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Participants study a map in Bangladesh. Photo: Isabelle Lemaire
Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh
… consortium made up of practitioners, researchers in Bangladesh and international institutions.  Local ‘action partners’ Reaching the … CARE, Caritas, ChristianAid, Concern, Islamic Relief, OXFAM, Plan International, Practical Action and WaterAid. These NGOs are working … expertise in particular sectors such as agriculture or hydrology. International research partners, including IIED,  Imperial College …
Project, 17 December 2012
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?
… development. But here is the challenge to national governments and international agencies. Many responses to climate change are planned … Group. This blog was written while he was attending the 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) in Dhaka, …
Insight, 26 April 2016
Three women holding a sack of rice between them.
Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta
Insight, 25 May 2022
Climate-change media alliance tackles information vacuum in developing nations
News, 21 January 2008
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
… industry and civil society. This was a first for this sort of international law-making process. There was both disagreement and … to private companies, including the sugar giant Illovo, to large international NGOs, such as Oxfam. It also included a range of civil …
Insight, 15 May 2016
City without limits: keeping pace with the urban poor
… Celine D’Cruz, coordinator of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), talks about her work with IIED Imagine this. You … D’Cruz is in the thick of it. D’Cruz coordinates Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) , the international network of urban poor federations that is driving this …
Article, 18 November 2008
A gold-plated "supercar". London's newspapers recently reported on a Saudi Arabian prince who had four gold-plated sports cars flown to London for his use while on holiday (Photo: Alexandre Prévot, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: tackling inequality and unsustainable consumption
… Kenner has extensive experience of working on the environment and international development, including lobbying at UN climate change …
Event, 20 April 2016
Who will replace the much respected executive secretary of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres (Photo: UNFCCC, Creative Commons via Flickr)
An opportunity for LDC leadership
Insight, 03 March 2016
Women from near Rangoon, Myanmar are seated around a map with paper houses and trees talking and laughing.
What happens when slum dwellers put themselves on the map
… environments,” says Satterthwaite, who is a senior fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development. “As the papers …
News, 01 May 2012
Press photographers recording the opening plenary (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP19)
… strengthen their capacity to negotiate for more equitable outcomes at international climate negotiations. We supported LDC delegates at COP19, … common future COP19 video updates Dr. Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, and IIED senior … workshop Date:  7-9 November  This workshop, organised by CAN International and Southern Voices on Climate Change, looked at how to …
Event, 01 January 2015