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Poultry farming is part of the sustainable agriculture system, along with crop production and fisheries, at Songhai Centre, in Porto Novo, Benin (Photo: Mark Surman via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
LDC experts to share ideas on building productive capacity
… on embedding forests in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our work with LDCs has particularly focused on making sure their priorities … example, we have been working to bring LDC voices to the SDGs through our work with the Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) and also the LDC …
Insight, 25 July 2014
Fatima Denton, a member of IIED’s Independent Expert Group, speaking at the Development and Climate Days conference (Photo: Matt Wright)
Zero carbon – costs and opportunities for Least Developed Countries
… what does zero poverty, zero carbon look like? What does it mean for our daily lives – in terms of our energy use, the food we eat, the way we travel, the homes we live … are adapting to the loss of land by migrating to cities in search of work . This adaptation by migration strategy provides a challenge for …
Insight, 10 December 2015
Although aid agencies provide emergency help in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, only long-term planning can deal with the wider environmental stresses (Photo: Caroline King-Okumu/IIED)
Unblocking the cycle of water stress, crises and innovation in the Bekaa Valley
… From 2015 to 2017, IIED drew on our broader experience in the arid lands of Kenya to look at ways to … staff were seconded into local government offices and survey work on access to water and other services generated new data . … an urbanising dryland region affected by humanitarian emergency. Our analysis suggested several entry points for developing a long-term …
Project, 04 January 2017
Nairobi in Kenya is one of many fast-growing cities across Africa (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya, Creative Commons via Flickr)
African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons
… authorities to raise investment for much-needed infrastructure. Our  newly published paper  points to the catalytic role that national … will not be able to raise the necessary finance alone. As  our paper  shows, national governments across the region have a critical …
Insight, 31 October 2018
Pastoral livelihoods in the drylands are facing climate challenges such as increasing temperatures and increased frequency of extreme weather events (Photo: Practical Action)
Why we need to plug the adaptation technology gap
… In a world where new technology is changing the way we live our lives, and constantly surprising us about what is possible, it is no … on smallholders’ assets, be affordable, reliable (low risk), and work in the long term. Such technologies are most likely to be adopted …
Insight, 25 May 2018
Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Introduction to building greater local control and resilience into agricultural and food systems
Article, 05 August 2013
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… Adaptation Research Initiative for Africa and Asia (CARIAA) Our findings confirm the theory : that social learning-orientated … of these uncertainties and so better adapt to climate change.   To work for the poorest, adopting flexible process-oriented approaches … approaches like social learning. Achieving this is not easy, but our examples show 'critical friends' and trusted intermediaries who …
Insight, 16 March 2017
Marisa Carmargo presents approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development at an event at COP20 in Lima (Photo: Donal Yeang via Flickr)
Why the private sector must be included in efforts to curb deforestation
… in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development', drawing on work on the role of the private sector in Reducing Emissions from … understand how the private sector was engaged in the initiatives. To our surprise, we found that there were no clear links between the core … sold at a set price, so farmers are keen to grow this crop.  And with our increasing global population, expanding middle class, and rising new …
Insight, 05 December 2014
The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… choice but to invest in adaptation. These risks are the result of our location on a river delta, combined with our high population density – which leaves us vulnerable to natural …
Insight, 12 June 2017
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First Words. Now action: Time for a new deal on climate change
… in which the institute works on climate change and to explain how we work to share the findings of our research. …
Publication, 01 November 2008