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Gender, markets and livelihoods in the context of globalisation. A study of the cashew sector in Mozambique
… with partners in Mozambique and South India, has developed a research programme on gender, markets and livelihoods in the context of … economic liberalisation on poverty reduction and gender equality. The research focuses on the cashew sectors in Mozambique and India. India is … the processing sector in both Mozambique and India. The aims of the research programme are to understand the changes that are taking place …
Publication, 01 January 2004
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Background note on IIED's Business and Sustainable Development Programme
… the Sustainable Markets Group (SMG), which drives IIED's policy research, advocacy and engagement in support of markets, trade and … in middle- and low-income countries. The Programme works through research projects, advocacy, partnerships and capacity-building …
Publication, 01 May 2006
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Investment promotion agencies and access to land: Lessons from Africa
… of the chapter is to map out issues and pave the way for further research, rather than to offer definitive policy recommendations – … a conclusion summarises key findings, identifies areas for further research, and outlines some implications for the work of IPAs in Africa. …
Publication, 01 April 2008
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Towards resilience and transformation for cities II
Publication, 01 April 2014
A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.
IIED at the UN Ocean Conference 2022
Event, 27 June 2022
Two of the 20 questions in last year's environment and development quiz. After learning lots of lessons, we have produced another one this year... (Image: IIED)
A quiz-ical look at Christmas content
… This means that, unless there is an exceptional reason, releasing new research makes little sense during this period. But we still want to … people in the institute as possible, as well as cover our four main research areas , we crowdsourced the questions from our research teams.  We weren't exactly deluged with questions, but enough …
Insight, 24 December 2015
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Planning and costing adaptation of perennial crop systems to climate change: Coffee and banana in Rwanda
… in farming equipment. 3.Improvement of extension services and research. 4.Restructuring of the institutional frameworks and … rapid intervention mechanisms; intense agri-pastoral activities; and research on climate-resilient varieties were identified as primary …
Publication, 01 October 2011
The Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the UN, Kunzang Choden Namgyel, signs the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Photo: Amanda Voisard, UN Photo)
Lessons in climate diplomacy from Ethiopia and Bhutan 
… [email protected] ) is a researcher with IIED's Climate Change research group . This blog draws on work carried out in partnership with …
Insight, 27 October 2016
Good governance key to success of payments to tackle deforestation and climate change
… World Resources Institute and the Center for International Forestry Research looked at existing efforts to pay people in developing nations … Wertz-Kanounnikoff of the International Center for Tropical Forestry Research. "Yet, despite the growing knowledge on forest governance, we …
News, 05 June 2009
Five-nation study sheds light on costs of adapting agriculture to climate change
… all costs likely to treble by 2030. Dr Tom Downing of GCAP says the research shows that adaptation to climate change must be better … highly variable. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqC7AqHsvOw] “Research must shift beyond simple modelling of crop-climate interactions …
News, 25 November 2011