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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 1 We live on prayers: the use of video in community development
… development agency, commissioned a village elders' and that for the research team to research team (of which the author was part) to really grasp the … the 14 villages in the district. As part of the needs analysis, the research team held group meetings, interviews Making the video with key …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Many inhabitants of the city of La Paz in Bolivia live in extreme poverty. A persistent myth is that urban poverty is driven by large numbers of poor migrants (Photo: Lemurian Grove, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Debunking the myths about migration and climate change
… mitigation initiatives, such as REDD , or for biofuel production. Research by IIED’s partner TAMASHA also shows that in northern Tanzania … both extreme and long-term environmental events. As discussed in this research , in Senegal, seasonal migration by farmers living in …
Insight, 16 November 2011
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 Editorial
… India (by T. Barik et al) reflect on four years of participatory research in Orissa. Their paper Most of this issue of highlights the … It also demonstrates how the policy and shape institutions. The research agenda was focused and refined by `Participation, Policy and … with to influence policy and how participatory `Farmer Participatory Research' in Ethiopia. approaches can become part of an His paper …
Publication, 01 January 1996
Community representatives gather together to record their knowledge about dryland resources as part of a participatory mapping process in Isiolo County, Kenya. (Photo: James Pattison/IIED)
Strengthening civil society to support natural resource management
… civil society action has become increasingly urgent. Yet new research suggests (PDF)  civil society is not being supported to do … is limited documentation of outcomes, models, or best practice.  New research on civil society New research by Maliasili Initiatives and Well Grounded on Strengthening …
Insight, 29 July 2015
Annual report 2007/08
… green fuel, biofuels had become controversial. IIED’s high-profile research on the links between biofuels, climate change and land access …
Page, 23 December 2008
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Community biocultural protocols: building mechanisms for access and benefit sharing among the communities of the Potato Park based on Quechua customary norms (detailed report)
… associated knowledge, and indigenous rights, and undertook this research to further investigate the role of customary norms and …
Publication, 01 March 2012
City without limits: keeping pace with the urban poor
… for six months. This helped me better understand IIED's role as a research organization. IIED has a skill set very different from SDI and … symbiotic and useful to both. We have benefited tremendously from the research and documentation of our work and similar case studies around … for funds, but also to educate them on urban issues based on solid research and data from the ground. And finally, IIED has opened up new …
Article, 18 November 2008
A desert scene with plants growing in rows.
Economics of climate change adaptation in the water sector
… to developing countries. What IIED did IIED worked with country-based research teams in case study countries to pursue economic analysis using participatory methods. The research brought representatives of major stakeholder groups together, …
Project, 01 August 2011
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Social justice in forests: gains made and tactics that work. A report from the Forest Governance Learning Group
… and investment relationship. Through the collaborative approaches to research, capacity building and advocacy highlighted it is hoped this …
Publication, 01 September 2014
A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)
IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress
… The work of IIED Members of IIED's Natural Resources Group and their research partners attended the congress, and played a key role in a … organisations: Tropenbos International, European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN), International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) … Convening organisations: Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), IIED and the World Bank This event brought together …
Event, 07 September 2015