP20 in Lima, Peru (Photo; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
… On arrival in Lima last week, I realised I hadn't been to a climate Conference of the Parties since Copenhagen in 2009. The sense of … ,  Overseas Development Institute (ODI) , and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) ) every year during the middle weekend of … had 20 events in Lima , from REDD+, equity and forest governance, to indigenous peoples' knowledge in building adaptation strategies, to …
Insight, 11 December 2014
Indigenous groups and traditional farmers, plus IIED's Krystyna Swiderska (left), gather at a meeting in Bhutan in May 2014 to discuss climate change impacts and the benefits of traditional knowledge (Image: IIED)
Mountain communities could help FAO rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops
… Indigenous groups and traditional farmers from 21 mountain communities in 10 countries gathered recently in Tajikistan to assess climate change impacts and develop responses to this crisis. The … resilient to increased heat than introduced varieties.  Traditional knowledge and practices are also becoming increasingly critical to …
News, 02 October 2015
Market Analysis and Development training course participants (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Bolivia's indigenous peoples drive forest farm innovation to benefit Mother Earth
… or retitled to communities through a legal mechanism know as Original Indigenous Native Peasant Territories (TIOC). Bolivia sees local forest … the 38 indigenous peoples within the country. This oversees three new climate change mechanisms covering: Joint mitigation and adaptation … their business plans and organisational models – with inadequate knowledge of what support is required – and what models could be scaled …
Insight, 25 November 2014
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
News, 12 February 2015
Cover for G03830.pdf
Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast
… on the farming systems, livelihoods,crop varieties, forest use and indigenous knowledge and practices of the Mijikenda community in the coastal region … as drought and pest resistance, traditional farming practices and climate change response strategies. It also sought to understand the …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Covers of best publications 2021.
IIED's best of 2021: publications
… jobs, food security and empowerment as well as resilience to climate change.   Overall, we found a wealth of evidence that … on nature-development links, while also highlighting key remaining ‘knowledge gaps’.  More about this work:   Nature for Development: … how far they differ. We also look at concerns that representatives of Indigenous Peoples have with the term ‘nature-based solutions’.  More …
Article, 17 December 2021
The Stone Village Seed Park lies in the Himalayan foothills of Yunnan, Southwest China. It is the homeland of the ethnic minority Naxi people. 
Biocultural heritage territories film now in Spanish
… and rare crops, and enable development that incorporates the knowledge and practices of indigenous peoples. IIED is supporting the development of indigenous … as a valuable strategy to enhance food security in the face of climate change. The film opens with a profile of Peru's Potato Park, … Climate change …
News, 30 August 2016
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… .  2 Tackling the triple crisis: using debt swaps to address debt, climate and nature loss post-COVID-19 I ssue paper  Even before … engagement with governments and parliaments. We also work to promote knowledge and experience sharing at regional and global levels. For an … and operation of dams to support sustainable development. 9 Putting indigenous foods and food systems at the heart of sustainable food and …
Article, 23 December 2020
Arid landscape with mountains in the background
Talking transdisciplinarity
… in our work? The societal challenges of the 21 st century – notably climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality – are … transdisciplinary working and explore the facets of collaborative knowledge production that lie at its core. Over 50 participants joined – … beyond academia, such as practitioner knowledge, or local and indigenous knowledge. Therefore, while many competencies, tools and …
Insight, 16 April 2021
Climate policy should consider the needs of the poor
… The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in Brussels on Friday that climate … that those least responsible for global warming - the poor, the indigenous communities - are the ones to be the most immediately and … As the Global Initiative on Climate Change (GICC), they provide knowledge to policymakers to ensure that climate change is seen as a …
News, 09 April 2007