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Langrug informal settlement, South Africa, May 2014 (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Introduction to urban poverty
… to the costs of food and non-food needs for urban populations. Our focus for the next five years IIED is working to reduce urban … rural change. Drawing on the knowledge and practical experience of our partners in Asia, Latin America and Africa, over the next five years … America, we will add to the more than 50 papers documenting their work and experience that we have already published in Environment & …
Project, 09 September 2014
Community scouts on patrol in the Greater Kilimajaro Landscape (Photo: African Wildlife Foundation)
Beyond enforcement
… particular the Lower Mekong Basin (Hanoi, Viet Nam, November 2016). Our experience from running these events, and the network of community … we have developed as a result, also provided the foundations for our new  Communities and IWT Learning and Action Platform (LeAP)  and …
Project, 11 November 2018
Women living in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve are trained to sustainably harvest xate palms, providing them with income and preserving the reserve's biodiversity (Photo: Dani Newcomb/USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The role, influence and impact of women in biodiversity conservation
… Development Goals (targets 1.4, 2.3, 5.a).   We must allocate our attention and resources to the local level, to ensure that projects … beneficial action.   The time is now Time is precious, and time is on our side: as the international community looks towards developing a … empowerment, and promote it as a cross-cutting component of the work undertaken in implementing the UN Convention on Biological …
Insight, 09 October 2018
Plastic debris litters the beach on Clipperton Island, a tiny uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean (Photo: Clifton Beard, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Transitioning towards a plastic free world
… Plastics have become part of our daily life. We have reached a point where we cannot imagine life … plastics. From plastic shopping bags and takeaway food containers, to our disposable cups and cutlery and bicycle tires – the list is very … to conduct a ‘plastic footprint’ of firms and nations. We will work with our partners to ensure the problem of plastic pollution …
Insight, 30 May 2018
A group of men and women gathered under some trees
Impacts of trophy hunting – lessons from the hunting ban in Botswana
… varied community-based natural resource management programmes that work towards more equitable, fair and inclusive biodiversity … community-based natural resource management programme. We are using our findings to provide evidence to policymakers on how such bans can …
Project, 10 December 2019
Field visit as part of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project, Mount Elgon, Uganda (IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda
… and UNDP to implement the Mountain EbA project, and is leading work to promote the better integration of EbA principles into policy and … album showcasing examples from several countries. December 2017 Our briefing paper ' Ecosystem-based adaptation: the key to reducing … wider uptake and influence decisions at higher level. November 2017 Our briefing paper ' Ecosystem-based adaptation: the key to reducing …
Project, 15 February 2018
Clothes drying on a building
IIED and partners call for cities to develop a proactive response to urban displacement
… and national), donors, and humanitarian and development agencies work together to address urban displacement. It is estimated that 33.4 … a public call for bold, creative and practical inputs to inform its work. IIED, UN-Habitat and the Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS) came … and Dyfed Aubrey and  Stephanie Loose  from UN-Habitat. Earle said: “Our submission stands out because it is written by people with both …
News, 10 June 2020
A washed-out road near Lake Bisina in Uganda. Uganda is experiencing significant impacts of climate change such as increased frequency of extreme weather events like floods (Photo: James Anderson, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Assessing adaptation and development progress
… adaptation progress. Why do we need to invest in M&E for adaptation?  Our first presenter,  Timo Leiter from GIZ’s climate policy team, … To maximise effectiveness, they need to know which approaches work and why.   The following questions will help assess whether we’re … making.   What should we measure when assessing adaptation progress?  Our second presenter, IIED’s Simon Anderson , set out a holistic …
Insight, 06 July 2018
A Vietnamese man poses in front of buildings and piles of timber
Archive of completed locally-controlled forestry projects
… frame the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) and support work to develop certification schemes for sustainable forest management … Council (FSC) scheme) Developing an understanding of policies that work both for forests and people within Tropical Forest Action Plans … for Sustainable Private Sector Forestry '. Below are links to our more recent, archived projects: Integrating forests into the …
Article, 22 February 2019
A road in Kibera informal settlement
Climate activism and cities: a shared agenda
… means – has strong correlation with IIED’s approach . Working to our strengths XR, among others, has inspired public momentum at a pace … change institutions in Europe and the United States to re-examine our roles and how we engage with social movements . However, XR has also … diversity and other issues . Its leading voices acknowledge there is work to do on the movement as well as by the movement. Perhaps this is …
Insight, 07 February 2020