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Haramata Communications Initiative
… governance in the Borana lowlands, southern Ethiopia. Focus on... climate change: Copenhagen – what happened?; voices from COP15; climate … in Kenyan villages; small grants to support local strategies for adaptation to climate change; trailblazers: how the pastoralists of … soil carbon sequestration; REDD – protecting climate, forests and livelihoods?; are we overlooking biomass energy? Innovations:   …
Article, 13 October 2008
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… in agriculture, increase their production and better their livelihoods, they need a variety of investments – and not just money. 3 Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action April: Starting in the US in late 2017, the #MeToo … secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on women and girls to channel the energy of the #MeToo …
Article, 27 December 2018
IIED's Andrew Norton and IIED chair Rebeca Grynspan with Gro Harlem Brundtland sit at the front of the Barbara Ward lecture on 19 June 2018
Come on board: IIED seeks new chair
… Professionals and public alike are recognising the urgency of the climate emergency and chronic biodiversity loss , as well as the agency … we work to address critical environment and development issues. Real change for those in need, now IIED’s board was instrumental in … alongside social justice, making sure the women and men whose livelihoods depend on the natural world – both land or ocean – are heard …
Insight, 10 May 2019
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… funds can provide long-term financing to communities who lose their livelihoods forced off their land by dam construction. IIED's Jamie … English/French subtitles. Events: sharing projects on community-based adaptation Videos can kickstart discussion at conferences and workshops. … 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn. One delegate provided a very personal view of …
Article, 12 January 2018
The 'Diffa; The Morning Light' video is one of a series of videos exploring the impact of climate change on drylands pastoralists (Image: IIED)
Pastoralism videos/Vidéos pastoralisme
… series of documentaries by Saverio Krätli focuses on thriving despite climate change. As the environment becomes more unpredictable all over … avec éleveurs Boran et Somali (Kenya) Further videos Peace, trade, livelihoods and adaptation to climate change in Africa's drylands Education for nomads: … Climate change …
Article, 15 June 2011
The Nebbou area, between Ouagadougou and Leo, a dry reservoir used for the manufacture of handmade bricks in Burkina Faso (Photo: Ollivier Girard/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR))
Archive of completed drylands and pastoralist projects
… This video exploring the impact of climate change on pastoralists living in the drylands is one of many … in French:  25 ans dans les zones arides . Understanding pastoral livelihoods and climate change This project aimed to better understand … stresses in the area, including pilot climate mitigation and adaptation planning processes, pilot investments in municipalities, and …
Article, 17 December 2012
Cover for G02817.pdf
Lessons from a transboundary water governance project in West Africa (PLA 60)
… impact of a transboundary water governance project on poor people’s livelihoods. It examines how communities can identity climate change-related problems and solutions in concert with others, … communities in transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation activities. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly …
Publication, 01 December 2009
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… Developed Countries (LDC) Group of the UNFCCC. Launched at the 2019 Climate Action Summit in New York, the LDC 2050 Vision is the LDCs’ … and subsidies can support the health of the ocean and protect the livelihoods of people who depend on it. 3 Personal insight and promoting … address to the 13th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA13) , which took place in April in …
Insight, 06 January 2020
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… low, we are likely to see 'fishless oceans' by 2050 and millions of livelihoods lost unless there is a change in current trends. This report … key positions of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in climate change negotiations Ahead of the UN climate summit in New York … as the summit's "unsung heroes".   Ecosystem- and community-based adaptation: learning from natural resource management   As …
Article, 29 December 2014
women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
… and advising their peers on reducing impacts of disaster and climate change. What’s more, such exchanges have attracted the attention of … deprivation and negligence that endangers the lives, livelihoods and wellbeing of economically and socially marginalised …
Insight, 22 July 2020