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Contract farming and informality: drivers and governance responses in Zambia and Zimbabwe
… institutional model of contract farming. Through a three-year research collaboration between IAPRI (Indaba Agricultural Policy and Research Institute), AEPRIC (Agricultural Economics, Policy Research and Information Centre) and IIED, we examined the informal …
Publication, 01 March 2018
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Urban Refugee Economies: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
… of Addis Ababa, where refugees have no legal right to work, this research identifies the economic difficulties faced by urban refugees. … into the city’s economy, making significant contributions. The research points to opportunities for humanitarian sector actors to …
Publication, 01 March 2018
David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, addresses the conference on urban crises (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Urban crises conference: time to put learning into practice
… theme of the discussions had been the question of how to move from research evidence to practical action. He said it was important to … Archer , describing the work of the urban crises programme, and the research being discussed at the conference. This includes an … IIED managed the  Urban Crises Learning Fund , which supported research and fostered new ways of working for urban and humanitarian …
News, 23 November 2017
A cooling tower of a power station is framed against the sky
International treaties threaten affordability of climate action: new report
… large compensation sums to fossil fuel companies.  And with previous research having shown that the value of potential stranded assets in the … fuels is crucial to being able to tackle climate change, and our research shows that rethinking investor-state dispute settlement is a … and states. And in the study, authors Kyla Tienhaara , Canada research chair in economy and environment at Queen’s University, and …
News, 04 October 2020
A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
… align well with the decades-long experience of the Human Settlements research group at IIED regarding the importance of making vulnerable … to provide a vital safety net for those worst affected. Our research group’s experience in working in a number of cities across the … loss and damage that climate impacts cause. This aligns with recent research from IIED which demonstrates that funding from multilateral and …
Insight, 09 March 2022
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
Article, 01 August 2019
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Humanitarian response for development: lessons from Tropical Cyclone Winston
… a topical issue in Fiji, a country vulnerable to natural hazards. Our research aimed to learn from Fiji’s experience of response and recovery … work and development (the ‘humanitarian-development nexus’). This research offers lessons for the sub-national and national governments of …
Publication, 01 June 2018
A man fishing
Achieving 'no net loss' for biodiversity and people
… for local people. This project aimed to translate the findings from research into the Bujagali and Isimba hydropower projects and the … support the development of the project’s theory of change, translate research results into guidance materials and policy advice, and to …
Project, 18 May 2020
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The Maize Park Biocultural Heritage Territory in Lares, Peru. Case study guidance on biocultural heritage territories
… Peoples (INMIP) brings together mountain indigenous peoples, research organisations and NGOs from Bhutan, China, India, Kenya, …
Publication, 01 February 2020
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Remembering Adam Thiam
Insight, 23 March 2021