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IIED senior associate Halina Ward, centre, at the Bond session on disruption and resilience in the global South
Disruption and resilience in the global South
… in December 2016. Transformed partnerships in the age of disruption Our vision is premised on the simple idea that the world can only be … coming together of the like-minded, from all corners of the world, to work together and create a new global reality.   If we are to believe … in a Bellagio dialogue on disruption in the South in December 2016.  Our definition of transformed partnership is a mutually beneficial …
Article, 29 March 2017
Chinese timber business in Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
China-Africa trade and investment: benefiting Africa's rural informal economy?
… As a villager in Cameroon told me: "The government could take away our land and trees any moment, so we'd rather sell all the trees to the Chinese as soon as we can." Rural farmers, loggers and miners work for and with Chinese traders and investors as suppliers, labourers, … forests, mine sites, rural communities in these countries. Utilising our strength in grassroots research, IIED researchers are starting to do …
Insight, 31 March 2015
City without limits: keeping pace with the urban poor
… of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), talks about her work with IIED Imagine this. You share your source of drinking water — a … that while we scale, we continue to maintain quality, with respect to our work ethics, values and principles. I like feeling accountable to … We have benefited tremendously from the research and documentation of our work and similar case studies around the world. We are just …
Article, 18 November 2008
A small farm near the Scottish town of Crief
Understanding the role of small farms in Europe (SALSA)
… the food systems analysis and the household-level data, we will then work with stakeholders to analyse the future of small farms under … African regions in a European comparative analysis, and by involving our African partners in the project, SALSA hopes to look at the common …
Project, 06 November 2018
Man handing a package to another man. They are all wearing face masks.
Are India’s social protection schemes ‘future fit’?
Insight, 09 October 2020
A view from distance of dozens of buildings in close proximity on a hill
Karachi, informal settlements and COVID-19
… current and future health and economic impact that it demands our attention and commitment to work together to overcome it. We invited Arif Hasan, one of Asia’s most … workers for better-off families. Most employees in these sectors work on contracts and as such there is little or no job security. A very …
Insight, 06 May 2020
Cover for 17111IIED.pdf
Adapting agriculture with traditional knowledge
… agriculture to climate change. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 October 2011
Chen showing Lila Buckley his innovative method for growing potatoes in straw nests.
A Chinese farm in Africa
… farmers. He drives me around the farms and shows me with pride the work that he is doing. From what I can tell, it’s much like what he did … they do lose money, we subsidize them for the loss. Usually though, our methods enable them to increase their revenue from the start.” Chen … much that can be done,” says Chen. “Here in Hubei farmers appreciate our help, but in reality we can’t have a big impact. In Senegal, a small …
Insight, 13 September 2012
IIED's animation explains what the Sustainable Development Goals are and highlights why they matter (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
Animating the universal ambition of the SDGs
Article, 03 June 2015
A view over a forest
Truly transformative change is key to combating the biodiversity crisis
… 70% comes from conversion of natural forest .  A matter of trade-offs Our research supports and builds on the landmark Advancing Conservation … implementation of the framework”.   The importance of governance Our research in Africa supports the view that advances in governance are …
Insight, 30 June 2020