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Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) logo on top of arial photo of Niamey, Niger
Urban ARK work programmes and locations
… as pollution, flooding and fires.  The African Population and Health Research Center, drawing on its expertise in public health and … impact on infrastructure and developing simulation models.  This research required the collection of data on hazard impact and climate … the knowledge gained from the previous programmes into an action-research agenda. It focused on governance and planning practices to …
Article, 26 August 2018
Headshots of four people over a sunrise over a lush forest
Getting climate resilience right – the case for backing smallholder organisations: Make Change Happen podcast episode 13
… resilience work. Clare Shakya, director of IIED’s Climate Change research group, joins the discussion to explore another increasingly … says: “If there’s one thing I learned from this whole body of research, it is that farmer organisations are excellent at climate …
Article, 13 September 2021
Sandbags in a doorway to prevent flooding
Adapting to climate change in Europe: building a systemic and urgent vision
… the focus of the efforts and improvements – in specific areas of research, practice and policy – and the scale and nature of the … European context would require us to open up how we think about and research the jobs agenda, developing skills and capacities, and social … based in public and political engagement, and the adaptation research community has an important role to play here. Recent examples …
Insight, 15 May 2019
The new landcam website
New 'Landcam' website launched
… informing readers about land governance issues and sharing the latest research and good practice for securing rights and good governance. … Brendan Schwartz , senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group, says: "The LandCam project has just organised some very … well as coverage of LandCam events, the new website also features a research library with in-depth research, policy briefings and related …
News, 01 May 2019
Woman holds and looks at a smartphone
Bundling technology for gender equality
… or food security in different contexts. IIED and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) identified a huge opportunity to enhance …
Project, 20 June 2023
A conservation agriculture demonstration at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, Zambia. Conservation agriculture can increase productivity and improve soil structure (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture
… equality, lies at the heart of sustainable development.  IIED's research in sub-Saharan Africa  has shown that conflicts between goals … and Environmental Trade-offs in African Agriculture) project is a research initiative led by IIED, supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund of the UK Research Councils. This partnership between UK …
Project, 10 August 2017
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Creating enabling conditions for managing trade-offs between food production and forest conservation in Africa. Case studies from Ethiopia and Zambia
… Development Goals (SDGs) in the region. This working paper outlines research from four case studies of interventions that have sought to … management. The report concludes with priorities for future research to address these and other key challenges. …
Publication, 01 August 2019
A woman farmer bends over to tend crops in a field
One-size-fits-all policies won’t deliver sustainable farming in Africa
… climate-friendly ways. The paper sums up the findings of a three-year research study of trade-offs in agricultural intensification. It … Short-term perspectives IIED researcher Barbara Adolph says the SITAM research highlights practical issues that need to be considered by …
News, 26 April 2020
A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
… Barbara Adolph , principal researcher in IIED’s Natural Resources research group , talks about why the research was important and what they found out. Q: What SITAM is all … and community level too, we were specifically trying to answer the research question of how farming households manage them.  The project …
Article, 17 February 2020
Four images of people from IIED's 2021 'super year' video, including a fisher hauling nets
IIED and the ‘super year’
Article, 02 February 2021