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A deep sea octopus.
Fish Night 6: Wonders of the deep blue
… marine habitat – the deep ocean – to explore what the latest research is uncovering about the delicate ecosystems more than 2,000m … 2019. The guest speaker was  Dr Diva Amon , Marie Skłodowska-Curie research fellow at the Natural History Museum in London. Dr Amon, a … valuable ecosystems. She shared her insights and experiences from research expeditions to deep-ocean habitats from Antarctica to the …
Event, 21 November 2019
A small fishing boat on the sea.
Author interview: 'Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance'
… way behind larger-scale industrial fisheries. There is also little research focused on small-scale fisheries; and the information that does …
Article, 28 June 2022
People kneeling on the floor placing pieces of paper over a map poster.
How community-led design and planning can lead to housing justice
News, 16 September 2022
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Finding shelter in Mogadishu: challenges for vulnerable groups
… This city briefing presents findings from research on access to shelter and services in Mogadishu, Somalia, … Hawassa, Ethiopia. Guided by political economy analysis, the two-year research project investigated why and how city dwellers make certain …
Publication, 01 February 2020
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Why eat wild meat? Local food choices, food security and desired design features of wild meat alternative projects in Cameroon
… This project report summarises research conducted in four villages around the Dja Faunal Reserve in Southeastern Cameroon. The research aimed to understand local food preferences and the importance …
Publication, 05 May 2021
A woman sitting on steps, with colourful handkerchiefs arranged in front of her
Towards more inclusive urban health systems for refugee wellbeing
… with host communities can also negatively affect wellbeing. This research project looked for ways to dismantle the barriers that prevent … and the barriers they face. In Kampala, IIED’s Human Settlements research group worked, for the first time, with a small civil society … (YARID) . In Nairobi, IIED worked with a long-standing partner and research institution, the African Population and Health Research Centre …
Project, 05 December 2019
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Urban Transformation and Informal Shelter: Actors, Interest and Change in Mathare Valley
… This city briefing presents findings from research on access to shelter and services in Nairobi, Kenya and focuses … Hawassa, Ethiopia. Guided by political economy analysis, the two-year research project investigated why and how city dwellers make certain …
Publication, 01 February 2020
People stand around several women on a busy street who are selling fish in buckets on the floor in front of them.
Preventing future pandemics means taking a considered approach to wildlife trade and 'wet markets'
… to eat wild meat, even when other options are available. Recent research funded by the UK Darwin Initiative that we have completed in … choose some wild species in preference to others. For example, in our research, people living around the Dja Faunal Reserve in Southeast … are currently applied to domestic livestock; enhancing scientific and research capacity to investigate and understand human-wildlife disease …
Insight, 01 July 2022
A woman crouches on the flor next to a stove to make a meal
Multiple housing and climate-related vulnerabilities of informal workers in Indore, India
… it can withstand climatic changes more easily.    Findings from our research shows that many families move from experiencing multiple … Call to action: policy implementers and civil society groups Our research shows the need to support practices that help families build … With thanks to Shabnam Verma for her contribution to the study. This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) …
Insight, 16 December 2021
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Constraints for adopting climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Southeast Kenya
… e.g. market mechanisms, land tenure issues and lack of resources. Our research findings are based on the contextual settings of Taita Taveta … farmers. This study contributes to existing climate change adaptation research by increasing our understanding of  how physical and …
Publication, 01 October 2021