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Smallholders threshing rice in irrigated agricultural perimeter of Sélingué dam in Mali (Photo: Moustapha Diallo/GWI West Africa)
GWI West Africa: project background
… five focus countries: Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. Our focus is on agriculture linked to large-scale rice irrigation schemes and dams, and we work closely with governments, donors, farmers, river basin … Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel) and international levels. Our multi-stakeholder approach seeks to empower smallholder farmers to …
Project, 01 November 2014
Woman washing dishes in a bowl outside.
Grassroots insights into urban risk and resilience
… to promote urban resilience. The capacity for transformation Our understanding of urban resilience encompasses the ability of a city … experience of data collection, and grassroots data can deepen our understanding of hazards, risks and resilience. Residents’ detailed …
Project, 20 October 2020
Community members at Mgahinga National Park, Uganda discuss the Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas methodology (Photo: Rob Small)
Enhancing the equity and effectiveness of protected area conservation
… equity and effectiveness of protected area conservation. We used our Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas (SAPA) … and strengthen PA governance procedures. So SAPA also draws on our experience of developing its ‘sister’ governance assessment … and procedure in management and governance, as well as distribution. Our aims were to increase biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing …
Project, 12 November 2018
A researcher talking with a cotton farmer in Mozambique. Communicating our findings to a wide range of key audiences is central to our work (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
Communicating research – uptake, influence and change
… we need to strengthen. So I set myself a New Year’s resolution to work with renewed vigour to achieve our research and communications outcomes and contribute to impact and … support researchers to do this. More often than not this will involve our partners because knowing the local context, the political and power …
Insight, 15 January 2015
Pastoralists discuss strengths and challenges of governance at a conservancy in Kenya. (Photo: Francesca Booker/IIED)
Assessing governance at protected and conserved areas (GAPA)
… in the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Programme of Work on Protected Areas that was developed in 2004. More recently, the … and Zambia.  In developing the GAPA methodology we have drawn on our learning from our social assessment methodology , which uses a similar …
Project, 23 April 2018
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Biocultural innovations: a holistic approach
… shifts in agriculture policy. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 December 2013
The author with cocoa farmers in Ghana. Farmers on average receive 3 per cent of a chocolate bar price and many are dependent on a single commodity for their livelihoods (Photo: Marisa Camargo)
Zero deforestation supply chains: promoting sustainable chocolate
… several events and had an expedition stand showcasing the institute's work. The congress was calling attention to the fact that agricultural … to contribute to this debate, I was presenting initial findings of our ongoing work on promoting sustainable chocolate, which is part of the 'Inclusive REDD+' project, supported by the UK government. Our research is investigating the cocoa/chocolate supply chain to …
Insight, 16 September 2015
In 2010 a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Six years later, there has been progress in rebuilding, but much remains to be done (Photo: iolanda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: LDC Independent Expert Group chair on the SDGs and tackling inequality
… views on inequality in Haiti today? MDPL: The great paradox is that our Haitian revolution was based on liberty and equality, but … of diminishing. There have been some attempts to remedy this in our history, but with the population rising from half a million 200 … the women's and feminist organisations in Haiti for their work, but there are still many achievements that we need to fight for.  …
Article, 08 June 2016
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… Roberts brings a unique perspective to the urban debate. Through her work in institutions on the ground she brings a clear understanding of … session.IIED has been engaging with urban issues since the 1970s. Our  Human Settlements research group  works on urban environmental … at all levels – from grassroots partnerships to global summits. Our  Urban Matters blog  focuses on urban poverty, climate change in …
News, 19 July 2016
Three people stand around a large planet Earth globe
IIED’s chair to deliver prestigious Christmas Lecture
News, 18 December 2020