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Sharing knowledge on climate change adaptation in Brazil
… Water Agency (ANA) , the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).  Launched in … engaging with traditional communities. In addition, high quality research for specific themes and sectors was developed and shared to … and approaches being developed around the world. Generating new research topics The extensive consultation process adopted by …
Project, 14 May 2018
A shoal of fish
IIED launches new 'Insights' series linking business and sustainability
… change Laura Kelly , director of IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets research group , says IIED aims to support business to deliver positive …
News, 02 October 2019
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Ecosystem-based adaptation: the key to addressing climate change in Nepal
… ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) an increasingly popular response. Research in Nepal suggests that EbA approaches can 1) boost community …
Publication, 01 October 2018
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The urbanization of food insecurity and malnutrition
… concentrated in urban areas. Yet this urban dimension is neglected in research and policy related to food security, even as this field has …
Publication, 01 October 2019
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Biocultural Heritage innovations in the Potato Park - SIFOR qualitative baseline study, Peru
… through focus groups, in-depth interviews and participatory action research combined with indigenous research methods, involving a total of 60 households. Community …
Publication, 01 March 2015
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Wild Life, Wild Livelihoods: Involving Communities on Sustainable Wildlife Management and Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade
… The report summarizes insights from decades of research on community wildlife management, and draws lessons from new …
Publication, 14 February 2018
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Trapped in camps or struggling in the city: the realities facing Somali refugee women in Kenya
… wellbeing, the challenges they face, their hopes for their future. My research focused on women. Life in camps The journey of women fleeing …
Insight, 20 April 2023
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Disability, inclusion and cities: can COVID-19 trigger change?
… solutions: assistive technologies in informal settlements ' research project, led by the Bartlett Developing Planning Unit  and … of the Urban and Rural Poor (FEDURP)  and Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) . We found that 26% of people surveyed … not least by engaging with DPOs and disabled people directly as research collaborators. They also show how community organisations can …
Insight, 01 October 2020
Three women, one wearing a mask, the other two smiling and clapping, sit at a raised desk in front of an audience
In or out! Why balanced panels matter
Insight, 29 April 2022
Government officials and researchers discuss the future of hilsa management on 19 January (Photo: Essam Mohammed/IIED)
UK's Darwin Initiative funded project strives to reduce threats to hilsa fish
… been working in partnership with the Department of Fisheries on a research project (see note  1 ) , funded by the UK's Darwin Initiative, … supports the people involved and allows fish stocks to recover. The research team, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries, have … some critical knowledge gaps that need to be filled through rigorous research (see note  2 ). At the request of the director general of the …
News, 19 January 2015