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Louder this time, ‘Turn REDD on its head!’
… based on local, not central government, control . A year later at the climate conference in Durban, South Africa, many others are saying the … as a co-benefit — or perhaps Investing in Locally Controlled Climate Smart Forests in Land Use, if you really want a mouthful. Here … for good landscape management that reduces emissions and improves livelihoods. But achieving local tenure security is typically a deep, …
Insight, 30 November 2011
Sub Saharan African woman drying fish. Photo: Patrick Dugan via WorldFish on Flickr
The missing 't'
… and shocks such as food shortages and reduced adaptive capacity to climate change. Source: Data extracted from World Resource Institute database; … resilience of fisheries in the country, which seriously affects local livelihoods. How can the missing t be supplemented? Small-scale fishery, …
Insight, 13 July 2010
Protect and survive: customary safeguards, traditional knowledge
… knowledge makes up the living core of culture. Bound up with local livelihoods and biodiversity, it forms a holistic system precisely … conditions ensures traditional practices are robust and adaptable to climate change. Such treasured knowledge needs protection from outside interests …
Article, 09 November 2009
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Chapter 9. LEARNING BY DOING IN CO- MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS
… environment is currently responding to a variety of influences-- from climate [of ccontinuous aand change to overexploitation and pollution-- which alter its natural … m manage- been sweeping across the planet. Today, even remote rural livelihoods are under- ment iis tthe o only going dynamic change, and …
Publication, 01 January 1970
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… evidence also facilitates advocacy in the policy arena and catalyses change in policy and practice. By building dialogue and problem-solving … countries, and coordinates the DELiVER (Decentralised Energy for Livelihoods, Environment and Resilience network, a collection of … jobs, gain energy independence and help to both limit and adapt to climate change. An IIED report urges developing nations to take …
Project, 26 October 2012
Delegates at the 4th Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in West Africa (Photo: GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS water ministers agree to build fairer dams
… resources their populations rely on to survive. In the context of climate change, energy and food production were high on the international agenda … benefits generated by dams rarely reach local people whose rights and livelihoods are most directly affected. At Kandadji in Niger and at …
News, 16 December 2015
A traditional farmer selects seeds in the Eastern Himalayas, India. (Photo: Ruchi Pant/Ecoserve)
Making the business case for biodiversity — in an instant
… and food security and strengthen communities' ability to adapt to climate change? Members of the project say this approach has helped them to … 2013, no country or community can afford to lose their biodiversity. Livelihoods depend on it so governments must find ways to incorporate …
Insight, 10 March 2014
The rugged coastline of Jeju Island, South Korea, where the World Conservation Congress is being held.
IUCN World Conservation Congress begins
… the conference – one on the links between conservation, poverty and livelihoods, and another on using traditional knowledge to help people adapt to climate change. Controversial location The Congress is being held on the island …
Insight, 06 September 2012
Group of people sitting on the floor, discussing research in Kibera
Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda – Lessons on Understanding Risk and Building Resilience
… from the river banks are also subject to localised flooding. Global climate change is already aggravating the flood risk residents face across the … undermining their resilience. Effective action for climate change adaptation needs to be specific to the social, economic, and physical …
Insight, 20 October 2016
A Raika man leading his sheep and goats to graze in the contested Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
How communities are protecting their biocultural resources with community protocols
… and dam projects. Ironically, conservation efforts can also threaten livelihoods by creating strictly protected areas that force groups out … strengthen biodiversity conservation efforts by communities, support climate change adaptation, and help to establish long-term partnerships between …
Insight, 02 October 2012