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Focus on small-scale farming: food or jobs?
… Africa. Even if the proportion of rural and urban populations change through urbanisation, the absolute numbers of people in rural … to Proctor. She argued that by planning rural transformation and change over the long term, looking at the role of small- and … a diversified occupation,” concluded Proctor. Find out more — read our latest HIV/ IIED briefings Small-scale farming and youth in an era …
News, 31 May 2012
Workshop participants were briefed on the climate negotiating priorities of the Least Developed Countries (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Negotiators from developing countries get skills boost ahead of UN climate talks
News, 13 November 2017
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
… Saleemul Huq, also director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), provided regular vlogs from Lima … Climate Days) Day 8 (8 December) Days 9 and 10 (9 and 10 December) Our main activities included: Helping vulnerable developing countries … resilience to climate change through adaption to CSA practices and a focus on gender and IPCCA (Indigenous People's Climate change …
Event, 01 December 2014
A woman carries jerrycans and tree men behind her wear masks and red vests with a red cross in the back
Applying the lessons of COVID-19 to the climate crisis
Insight, 23 February 2022
An artisanal miner
Ghana: on our way to participatory reform in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… Ghana: an overview Ghana is on the cusp of a real opportunity for change. Mining is a major contributor to the country's economy. In 2014 … and generates employment and wealth. We are close to a major change in the way we do artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. – … ASM sector Outputs Outcomes Dialogue event identifying a vision for change Participants motivated and engaged in thinking through positive …
Project, 15 July 2016
Colourful illustrations from the 2020 annual review
IIED launches annual review of 2020
… the institute and its partners responded to an extraordinary year of change. The year was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts … review. This presents eight short videos – all recorded remotely by our researchers and partners around the world – to tell the story of … Andrew Norton.  “We have adapted to new ways of working and upped our digital skills but stayed true to our values to take on the five …
News, 11 February 2021
A group of women siting around a table.
Learning from each other: community groups share experiences across continents
… David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of global urban change. What has been achieved so far? Community Savers groups made … mapping/enumeration and profiling techniques from the SDI toolkit for our own group, and this had to be done very sensitively. When I first … project ), and set up two writing groups. These creative activities focus on speaking truth to power about the negative impact of inner-city …
Insight, 18 July 2022
Woman holding to mobile phones
Addressing gendered gaps in digital technology for a just and inclusive transition
… Status of Women (CSW-67) , which focuses on innovation, technological change, education, and women’s and girls’ empowerment in the digital … through electronic payments, mobile money platforms and so on.   But our research on an inclusive low-carbon transition and gender-just … evidence of outcomes does not match what is needed for transformative change in gender equality.   This includes outcomes for digital …
Insight, 08 March 2023
We have in the past few years made progress on the theories and understanding of social learning approaches. But more research and real-life case studies are needed (Photo: Z Sewunet (ILRI)
Paving the way for social learning in the climate change context
Insight, 24 March 2014
A woman writes on a poster. More women appear blurred in the background.
Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance
… And by excluding them from solutions to biodiversity loss and climate change, it also hastens the erosion of IPLCs’ diverse and rich knowledge … GBF resource mobilisation negotiations. But negotiators continued to focus on how much money is needed and who will provide it. Although … delivered, monitored and tracked. This approach is crucial to reverse our destructive relationship with nature over the coming decade. …
Insight, 13 July 2022