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A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
… are stark in their warnings of how changes in climate will impact our world. The report does however also outline pathways for a … and actions necessary to reduce risks. Nature-based solutions can work in cities Secondly, for far too long hard infrastructural solutions … programmes, to provide a vital safety net for those worst affected. Our research group’s experience in working in a number of cities across …
Insight, 09 March 2022
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Landscape approaches for mountain community sustainable development in a time of climate change: Policy consultation and South-South exchange workshop
… 19-22 May 2016. This report presents the results. Find out more about our work on biocultural heritage at the website linked below. …
Publication, 01 October 2016
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Humanitarian response for development: lessons from Tropical Cyclone Winston
… a topical issue in Fiji, a country vulnerable to natural hazards. Our research aimed to learn from Fiji’s experience of response and … practical actions to strengthen the connections between humanitarian work and development (the ‘humanitarian-development nexus’). This …
Publication, 01 June 2018
Fishermen offloading their morning catch from a fishing boat in Kalindi, West Bengal (Photo: Souvik Das Gupta, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Creating waves for small-scale fisheries
… Oceans are the earth's life-support system: they regulate our supplies of water and oxygen, provide livelihoods for around 200 … of animal protein for billions more. The global call to conserve our oceans, seas and marine resources in the Sustainable Development … meet the overarching SDG commitment to ' leave no one behind '.  Our work looks at two specific areas: How to enhance the profitability of …
Insight, 17 November 2016
Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group inspect a decentralised wastewater treatment system which enables the recycling and reuse of water, helping mitigate the increased risks from climate uncertainties on water availability (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Using social learning to address climate uncertainties
Project, 20 April 2017
Camilla Toulmin has led IIED since 2004
Camilla Toulmin to step down in 2015
… organisation, on the forefront of the big issues that matter for our shared world, but happy because I feel the time is right for me to … opportunity to someone else to inject their vision and passions into our new strategy and for me to return to the work that I love – research and writing – particularly on land and …
Insight, 29 October 2014
A man stands on a cut down tree amid a landscape of timber
China’s investments, Africa’s forests: from raw deals to mutual gains?
… to increase engagement with and the capacity of local communities. Our work shows that forums for community engagement – which the large … account for much of the timber heading to China were stimulated by our work to register an association committed to legal practice and …
Insight, 19 June 2019
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Going local: fast tracking climate finance to the most vulnerable
… and deliver; this is slowing climate action further. Drawing on our experience of more than 25 years of work on local finance, IIED is building international awareness of the …
Publication, 01 November 2017
Woman washing dishes with a jerrycan.
To address food insecurity in Uganda post COVID-19 the government must act now
… church, weddings and funerals. People with white-collar jobs work from home as they wait for their monthly salaries. Many others have … enhancing food security should pay particular attention to women. Our call to the government: act now The Food Rights Alliance and Twaweza … security will continue to suffer. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy, yet consistently underfunded. Most farmers use rudimentary …
Insight, 24 September 2020
People sat around a table looking at a poster.
Q&A: Communities combating illegal wildlife trade in East Africa
Article, 17 December 2020