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The Sustainable diets for all programme recognises that people – with their capacity to innovate and power to drive change – must be at the centre of efforts to reshape our failing food systems (Photo: © Mauricio Panozo of Lucano photography. Bolivia, La Paz)
How people are providing evidence, and influencing to get food policies that work for them
… in their daily lives. IIED, Hivos and partners are taking a citizen-led approach to food research and policy-making as part of the … in policy making processes and political spaces.   What is citizen-led evidence generation, and why do we need it? Far too often, the …
Insight, 26 April 2018
Women at an outside meeting sat on the floor under trees
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
… International Potato Centre to restore native varieties. It has also led to conservation of Andean wildlife, crop diversity and water across … Key to this success has been the highly participatory, indigenous-led approach, supported by the NGO Asociaciόn ANDES . This approach has …
Insight, 18 February 2020
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Revolutionising sanitation in Zambia: scaling up CLTS (PLA 61)
… In this article, the authors discuss how Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is helping to revolutionise sanitation … Musyoki, Angela Milligan and Holly Ashley. Keywords: CLTS, Community-Led Total Sanitation, water, hygiene, Kamal Kar, health, PRA, scaling …
Publication, 01 November 2010
A farmer in Tattaguine, Senegal benefits from an irrigation project. IIED is advocating for the Green Climate Fund to speed up the process of getting finance to local levels, those who need it most (Photo: Ryan Kendrick Smith, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: a message to the Green Climate Fund board
Article, 10 October 2016
September 2015: on the eve of the United Nations summit to agree the 2030 Agenda, a film introducing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto the UN headquarters building (Photo: UN Photo/Cia Pak)
Effective evaluation for the Sustainable Development Goals
… says the follow-up and review processes will be informed by country-led evaluations and data which is high-quality, accessible, timely and … an SDG evaluation – how do you get started? , and Episode 3: Country-led evaluations: revealing the progress of Agenda 2030 . Monitoring, … operate at national, regional and global levels and will be country-led. Building the capacity of national policymakers and parliamentarians …
Project, 21 October 2017
Climate fight must enlist biodiversity and communities
… UN-led efforts to address climate change, conserve biodiversity and fight … production of biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels has led to widespread conversion of biodiverse forests, savannas and … mitigating greenhouse gas emissions but biodiversity is also key to adaptation to climate change, particularly as it enhances the resilience …
News, 18 February 2008
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
… stronghold of Gatwekera in Kibera, low levels of trust in government-led projects resulted in youth being incited to oppose the NYS … In the Railway project, stringent criteria for eligibility, community-led enumeration, dialogue, and consultation built trust and helped … undermining their resilience. Effective action for climate change adaptation needs to be specific to the social, economic, and physical …
Insight, 20 October 2016
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Participatory rice variety selection in Sri Lanka (PLA 60)
… the importance of farmer participation in experimentation for adaptation and the efficiency of locally informed and farmer-led research. The network of relationships built up between the farmers, …
Publication, 01 December 2009
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Small producer agency in the globalised market: making choices in a changing world
… ranging from poverty reduction and food security to climate change adaptation. Most of the ‘inclusive business’ models and value chain … This book presents the results of a three-year Knowledge Programme led by IIED, Hivos and a global Learning Network, it integrates …
Publication, 01 November 2012
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Climate change and the urban poor. Risk and resilience in 15 of the world's most vulnerable cities
… change. Innovative urban policies and practices have shown that adaptation to some of these effects is possible and can be built into development plans. These include community-based initiatives led by organizations formed by the urban poor, and local governments …
Publication, 01 December 2009