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The influx of migrants and refugees onto the island of Lesbos was met with an influx of responders from various sectors who often did not effectively collaborate early on in the response (Tyler Jump/International Rescue Committee)
Finding space for dialogue when urban crises hit
… access valuable information and assistance.   "These agencies often land in a city hit by a crisis, see the problem and begin to address it … for humanitarian crises such as conflict, natural disasters, forced displacement and outbreaks of disease. But, as the event heard, …
News, 26 October 2016
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Obtaining the consent of affected groups: the example of Kandadji in Niger
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 May 2015
Aerial view of an arid landscape. A group of people walk.
IIED at 50: be prepared to engage with young activists
Article, 29 November 2021
A Batwa man sits with his hands cupping his head
Conservation Initiative on Human Rights
… of protected areas can lead to people being displaced from their land. Working with Winer, IIED further developed and facilitated the …
Project, 16 August 2013
Citizens reframing conservation policies and practice for food and livelihood security, environmental sustainability and justice
… with corporations Protected areas as locally defined, negotiated land use and community conservation. Problematizing Neoliberal …
Article, 15 July 2009
A woman farmer
Women pay heavier price for big dams
… specific roles within the household . Men usually control access to land and focus on staple crops (yam, millet, sorghum rice and so on). … as they lose access to the resources they depend on, such as grazing land, non-timber forest products, or grass for artisanal products. In cases where land for land compensation is effective, male heads of household may …
Insight, 08 March 2016
GWI influence - access and rights to irrigated land - planting rice - Selingue dam - Mali
Global Water Initiative: Mali
… the development of irrigated agriculture in Mali, only 20% of this land is currently developed Government investment in irrigated … and economic viability of intensive, large scale irrigation schemes. Land rights A new land tenure law was discussed in Mali, which presented an opportunity to …
Project, 16 February 2018
Man handing a package to another man. They are all wearing face masks.
Are India’s social protection schemes ‘future fit’?
… assets to help communities build climate-resilient water harvesting, land development and soil conservation infrastructure. While the …
Insight, 09 October 2020
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… biodiversity loss, including being subject to physical or economic displacement and/or human rights abuses in the course of action by … local level and supports the rights of local people to protect their land and resources.   The good, the bad and the ugly – invest in …
Insight, 31 May 2019
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Prajateerpu: A citizens jury / scenario workshop on food and farming futures for Andhra Pradesh, India
… alternative development models for the rural economy. They rejected land consolidation, displacement of rural people, contract farming, GM crops, and …
Publication, 01 January 2002