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Workers build up the banks of the Teesta River in Bangladesh. Bangladesh already spends six per cent of its annual budget on climate change adaptation (Photo: International Rivers, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
… for adaptation work and our primary activity at ICCCAD is adaptation research, projects and knowledge sharing. As such, CBA conferences are … my job description and try out new things such conducting field research, engaging with the UNFCCC process and attending events in … work – empowering local communities and informing policy. The Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB)  project was …
Insight, 30 April 2015
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Ecosystem-based Approaches to Adaptation: Evidence from two sites in Bangladesh
… EbA: ecosystem resilience and the maintenance of ecosystem services. Research assesses how effectively EbA supports community adaptive capacity and resilience at two Action Research for Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) sites. Findings …
Publication, 01 November 2014
Woman in workshop points at a poster. Audience looks at her.
Capacity building for climate action and ambition: what have we learned?
… individuals, civil society networks, grassroots communities, and research institutions to act on climate. COVID-19 has deepened the …
Event, 18 November 2020
View over the Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, showing corrugated roofs
Shelter provision in East African cities: understanding transformative politics for inclusive cities
… Kenya  to carry out an analysis of systems of shelter provision. This research collaboration examined the factors underlying access to land … below for more details.  What did IIED do? The objectives of the research were to:  Investigate the formal and informal systems through … groups?  Methodology The study combined primary qualitative research in the three cities with a desk review to investigate ongoing …
Project, 06 April 2018
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Mapping private sector investments and their impacts on great ape habitats in Uganda’s Albertine Rift region
… with or are in close proximity to great ape habitats. While more research is needed to understand the effects of different types of land … is an output of the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) - Research Report …
Publication, 01 March 2015
Ploughshare and radiated tortoises that have been seized in Bangkok will be among the case studies presented at a wildlife crime symposium in South Africa (Photo: Panjit Tansom/TRAFFIC)
Symposium examines how communities can be helped to combat wildlife crime
… important issue in the wider scope of sustainable development. IIED's research To coincide with the symposium, IIED has published … between the illegal wildlife trade and poverty, as highlighted by research in Uganda . Related work Symposum press release Wildlife crime …
News, 20 February 2015
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Solving ‘wicked’ problems: can social learning catalyse adaptive responses to climate change? A compendium of case studies
Publication, 01 March 2017
Post-COVID-19 surge in mining exploration leaves vast tracts of protected land in danger of exploitation
… that they would be allowed to mine minerals. Abbi Buxton, a research associate at IIED and author of the report People and nature …
News, 16 February 2022
A discussion on protected area governance in a stakeholder workshop with a community on the edge of Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda (Image: Francesca Brooker/IIED)
Q&A: How can we achieve 'fairer conservation'?
… to take account of their views as well as their economic situation.   Research by IIED and others on conservation shows that poaching and … collective commitment to action and mutual accountability. Your research suggests that investing in communities living in and around …
Article, 27 February 2018
Informal housing in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's cities are struggling to meet demand for affordable housing and settlements are growing (Photo: Olli Pitkänen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Ethiopian informal settlement jigsaw puzzle: an opportunity to re-sort the pieces?
… conflict.  Missing pieces in policy: Hawassa The East African Research Fund (EARF)  is carrying out research into shelter in cities across East Africa, as part of an … from other African cities like Nairobi (also part of the EARF-funded research) where communities and government have had some notable …
Insight, 25 October 2018