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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 21 Livelihoods, livestock and change: the versatility and richness of historical matrices
… begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 21 Livelihoods, livestock and change: the versatility and richness of historical matrices Karen and … static view of broader and revealing discussions about things and to focus all our research energies on environmental or economic changes. the present, … PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 21 Livelihoods, livestock and change: the versatility and richness of historical matrices …
Publication, 01 January 1994
A man stands in front of a group of seated people outside answering questions
Partnerships and collaboration for a more responsible minerals sector
… targets government and private sector policymaking to ensure a focus on inclusion and equality. Our current work on building a more responsible minerals sector … Responsible cobalt supply chains are necessary for climate change objectives and the transition to green energy. They are also …
Article, 04 May 2021
IIED researchers in Uganda: "IIED works with small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs), municipal governments, pastoral communities, representatives of urban poor federations, smallholder farming groups, and other poorly represented interests" (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Reflections on my time as IIED director
… in communications. We needed to go along to events, speak, and get our voice heard and recognised. IIED is in a completely different place … , and making sure we thought through the implications of climate change for work across all our programmes. Saleemul Huq led this … So we ensured that everyone in the organisation, whatever their focus, could see where and how climate fitted into their research …
Insight, 05 March 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina: luxury skyscrapers contrast with a shanty town of small brick dwellings with aluminium roofs. It is estimated that 10 per cent of the city's population lives in informal settlements (Photo: Mark Edwards/IIED)
Facing an increasingly urban world
… in Quito in October will seek to set out a 'new urban agenda' for our increasingly urban world. Last week, IIED launched the excellent new … (SDGs)  and the breakthrough global legal treaty on combating climate change – the Paris Agreement  in 2015 have set the stage for a 'new … question is whether the conference in October can still be used to focus attention and energy on changes which will produce better, more …
Insight, 13 May 2016
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Reframing the debate on urbanisation, rural transformation and food security
… numbers of people in rural areas buy more food than they sell. Our food security narratives are outdated: urban dwellers are not all … rural spaces and economies, food systems and food security. It must focus on access, affordability, safety and nutrition for both rural and … We are working with partners in Africa and Asia on an ambitious change initiative that will support an evidence-based shift in global …
Publication, 01 February 2015
An interactive data visual that illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation that research by IIED has sought to document and describe
IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
… For our research to have the greatest impact possible, and  to engage and … due to the effects of habitat destruction, over-fishing and climate change. The animation produced by our Sustainable Markets Group  was … role they play in development, conservation and adaptation was the focus of a visually stunning photofilm  in November. The six-minute film …
Insight, 12 January 2015
View of Harpan village of Panchase – the upstream of Phewa Lake (Photo: Amit Poudyal/IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Nepal
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … Linking science, practice and policy’. The session looked at our learning on what has and hasn’t worked in ecosystem-based adaptation … The main aim was to discuss what has worked well and less well in our EbA activities to date and opportunities for mainstreaming EbA in …
Project, 26 June 2018
Key international legal measures risk making the cost of green energy shift skyrocket
… impacted the market. ‘Raising the cost of climate action?’ includes a focus on coal-fired power stations. ISDS protects most of the 257 … dependence on fossil fuels is crucial to being able to tackle climate change, and our research shows that rethinking investor-state dispute settlement is …
News, 04 October 2020
Arid landscape with mountains in the background
Talking transdisciplinarity
… How do we really achieve impact in our work? The societal challenges of the 21 st century – notably climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality – are interlinked and … teamwork and engaging research users, regardless of the project’s focus. In transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects, effective …
Insight, 16 April 2021
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Transforming the course of development post-2015
… with eliminating poverty and inequality wherever it is found. The change agenda touches every country, and aims to leave no-one behind. … Sustainable Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda. Our aim has been to promote informed debate both inside and outside the UN, with a focus on what the international agenda could mean at the regional and …
Publication, 01 September 2015