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Wilton Park is the venue for a conference on sustainable development goals from January 29-31 (Photo: Wilton Park)
Post-2015 development framework: priorities for LDCs – coverage from Wilton Park
… diplomats, civil servants and representatives of UN agencies, research institutions and non-governmental organisations to explore how … for environmental sustainability and human development. Independent Research Forum IIED is part of an international alliance of sustainable …
Event, 29 January 2015
Cover for 16590IIED.pdf
The rural informal economy: Understanding drivers and livelihood impacts in agriculture, timber and mining
Publication, 01 April 2015
Isiolo County, Kenya: dryland areas make up more than 80 per cent of Kenya's land and are home to some four million pastoralists (Photo: James Patison/IIED)
A new approach to climate resilient drylands agriculture
… on climate-resilient drylands development' . A product of research from drylands counties, drawing from experiences of … on Climate Resilient Drylands Development' and its associated research has been generously funded by the Ford Foundation. The launch … policy and practice in the region. IIED is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking …
News, 27 April 2015
Cover for G02674.pdf
FGLG Vietnam - Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation: A Synthesis of Project Findings from Field Activities
… to address the challenges of forest governance through participatory research and shared learning. This report details the findings of the research, with FGLG Vietnam having looked at concrete examples of how …
Publication, 01 August 2009
Cover for G00265.pdf
From bean to cup: how consumer choice impacts upon coffee producers and the environment
… certified coffee is likely to grow – at least for the near future. Research on coffee production was carried out in Brazil and Vietnam, the two largest producers of coffee. Research on coffee consumption was carried out in Denmark, Finland, …
Publication, 01 December 2005
Cover for G02982.pdf
Methodological diversity and creativity in agricultural innovation systems (PLA 53)
… explore the importance of methodological diversity in agricultural research and development. They argue that a wide range of methods and of …
Publication, 01 December 2005
a vegetable seller and customers
The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the diets of Hanoi’s urban poor
… when supermarkets are physically accessible to the urban poor, our research found that modern ways of shopping that are deemed … importance, informal markets support healthy, nutritious diets. Our research found that of all foods consumed by urban poor in Hanoi, 70% …
Insight, 08 April 2020
Cover for 9137IIED.pdf
Participatory Diagnosis of Soil Nutrient Depletion in Semi-arid Areas of Kenya
… is an essential initial step in a Participatory Learning and Action Research (PLAR) programme to develop appropriate techniques at farm …
Publication, 01 January 2002
People sitting in a pasture
International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… centres of crop diversity and domestication, and supporting NGOs and research organisations, in Bhutan, China, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, …
Project, 27 June 2019
Members of the Olderkesi Conservancy in Kenya scoring strategies for engaging communities in tackling IWT for effectiveness (Photo: Micah Conway)
First Line of Defence (FLoD)
… communities in tackling IWT. The FLoD initiative takes an action research approach to testing and investigating a refined version of this …
Project, 09 November 2018