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An illustration showing two people reading a book titled "Participatory Learning and Action" in front of the words "positive change"
Participatory Learning and Action: archive
… 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods September 2013 PLA 65 - Biodiversity and culture: exploring … Total Sanitation in Africa November 2010 PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change December 2009 PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for …
Article, 31 January 2022
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IIED's best of 2019: publications
… goods and services (and are already bearing the brunt of climate change). So why does the development community often ignore … to tackle dangerous declines in biodiversity. 2 Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learned from 13 project … in poor countries where dependence on natural resources for lives and livelihoods is high. But EbA implementation is neither widespread nor …
Article, 23 December 2019
Renewables, why bother?
… all, why should countries that haven't significantly contributed to climate change worry about reducing their relatively tiny carbon emissions? In … to attract climate finance, both for mitigation and increasingly for adaptation. Such support could be leveraged to develop low-carbon or … Climate change …
Insight, 04 August 2010
The Forest and Farm Facility is now working with Ecuador forest farm producers such as this bamboo production business
Forest and Farm Facility Phase II
… around the world depend on forest landscapes for their food and livelihoods. Collectively the gross annual value of their smallholder … management, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation. But enabling them to make a positive contribution requires …
Project, 24 March 2019
While one of the objectives of the 2014 World Day to Combat Desertification is to strengthen the visibility of the drylands on the international environmental agenda, much more is needed (Photo: Marie Monimart)
Celebrating the drylands
… of dryland people and the social relationships that shape their livelihoods and sustain them when times are hard. Learning from local … [PDF] , often building on centuries of understanding of ecosystem and climate dynamics to create livelihoods based on a portfolio of diverse … to learn from people who have lived with extreme cycles of climate change for generations. From them, we can discover how to live with a …
Insight, 17 June 2014
Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change
… livelihood options and resilience to environmental stresses such as climate change. "The current ABS regime does not adequately recognise the … diversity is also critical to enable communities to adapt to rapid climate change, and to converse biodiversity in situ." The report arose … Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change …
News, 21 January 2008
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Resource Atlas of Isiolo County, Kenya: Community-based mapping of pastoralist resources and their attributes
… option for participatory planning and decision-making in support of climate change adaptation in the drylands of Kenya. These maps are typically drawn on … Climate change …
Publication, 01 July 2015
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
… Born in 1914, her life spanned an extraordinary period of growth and change. The year was, of course, also the beginning of World War One. … of Barbara. We started in 2006 with Mary Robinson , who spoke on climate change and justice. Lindiwe Sisulu , the then South African … key sectors, such as agriculture, energy and water, and secure livelihoods. But good governance is key to making this happen, as argued …
Insight, 21 October 2014
Women bends over a field.
Locally-led nature-based solutions can deliver global leaders’ pledge
… and exacerbated society’s most urgent challenges, including the climate crisis, nature loss, poverty and inequality. And recognising …  makes the case for a green and just COVID-19 recovery that puts climate, nature and people at its heart.   Learning from the LDCs Strong … are the LDCs  that have been using nature to adapt to adverse climate effects and promote sustainable development long before the …
Insight, 27 September 2021
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Resilient Farming Systems in Times of Uncertainty: Biocultural Innovations in the Potato Park, Peru
… have developed strategies and technologies for resilience and adaptation to climatic changes that have enabled survival over … landscape in Peru's high Andes. It also explores recent trends in climate, livelihoods, food security, crop diversity and social capital. Despite …
Publication, 01 March 2016