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The Bandiagara plateau in Central Mali has been hit by repeated droughts. Climate change is making the weather unpredictable, resulting in poor harvests and increased malnutrition (Photo: Irina Mosel/ODI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Mali is extremely vulnerable and unable to combat climate change impacts
Article, 24 November 2015
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RRA Notes 7: Proceedings of the RRA Review Workshop
… Interviews and groups RRA interview schedules within a collaborative research project in Northern Thailand, Howard Jones Farmer groups and …
Article, 31 August 1989
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Share the love this Valentine’s day with fairer flowers and chocolates
… picture is more complex than a one line gift card. But by doing your research and buying certified flowers or chocolates you will be sharing …
Insight, 13 February 2013
This sewage treatment plant in Delawas, Jaipur, was funded by the Asian Development Bank. There are concerns omitting local people from decision-making processes can lead to climate funds not sufficiently representing local priorities (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Getting Green Climate Funding to the local level
Insight, 28 October 2015
The mud-walled village in Mali, near the town of Diabaly, surrounded by fields and baobabs.
Behind the headlines in Mali
… of Diabaly, the town where shells are now falling, while doing field research for my doctorate. I spent many a happy day walking out to the …
Insight, 18 January 2013
Group of people sitting on the floor, discussing research in Kibera
Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda – Lessons on Understanding Risk and Building Resilience
… on local needs, priorities, and risks are certainly complex, our research confirms that meaningful participation and consultation is key …
Insight, 20 October 2016
Urban-rural linkages have been 'beefed up' in the latest draft of the UN's Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
OWG 'zero draft' is a huge step forward: now let's get practical
… for Environment and Development (IIED) contributed to an Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) assessment [PDF]  of the working document for …
Insight, 20 June 2014
The Multidimensional Poverty Index only has one indicator to assess housing quality – whether floors are made of dirt, sand or dung. So these houses in Manila would not be classified as sub-standard (Photo: Mark Edwards/IIED)
The Multidimensional Poverty Index: Another underestimate of urban poverty
Insight, 18 June 2014
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
Event, 03 October 2016
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PLA 44: Local Government and Participation
… Anna V Hercz General section PRA and its role in reorienting IGFRI's research agenda Nagaratna Biradar and CR Ramesh In search of a …
Article, 31 May 2002