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A London workshop heard about the human stories of gold mining from artisanal and small-scale miners in Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Bright prospects for mining sector dialogue
… Abbi Buxton, IIED senior researcher, said: "IIED's experience on our local to global projects over the years has taught us that this kind of change cannot be achieved through top-down policies or global … We have been championing this community approach as we take our mining work forward." "IIED is identifying a country in which to run …
News, 30 June 2015
Isilda Nhantumbo, Bright Sibale, and Duncan Macqueen exchange ideas at a Forest Governance Learning Group Learning Event in Mozambique. Photo: Leianne Rolington
Private sector involvement with REDD+
… managing or enhancing forests, as a means of mitigating climate change. REDD+ evolved rapidly in several countries supported through … in ecosystems services commodities, such as carbon. For example, our research has shown that  carbon rights legislation is not yet ready … focused on Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique. Our analysis found important insights into innovative ways to secure …
Project, 12 September 2013
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
… to a high level of uncertainty about how natural resource and climate change issues would be incorporated into the post-2015 development … perspectives on the inclusion of forests in the SDGs. However, the focus was not only on the appropriate inclusion of forests within the … led towards creating forest-specific SDG implementation guidance.  Our engagement strategy involved desk-based synthesis, online …
Project, 21 May 2014
AdMit
… trading. As people and companies woke up to the realities of climate change and the part they play in it, many wanted to help tackle the … with carbon offsets ‘Carbon neutral’ has become a watchword of our times. For certain sectors reducing carbon emissions is required by … reduce their own emissions, can contribute to mitigation. Or it can focus solely on adaptation. The AdMit initiative aimed to respond to …
Project, 05 September 2008
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… contexts allows us to explore how to overcome these challenges. Our approach is to build an ‘evidence base’ for advocacy work with … evidence also facilitates advocacy in the policy arena and catalyses change in policy and practice. By building dialogue and problem-solving … parts of the globe, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. Some of our recent access to energy research includes: a report exploring the …
Project, 26 October 2012
The Forest and Farm Facility Vietnam team displays new forest and farm products and knowledge from work with Forest and Farm Producer Organisation businesses (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Mass mobilisation: boosting businesses and protecting forests
… adopted improved practice, design, plans or systems.  This is real change for hundreds of thousands of people: ranges of increased … and approaches have varied, the outcomes have been much the same: a focus on strengthening producer organisations works! Sharing the … 50 written products , from policy briefings to practical toolkits.  Our resources on the global scope and scale of FFPOs , how to prioritise …
Insight, 20 March 2018
A man leads a herd of camels with the sun setting behind them.
What’s in a narrative? In policy, everything or nothing
… that they will have a critical role to play – if allowed to – as our climate changes. With funding from the Ford Foundation, we had … narratives about agricultural development, food security, climate change -- the distortion can be so strong that the simplifying power of … on its head," said Krätli. "It generates order at the centre of its focus but disorder at the edge." The idea that economies of scale are …
Insight, 28 September 2012
Solar panels, such as these in Bhutan, are benefiting millions of energy-poor households (Photo: Richard Furlong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Turning up the volume: five insights into aggregating finance for expanding off grid energy investment
… opportunities] become attractive to large investors ". Based on our recent research , financial aggregators such as SunFunder , E+Co , … to these initiatives. Some lessons that have already emerged from our study are: The value of hand-holding: it is vital to support … Clare Shakya ([email protected]) is director of IIED's Climate Change research group ; Rebecca Byrnes is a legal research and …
Insight, 03 November 2017
David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, addresses the conference on urban crises (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Urban crises conference: time to put learning into practice
… govts to international system & civil society. Need perspective on our own role - step back, make space for others, esp city authorities. & … This includes an interactive map showing the geographical spread and focus of studies supported by the Urban Crises Learning Fund over the …
News, 23 November 2017
Women gathering. Institutional banner in the background.
Ensuring women’s participation in land governance: “bringing the law home” in Tanzania
… review and discussion of provisions to be adopted – with a particular focus on women’s participation in decision-making. To ensure that the … approach has yielded positive results – and even significant social change. In Kisarawe, a preliminary assessment on the effectiveness and … Better still, these women also report that men are now listening: “Our views are heard. They are implemented,” says Mariam Daud Said, a …
Insight, 20 January 2021