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Loss and damage: from the global to the local
Publication, 01 November 2013
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Beyond maize: Exploring agricultural diversification in Zambia from different perspectives
Publication, 01 August 2019
A glass full of coins, with a plant sprouting out of the top
A green recovery for inclusion: debt relief and special drawing rights for climate action
Event, 07 July 2021
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Voices and flavours from the Earth: visualising food sovereignty in the Andes
… knowledge was collectively generated through participatory action research over four years. It also documents the first rounds of a … have entered into a mutually respectful process to create a common research agenda. This dialogue between food knowledge systems has created hopes for more democratic scientific research into food as well as cognitive justice for peasant wisdom. To …
Publication, 01 June 2013
Some ecological settings, such as drylands, which are home to a high proportion of the world’s poor, are poorly studied and have become the neglected 'ugly duckling' of biodiversity research (Photo: Marie Monimart)
What we know about how biodiversity and poverty are linked: The good, the bad and the ugly
… this briefing paper — with funding from an ESPA Evidence and Impact Research Grant. Wikipedia defines evidence as "everything that is used … as evidence.   However, time and funding – the usual constraints any research project – limited our review to evidence that was already … studied and have become the neglected 'ugly duckling' of biodiversity research. Drylands, in particular, are home to a high proportion of the …
Insight, 31 March 2014
Aerial view of Villa 20, Buenos Aires
Transforming cities, transforming lives
… transport and urban planning. This process will be enhanced by research, tailored communications and capacity-building activities. The …
Project, 30 June 2021
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IIED's China work Flyer - Fostering sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement
… development in China and in its overseas engagement. We focus on research and policy exchanges between China and other countries where …
Publication, 01 November 2015
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Pakistan: the causes and repercussions of the housing crisis
Publication, 01 October 2018
Carina Millstone makes a Critical Theme presentation to IIED staff in May 2014 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Critical theme: What would business look like in a steady-state economy?
… Carina Millstone, visiting research fellow at the Global Development and Environment Institute at … and business models. Her presentation consisted of early findings of research she is currently conducting on sustainable business practices.  … the executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking's research program, have also visited  IIED's Gray's Inn Road office this …
Event, 21 May 2014
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Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable groups to disasters and climate change: sustainable energy solutions in Quy Nhon City
… survey questionnaires, focus groups and key actor interviews, this research focuses on the coastal communes of Nhon Ly and Nhon Hai, Quy … which are likely to be particularly affected by climatic changes. The research finds that while all participants were connected to the … need to hire additional labour and worsened working conditions. This research also finds that, in spite of awareness of climate change and …
Publication, 01 June 2014