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A container ship looms imposingly against a brilliant skyline
Monitoring and evaluation guidance for SDG14
… still rare due to a lack of awareness and internationally established methodology. In fact, several SDG14 targets are classified as tier 3, …
Project, 29 July 2019
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Zambia final report: climate resilient cropping strategies
Publication, 27 November 2017
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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
… or projects that link the conservation of biodiversity to human livelihood, through the principles of sustainable use. The Nature and … the Potato Park and the Indigenous Peoples Biocultural Climate Change Assessment, Peru The Darwin Initiative – past, present and future Side … of site-level governance assessment using a multi-stakeholder methodology developed by IIED in cooperation with IUCN and GIZ, with …
Event, 17 November 2018
A local market in Kampala, Uganda. One of the winning proposals will study refugees and markets in urban Uganda (Photo: Hendrik Terbeck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New research funded to study local markets in the context of urban crises
… the interplay between consumers and suppliers, and the diversity of livelihood activities they host, mean that a closer examination of the … the Urban Action Innovation Lab of Makerere University in Uganda An assessment of the impacts of humanitarian cash and voucher aid on … University , and An examination of the influences of the delivery of livelihood aid in the two Syrian cities of Darkoush and Salquin, led by …
News, 28 September 2016
The CBD COP13 logo. IIED and partners will be at the Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Cancun, Mexico, in December
IIED at the biodiversity COP in Cancun
… work on mainstreaming biodiversity, forest conservation and rural livelihood initiatives, and equity in conservation. The Convention on … evidence base on the effectiveness of forest conservation and rural livelihood initiatives in delivering social and ecological benefits … benefits. This session highlighted the need for rigorous impact assessment of the conservation and livelihood outcomes from forest …
Event, 04 December 2016
Seedlings. Impact investing directs investment capital to enterprises delivering positive environmental and social impacts, and could play an important role in financing sustainable development (Photo: Geoff Maddock, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Business as usual – or business with purpose?
… to hold their frameworks and commitments up to external scrutiny and assessment and look beyond traditional ESG metrics and to the ends of … newly created World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)  as they refine their methodology and approach to developing transformative benchmarks to …
Insight, 17 April 2019
Kenyan ministry officials, agricultural researchers and farmers are testing a range of climate adaptation measures in lower Nyando district (Photo: V. Atakos/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Addressing the political and technical challenges of measuring adaptation
Insight, 18 September 2018
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… work: IIED has developed and tested a relatively simple, low-cost methodology for assessing the positive and negative social impacts of … transfers for poverty reduction and ecosystem management . 8 Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas (SAPA) Methodology manual … a 99-page manual that provides detailed guidance for using the Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas (SAPA) methodology. SAPA is …
Article, 21 December 2018
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… include biocultural heritage, ecosystem-based adaptation, social assessment of protected areas, food demand and forests, and locally … agencies. This event was co-organised by IIED and partners. Social assessment for protected areas Workshop Date:  Sunday, 4 September This … Focusing on the Social Assessment for Protected Areas (SAPA) methodology, participants reviewed results from four sites in Africa, …
Event, 01 September 2016
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 Understanding market opportunities An enterprise approach to livelihood strategies
… Understanding market opportunities An enterprise approach to livelihood strategies Andy Jeans Introduction of community members in assessment and prioritisation of their livelihood needs (e.g. for health, water, transport, food, income). This … Understanding market opportunities An enterprise approach to livelihood strategies …
Publication, 01 January 1988