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A cooling tower of a power station is framed against the sky
International treaties threaten affordability of climate action: new report
News, 04 October 2020
Cover for 17270IIED.pdf
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development through a gender lens
Publication, 01 December 2014
A conservation agriculture demonstration at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, Zambia. Conservation agriculture can increase productivity and improve soil structure (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture
… and advocacy at sub-national and national level. It will build on the work of the IIED-led International Working Group on Food and Forests in … which focuses on farm and household level decision making. Our interdisciplinary research process will be accompanied by activities … including policymakers, private sector and civil society actors. Our aim is to strengthen their ability to co-develop relevant research …
Project, 10 August 2017
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Getting local adaptation expertise into global spaces: five key messages we’re taking forward from CBA17
… on the frontline of the climate crisis heard in global discourse. Our next step is to feed these messages into upcoming international …
Insight, 20 June 2023
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IIED Annual Report 2013/14: Building bridges
… environment-development landscape. The Annual Report explores some of our work in this area in 2013-14, showing how we collaborate with partners …
Publication, 01 November 2014
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Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
… the SDGs were designed. A unique partnership But it was perhaps the work that went into the retreats – and the way in which they drew … at the national level, the IRF partners feel it is time to shift our focus as well – but the ripples from our unique collaboration will continue to be felt in the work that we …
Project, 14 December 2018
Gaspar Martins sits alongside representatives of the Marshall Islands, United States, Germany, Norway and others as part of the "High Ambition Coalition" (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Least Developed Countries create pressure for climate shift
… version of the text was a good basis, but there was still lots of work to be done to ensure an ambitious agreement. "We maintain our position in the high-level negotiations, working hard alongside the … meetings mean we have little opportunity to fully represent our issues in these vital discussions." One answer is to form …
News, 09 December 2015
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Howard G. Buffett Foundation Global Water Initiative - West Africa Cluster Regional Strategy, September 2007
… the core-partners of the initiative. This strategy summarises our current thinking and provides a strategic framework for our decision-making and work in West Africa over the next 10 years. …
Publication, 01 September 2007
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… good for the planet. And we know that diversity in diets is good for our health. But what about diversity of voices, in shaping our food system? As we approach World Food Day , should we not be … together with the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC) , work with a 'change lab' approach in the rapidly changing Kabarole …
Insight, 10 October 2016
Women traders on a market stall, with rows of different fruit and vegetables in front of them
Harnessing the potential of Zambia’s informal food sector
… are several opportunities for improving the daily life of those who work in, and benefit from, the informal food market. These include … the common pattern of expert-driven policies and interventions. Our partners Alliance for Zambian Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) and CUTS work directly with market actors in Zambia’s two largest cities to …
Insight, 17 October 2019