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Lebanon is hosting one million Syrian refugees, and around half of them are children. Most families live in makeshift shelters; some rent half-built apartments, sharing with two or three families (Photo: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Coping with forced displacement: lessons from cities
… from Africa, Asia and the Middle East'. The discussion was part of work we are carrying out under our Urban Crises Learning Fund . Speakers shared experiences from … delicate balancing act to achieve outcomes that are sustainable, that work for everyone, and are resilient to further shocks. No single …
Insight, 11 May 2017
Villagers dig out a silted up water tank, paid for by India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Photo: Mackay Savage, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Finding solutions for less poverty and better ecosystems
… and environment challenges? We are looking for examples to inform our work. Policymakers are always juggling policy objectives, budgets and … every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work – often related to watershed and other ecological improvements. And …
Insight, 15 December 2015
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The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group Proposed Structure and Activities
… and poverty reduction. Based on these activities, this paper presents our proposal for the establishment, structure and functioning of the …
Publication, 01 January 2005
While one of the objectives of the 2014 World Day to Combat Desertification is to strengthen the visibility of the drylands on the international environmental agenda, much more is needed (Photo: Marie Monimart)
Celebrating the drylands
… in international development, I've been privileged to visit and work in some of this planet's most extraordinary and beautiful … people and scientists to build more sustainable production systems. Work is needed to reverse historic political marginalisation . Champions … vital role in mitigating future damage to the life support systems of our planet. Camilla Toulmin ([email protected]) is director of …
Insight, 17 June 2014
A GWI consultation with local communities in Kankan, eastern Guinea, in July 2014 looked at how to secure agricultural land tenure for those affected by the proposed Fomi dam (Photo: GWI West Africa)
Fomi dam: catalysing land tenure reform in Guinea
… of people affected by infrastructure which has a high impact on our communities." Related reading:   Dams in Guinea: proposals for …
News, 03 March 2015
Open letter to Bill Gates on African land acquisitions
… accept inward investment, for agriculture or anything else. But as our research shows, the problem so far is that very few people in these … farmers offer a different investment model (others are described in our earlier report Alternatives to land acquisitions ). Far from trying … countries, who generate the perspectives and evidence on which our reports are based. They are calling for greater scrutiny of these …
News, 11 February 2011
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Protecting traditional knowledge: a framework based on customary laws and biocultural heritage
… Diversity, 3-5 October 2006, Geneva. This paper is based on the work of IIED and research and indigenous partners in Peru, Panama, … the institutional basis for endogenous development. A key element of our approach is the recognition of the indigenous worldview that … from IIED’s collaborative research, with particular reference to the work of the NGO Andes in Peru. The paper concludes by identifying policy …
Publication, 01 October 2006
A tea picker from Cianten, within the boundaries of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in West Java, starts collecting tea leaves in a basket at 6am (Photo@ CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action
… changing environment. There is not one woman alive who does not work for a better quality of life for her children. These are the unsung … for a different tomorrow.   There is not one woman alive who does not work for a better quality of life for her children. There is not one … pain of the unfairly treated and the victims, but also to announce our collective determination to a better future.  May we shout …
Insight, 09 April 2018
The sun beats down on Dongo village, Tanzania. Children walk with cattle while women carry water buckets (Photo: Chih-Jung Lee)
Shining a light on energy consumers in rural Tanzania
… mini-grids developers often find themselves in the dark.  Through my work with Rafiki Power , a mini-grid start-up owned by E.ON, I wanted to … therefore benefit from finding marketing and financing partners to work with Businesses' electricity demand fluctuates more than for … consumer behaviour. The Energy Change Lab , a programme of IIED and our partner Hivos, is running a prototyping programme that supports …
Insight, 12 March 2018
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 frame the inclusion of forests in the post-2015 framework. This work enabled the diversity of priorities and perspectives to be better … metrics and other incentives for investment. Ultimately, this work led towards creating forest-specific SDG implementation guidance.  Our engagement strategy involved desk-based synthesis, online …
Project, 21 May 2014