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Tricky questions and frank discussions: a participatory forum on protracted displacement in Afghanistan
… NGOs to meet basic services and needs. That way, the government can focus on structural issues such as town planning. 2. “We want to expand the city – but new informal settlements block our plans” Urban plans for Jalalabad have been developed − but sticking … that the urban environment provides an opportunity for lasting change. She has seen returnees from Pakistan contribute their carpet …
Insight, 10 June 2021
Men filling plastic containers with water. Niger.
Clean drinking water is about people, not pipes
… issues, the Global Water Initiative asked what, ultimately, we wanted our water programme to achieve in four countries in West Africa. We … of water points, and population percentages should not be our main focus. What we actually wanted was for everybody to drink clean water, … water? What was extraordinary in this process was how hard it was to change the discourse. Water sector staff find it very difficult to start …
Insight, 15 March 2012
Keeping the forests we've got
… not a priority for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Yet forest people suffer enormously from the effects of … must be included in any future REDD regime," she said. "With our forests we are contributing to the mitigation of climate change. Yet … biofuels will increase enormously. "If all you do," says Ashton, "is focus on countries with high rates of deforestation, you ignore what is …
Insight, 30 April 2009
A traditional dance festival attracts tourists in Romania's Maramures Nature Park. The park was designed as a multifunctional protected landscape and was zoned to reflect both environmental priorities and economic needs of local people (Photo: Radu Pop/UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Equity, justice and ecosystem services: what do we mean?
… In crude terms justice can be characterised as having a stronger focus on recognising and respecting rights as defined in international … the context of REDD+ and PA conservation, what language do we use in our efforts to promote fairer social outcomes?  Our suggestion is very … been improvements over time. Not least because perceptions of equity change over time. Where do we go from here? In terms of REDD+, we hope …
Insight, 11 May 2015
Artisanal miners of Mali
Mali’s new mining law: an improvement, but fails artisanal miners
… But we’ll set aside the grand political economy debate to share our thoughts on the new law, concentrating on the areas covered by our policy recommendations from late last year: fiscal reforms, … ‘fiscal stabilisation’ (the period during which tax rules cannot change) at 10 years instead of running throughout the life of a mining …
Insight, 08 October 2019
Venn diagram of LDCs
Least Developed Countries
… The leading international body for assessing climate change, the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) , … different urban stakeholders.   Research.  IIED maintains a strong focus on research, particularly in areas that have received little … knowledge and experience on community-based adaptation Together with our partners we organise the highly regarded  international conferences …
Article, 30 April 2009
Road to recovery: mapping a sustainable economy
… paper, commissioned by the Commonwealth Foundation , helped to focus the recent Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Trinidad on the imperatives of climate change in the short term, and of economic resilience in the longer … the informal economy. "Enlightening, in pointing out that so many of our solutions (especially in areas like climate change) lie not with …
News, 07 December 2009
A fruit bat
Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… the goals will be assessed; the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will assess whether the commitments for 2020 laid out in … engaged in biodiversity diplomacy in the way they have with climate change? Part of the problem is that the links between biodiversity are … flood protection, drought resilient crops, and wild-caught protein. Our issue paper  and briefing  provide an overview of the evidence that …
Insight, 29 April 2019
The voices of women involved in farming and fisheries, such as these in Bangladesh, are often lost in decision-making (Photo: CBFM-Fem Com Bangladesh/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management?
… groups to resource governance and biodiversity conservation. Our focus is on forests and fisheries, and we're looking at non-OECD … base for further research enquiry. You can see how we are conducting our research in a recently published protocol – ' Does the gender …
Insight, 02 July 2015
More than 80 representatives of slum-dwellers federations attended the 9th World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: the World Urban Forum brought together governments and grassroots – what next?
… than 80 representatives of slum-dwellers federations, supported by our partners at SDI (formerly Slum/Shack Dwellers International) played … governments to account, there is a better opportunity for meaningful change to take place. At the end of the World Urban Forum, the … and the EU. Q: Looking ahead to next month, the IPCC conference will focus on cities and climate science. The conference will explore how …
Article, 14 February 2018