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An association of farmers in northeast Myanmar carries out value chain analysis of elephant foot yam (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Strengthening producer organisations is key to making finance inclusive and effective
… but about producer organisations that include women, landless people and ethnic minorities. In developing countries, microfinance is … to build strong producer organisations and change the perceptions of all involved. NP: What are the underlying reasons for the underfinancing … strengthened. This includes the leadership, management structure and staff skills required to manage savings transparently. Local producers …
Article, 12 March 2019
COP17 in Durban: Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Christiana Figueres and the President of COP17, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (Photo: Michael Mazengarb, Creative Commons via Flickr)
United Nations climate change negotiations: IIED at COP17
Event, 20 December 2011
Cover for G01862.pdf
PLA Notes 37 February 2000 7 Collaborative planning to improve women's health
… been working to This article will briefly describe the ensure that people are involved at each step of collaborative planning process using … non-governmental organisations ! Background (NGOs), and government staff and officials to develop plans for improving women's health. The Beni Suef initiative was designed to help While in almost all cases, the efforts have been Egyptian NGOs have the most impact …
Publication, 01 February 2000
An image of a deserted and war-torn street in Aleppo. Four years of fighting have left much of the Syrian city in ruins. The UN recently warned that up to 300,000 people could be left without food if the last flight route into eastern Aleppo is cut (Photo: Freedom House Salaheddin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Responding to cities under siege
… civilians , with both government and rebel forces blamed. Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) and partners such as the Afaq Academy have been … impacts. Civil defence officers, medical personnel and aid workers all identified that civilian preparedness is a priority for the future, … remaining suffer massive risks and deprivations. Local government staff and humanitarian actors endure appalling conditions to respond, …
Insight, 21 April 2016
Cover for G01721.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 1 Assessing pollution from tannery effluents in a South Indian village
… the day-to- Nadu, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh together day life of people in Kamatchipuram village. have 88 percent of the tannery units of … degrading agricultural land. As part of their outreach programme, the staff and students of the Department of Chemistry All of the 68 tanneries in Dindigul, Tamil worked with the PRA Unit of …
Publication, 01 January 1997
A road full of congested traffic.
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… African National Upgrading Support Programme An estimated 880 million people live in urban slums. Often, these communities are only described … planning consortia, and multi-sectoral strategies that will benefit all 105,000 households in Mukuru. This large-scale intervention has … SPA and will feature presentations by Muungano leaders and SDI Kenya staff working in Mukuru, as well as a 10-minute film using footage …
Event, 08 February 2020
This bridge crossing the Yorkin river in the Sixaola Basin is used daily by local communities, including children on their way to school in the early morning. (Photo: Paul Aragón,©IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Costa Rica
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse … EbA, and to promote EbA at international level. More information and all the case studies sites are available via the main project page .  …  to consult with communities and national and local government staff involved with the project. Interviews were carried out in November …
Project, 13 December 2018
IIED received some warm responses to a survey on its publications carried out last year (Image: Nick Turner/IIED)
Feeling the love
… As Valentine's Day approaches, we all need a little bit of appreciation, so it was rewarding to sift … As well as having lots of useful specific information about how people use our publications, we've also gained a barometer of what works … institute were through an internet search, from our website, via our staff, Twitter  and from email newsletters. Help us to assess the impact …
Insight, 11 February 2016
Women preparing tapioca
Tapioca tech in Togo – how producers are organising to transform lives and land
… populations do not grow too much more. But how can desperately poor people do more than just survive? Earn enough cash to invest in their … CPC is part of a third-tier national organisation (CTOP) that unites all forest and farm producer organisations across the country. Both CTOP … and financial management. A NOVI VA representative, along with CPC staff, took part in FFF-funded business training called Market Analysis …
Insight, 05 February 2020
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
… is exploring the barriers stopping climate finance reaching local people . We are examining emerging technologies and how they can address … to smallholder farmers requires investment in local branches and staff, as does rolling out new technologies like solar which require … mechanisms depend on relationships that do not involve technology at all. One online aggregation platform for institutional investors, SDG …
Insight, 19 June 2018