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Equity and the energy trilemma: delivering sustainable energy access in low income communities
… of papers by early-career researchers draws on in-depth field research in Latin America, Asia and Africa to explore the challenges of …
Publication, 01 June 2015
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Tourism-related employment of local people around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
… Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Building on previous research carried out by IIED and partners, it presents employment and … of the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG), Uganda - Research Report …
Publication, 01 June 2015
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Building agile institutions and resilient communities
… This Reflect & Act looks at the action-research programme Devolved Climate Finance, which is piloting an …
Publication, 01 April 2018
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Cities that work for people and the planet
… and practitioners, while contributing significantly to global research and policy debates. Updated in January 2020. …
Publication, 01 April 2018
A view from high up of a city with tower blocks, framed by the sky.
Can global reporting bring about transformation?
… (KNOW) programme and the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) research team, shared when we first considered joining forces to produce … for joint advocacy campaigns – but also for generating knowledge and research. Key messages, pathways, and five principles This leads on to …
Insight, 12 October 2022
Rainforest logged to make way for palm oil plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Deforestation for agribusiness is destroying habitats and the ecosystems upon which local communities depend (Photo: David Gilbert/RAN, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Law and political economy of the global resource squeeze: can action rise to the challenge?
… As principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group, Lorenzo Cotula leads research, policy engagement and field-level projects on the legal arenas … economy. Here, Cotula discusses some of the main points from his research; key articles are listed at the end. Q: What prompted you to …
Article, 04 March 2019
Elephants with a mountain in the distant background
Supporting Jordan and Kenya to mobilise finance for climate and nature
… economy. To address these issues, the World Bank has funded policy research with governments to identity solutions. What did IIED do? IIED …
Project, 27 February 2023
Women from Paraguay's Ita Guasu indigenous community discuss their community development plan. Civil debate and value-based decision making will be key to implementing the SDGs (Photo: USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Positioning the SDGs within the politics of national development
… letter, is only possible through societal debate, interdisciplinary research and value-based decision making. Inclusion, integration and … approach the science informing SDG implementation in a new way. Most research and knowledge behind development decision-making remains … How diverse knowledge is generated and shared, and who controls the research agenda, are political as much as technical questions. Deepening …
Insight, 12 July 2016
Plates of traditional Kabarole food
Creating knowledge and supporting action: citizen-generated evidence from food diaries in Uganda
… you eat? This is exactly the challenge that our partner, the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC) , posed to people in Fort Portal, … choice.  Food diaries as windows into people’s food – and lives The research was carried out in and around Fort Portal, a rapidly growing … hunger: partnerships for impact’ hosted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Hivos and IIED highlighted the importance of citizen …
Insight, 14 September 2018
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Solar lanterns toolkits. Rights and practicalities guide
… to communities in the Niger Delta on accessing solar energy. This research was funded by the European Union. …
Publication, 01 January 2016