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Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… source of employment, especially for women and youth. The very nature of informality means that the realities of poor people’s lives … forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes Research report Forest business incubation … areas, and of urban actors facing humanitarian crises. 10 Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal …
Article, 21 December 2018
A community in Bangladesh maps out their local resources and plans for an emergency.
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
… The Urban Climate Change Research Network organised the event in collaboration … the Bangladesh Environment Network and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Bangladesh, located at the northern tip of the Bay of … ARCAB aims to use rigorous research to develop proven community-based adaptation strategies that can be scaled up and replicated in many …
News, 22 January 2013
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… – and not just money. 3 Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action April: Starting in the US in late 2017, the #MeToo … , and to support them in gathering data and to help them develop solutions that work best for them. His blog was based on the editorial in the April 2018 issue of the …
Article, 27 December 2018
A cup of coffee. We are drinking more coffee: the International Coffee Organisation says world coffee consumption has been rising by an average of 2.3 per cent per year (Photo: Benedicto de Jesus, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A new kind of brew: smallholder coffee and carbon
Insight, 08 December 2015
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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
Event, 17 November 2018
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015
The CBD COP13 logo. IIED and partners will be at the Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Cancun, Mexico, in December
IIED at the biodiversity COP in Cancun
… and enhancing agrobiodiversity for food security in the face of climate change, and explore novel approaches for customary sustainable … and the impacts of biocultural innovations on food security and adaptation. Two women farmers from China presented the Stone Village … in development and the SDGs: sharing and developing workable solutions Date: Sunday, 11 December, 2016 Partners: IIED, UNEP-WCMC, and …
Event, 04 December 2016
Do or die in Durban
Insight, 30 November 2011
Cover for G01086.pdf
Chapter 9. LEARNING BY DOING IN CO- MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS
… innovators, trying out in practice novel technical and institutional solutions to problems, which often demand a re-adjustment of their … environment is currently responding to a variety of influences-- from climate [of ccontinuous aand change to overexploitation and pollution-- … ative processes and fitting solutions to specific contexts. It is based on systematic experimentation and careful analysis of feedback to …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Annual report 2007/08
… human face of sustainable development. Featured project highlights Climate change Making adaptation planning fully democratic:  thanks to … climate adaptation. Airing ideas for greener aviation:  with the UK-based Carbon Consultancy, IIED worked out easy ways for consumers and … energy industries that work for business and the poor. Safeguarding nature while fostering livelihoods:  IIED’s ‘payment for ecosystem …
Page, 23 December 2008