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A brief history of biodiversity at IIED
… publication is still a widely cited and influential document, and the research was a launch pad for a major collaborative research programme on community-based wildlife management. The … from Africa, Asia and Latin America – a hallmark of IIED’s research approach. Biodiversity: a new area of work Biodiversity was …
Article, 16 August 2013
ON AIR: a local farmer joins a broadcaster in the studio of KRC.FM (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Radio and text messages keep farmers in the loop in Rwenzori
… learning exchange, the communications team at our partner Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC) showed us how they are harnessing the upward spiral in mobile phone usage to get their research directly to farmers in the community. Rural access to mobile … of livelihoods depend on it. KRC's focus is to package up their research – often complex, scientific information – and get it direct to …
Insight, 19 March 2015
Indian women working a rice field
Enhancing climate resilience impacts of India’s social protection programme
… of vulnerable rural households Generate evidence and lessons through research to identify options for Indian policymakers to integrate …
Project, 07 January 2021
Cover for 11506IIED.pdf
Automation and inequality: the changing world of work in the global South
… change, inequality and sustainable development. Existing research shows that in other sectors, agricultural smallholders may lose …
Publication, 01 August 2017
Cover for 16544IIED.pdf
Sustainability standards in China-Latin America trade and investment: A discussion
… of standards, it identifies several important questions for future research, in this under-researched but important topic for …
Publication, 01 May 2013
A community in Bangladesh maps out their local resources and plans for an emergency.
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
… The Urban Climate Change Research Network organised the event in collaboration with the … disasters. The latter part of Dr Huq’s talk centered on the Action Research for Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) program. ARCAB is a long-term action research program that will work at sites across Bangladesh with the goal …
News, 22 January 2013
Cover for 17443IIED.pdf
Thinking bigger: area-based and urban planning approaches to humanitarian crises
… they must be linked to city-wide or regional plans and policies. Our research suggests post-crisis urban planning can provide this policy and …
Publication, 01 November 2017
Climate change studies analyse risks and resilience in urban Vietnam
… Foundation — will present their findings on 23 October at a research and policy dialogue in Da Nang, a side event to the Vietnam … Institute for Environment and Development who coordinates ACCCRN research projects. "The studies recommend ways policymakers and others … between officials and communities. "Informed, participatory research is a cornerstone of building urban climate change resilience, …
News, 22 October 2013
Four people sat around a table speaking into microphones
The trouble with growth: Make Change Happen podcast episode 4
… head of blue economy; Clare Shakya, director of our Climate Change research group; and Paul Steele, IIED's chief economist.   Growing pains …
Article, 11 March 2020
A mango tree frames views of a forest in Mozambique in the distance.
China in Africa’s forests
… companies and investors . Several organisations have published useful research on forest-based trade and investment between Africa and China, … on the trade in forest products , the Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR)’s research on trade and investment in China in collaboration with the …
Insight, 20 March 2013