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Women selling spices in the street
Getting attention to a much-neglected health agenda: occupational health and safety
… to thriving: learning from responses to the health effects of climate change in informal workers and informal settlements of Zimbabwe'. It … connected to grid electricity, and many residents engage in informal livelihoods such as farming and food vending. Masvingo is on the main …
Insight, 27 April 2021
Two women talking to each other at a crowded event.
Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems and the environment
… justice. Evidence shows that it can also lead to more sustainable livelihoods and environments. And yet, across the world, food system … large research institutes. Similarly, national and global debates on climate change strategies around agrofuels and agricultural development have had …
Project, 01 September 2011
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Conservation and human rights: the need for international standards
… and concern is rising over the human rights implications of some climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. But awareness is also growing of the positive … of nature conservation to the rights of people to secure their livelihoods, enjoy healthy and productive environments, and live with …
Publication, 01 May 2010
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… was my supervisor when I worked as a senior regional advisor for climate change and development with Ireland DFAT, and what stood out for … Winthrop, left, with Constance Okollet at the 13th community-based adaptation conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2019 (Photo: Tracy … by Dilys Roe . "Our project women have greatly improved on their livelihoods, taking their kids to better schools, supporting their …
Article, 15 June 2020
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… in 2016. Decisions taken at the 2015 Financing for Development and climate change conferences started to take effect. LDCs needed advice … Development Research Centre in 2006 to lead on research on adaptation strategies. Prior to this she worked as a senior energy … governance, verification, environmental services and rural livelihoods, alternatives to slash and burn, environmental …
Article, 03 August 2015
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaks in a plenary session on day one of IIED's Fair Ideas event in Rio de Janeiro, June 2012 (Photo: Tom Broadhurst/IIED)
The things that make me proud
… had been broken down.  In the 1987 IIED annual report, it says "change is in the air… with the Brundtland Report Our Common Future … working in West Africa for four years, collecting household data on livelihoods, assets, climate, land use, water and livestock. This research became my PhD …
Insight, 22 June 2015
What would sustainability in the North mean for development in the South?
… if they are to assume their responsibilities for mitigating climate change. But what consequences would this have for the global South? Will … to cut the amount of air-freighted food consumed could destroy the livelihoods of millions of people in the developing countries. While … Climate change …
Insight, 08 July 2010
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… more attention to enhancing equity, rather than directly improving livelihoods, could lead to greater contributions of PAs to human … forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes Research report Forest business incubation … and of urban actors facing humanitarian crises. 10 Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal …
Article, 21 December 2018
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A brief history of biodiversity at IIED
… a well-known review of the role of wild foods in supporting local livelihoods. In 1994 the UK Overseas Development Administration (now the … biodiversity work ranges from agricultural biodiversity to apes, from climate change to conservation, and from market mechanisms to … sharing, social assessment of protected areas, and ecosystem-based adaptation. Read our biodiversity related blogs, news and articles , or …
Article, 16 August 2013
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of degradation threatens the ability to meet … our work on agroecology , food and agriculture , biodiversity , adaptation to climate change , and drylands . Specifically related to …
Article, 09 April 2015