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Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
Insight, 15 September 2015
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… We will be working with our partners (in both the negotiations and research/civil society communities) to highlight the need for change. …
Insight, 10 September 2015
Residents of Tsandi, a settlement in the Omusati region of northern Namibia, look at the community-led sanitation installation for houses being built by the Shack Dwellers' Federation of Namibia (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Namibia's women lead the way in housing development
Insight, 10 September 2015
Pilot projects including the Bolsa Floresta forest stipend scheme in Amazonas, Brazil, help to combat deforestation in Brazil (Google re-use licensed)
How to assess what people want from REDD+
Insight, 31 March 2014
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PLA 49: Decentralisation and community-based planning
Article, 31 March 2004
How can we measure adaptation: monitoring and evaluation as an entry point?
Insight, 31 March 2011
Turtle hatchlings, targeted by the illegal wildlife trade, are pictured on a beach (Photo: Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association)
How can we engage communities to help reduce illegal wildlife trade?
… taking part in the discussion. Duan Biggs ([email protected]) is a research fellow in the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions …
Insight, 03 September 2015
The opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) begins in Bonn, Germany, on 31 August, 2015 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The tough journey on the road to Paris: addressing the needs of the most vulnerable
Insight, 02 September 2015
A giraffe takes stock at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where Social Assessment of Protective Area fieldwork starts next week (Photo: www.kicheche.com via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Time for a new look at social impacts of protected areas
Insight, 11 March 2014
Deforestation and fire ravage a forest area in Uganda (Photo: Paul Hatanga)
Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
… and engaging in forest-based enterprises. Within six months, when our research ends, we will be able to conclude just how effective the PES …
Insight, 10 March 2014