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Climate change, livelihoods and health inequities: the vulnerability of migrant workers in Indian cities
… cities were collected using a semi-structured interview schedule. The research demonstrates that urban vulnerability is a condition that … more vulnerable to climate change and infectious diseases. The research also shows that a rise in income is not a sole indicator of …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Bangladeshi fishers with debts must repay loans even when fishing is banned, resulting in illegal fishing activities (Photo: John Pavelka, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Idris bhai, your voice has been heard!
… had wisely tallied four points he thought we have overlooked in our research project, two of which seemed particularly pressing from a … in order to repay their debt. Defying conventional approaches to research, and taking a calculated risk of potentially getting diverted from our research focus, we decided to take Idris bhai's points seriously and …
Insight, 24 March 2015
We need a plan. A plan that will guide us towards achieving real impact for smallholders. We are now documenting our work on creating Impact Pathways and Theories of Change in a new Learning Brief (Photo: G Smith/CCFAS)
How do we best create long-term impact that matters to smallholder farmers?
… on Climate Change and Social Learning . Why change the way we do our research? This research overhaul springs from CGIAR's new vision to conduct agriculture research differently, both at the higher levels and within the Research …
Insight, 09 April 2014
Participants in IIED's 2015 Communications Learning Week join in a session on audience mapping (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Effective policy influence with a four-point plan
… a detailed round-up of the week via Storify ) with Ced and other research colleagues last week, we reminded ourselves just what it takes … colleague Francis Musinguzi, specialised program officer at Kaborole Research and Resource Centre (KRC)  in Uganda, shared with us the ways … for social engagement and wider marketing. Bringing the experience of research colleagues and communications colleagues together was …
Insight, 20 May 2015
An excerpt from the 'Valuing variability: new perspectives on climate resilient drylands development' book (Image: IIED)
Reviving knowledge in India's rainfed farming and livestock systems
… on climate resilient drylands development' and its associated research has been generously funded by the Ford Foundation. The launch … The panellists are: Navroz Dubash (senior fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi) Sanjay Bhoosreddy (joint secretary, Department of … Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi),   PS Vijayshankar (research director, Samaj Pragati Sahyog, Dewas) on Rainfed Farming and …
News, 20 August 2015
Workshop participants touring the Stone Village in China (Photo: Irene Song)
Mountain peoples call for support to protect traditional knowledge
… such traditional systems, indigenous peoples tend to be excluded from research, decision-making, policy and planning for climate change …
News, 04 July 2016
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Evaluation of IIED’s Environmental Economics work
Publication, 01 January 2014
Head and neck of a giraffe.
Biocredits for nature conservation and poverty reduction
Project, 28 June 2022
Crops float on water
Time to team up with nature to adapt to climate change
… and restoration in El Salvador to restore water flows . IIED’s recent research with partners across 12 countries shows that EbA can be a … weather events. Their traditional knowledge, coupled with science and research, is indispensable for us to understand how to best work with nature. Research from IIED shows how supporting and strengthening …
Insight, 26 September 2019
Agricultural biodiversity in a Peruvian market. Photo: Bioversity International/A. Camacho
Building resilient food systems
… food systems with, for and by people This project was a collaborative research and communications programme coordinated by IIED in Africa, … integrated with systems of waste management. Key findings from this research can be found in this news story on ‘virtuous circles ’ or … Iran, Mali and Peru. Some of the innovations to come out of the research included the following: In southern India, collectives of …
Project, 14 August 2013