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The words' World Bank Land Conference' in bold, stark lettering, over a pretty landscape.
IIED and ALIGN at the World Bank Land Conference
… responsible investments, the navigator brings together a variety of resources to help specialist and non-specialist audiences protect land …
Event, 13 May 2024
A fishing vessel is dwarfed by a crude oil tanker in Singapore harbour, illustrating the impact oil prices have on sustainable fisheries (Photo: Andrew Thomas, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Plunging oil prices: what happens to our oceans?
… attention, is the implications of falling crude oil prices on natural resources. This is particularly important for the already strained fisheries resources. According to a new study , the global fish harvest is … oil prices have a similar effect on fisheries and other oceanic resources. In other words, lower oil prices encourage increased fishing. …
Insight, 15 February 2016
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Stronger forest and farm producer groups can reduce poverty in The Gambia
… of forests. To reduce poverty and to ensure sustainable natural resources management that keeps development within ecosystem boundaries, the government launched the Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) policy in 2012. The policy aims to empower forest and …
Publication, 01 December 2013
Esther Atieno prepares dinner for her family in Kisumu City, Kenya, using a jiko kisasa (firewood stove). Without city-wide data on electricity and fuel use available from utilities and companies, cities can survey a set of households on their energy use and extrapolate the results (Photo: Peter Kapuscinski/World Bank)
Global to local: supporting cities to meet the New Urban Agenda
… need different measuring tools based on their size, capacities, and resources.  Low-cost and easy ways of measuring basic environmental, … requires significant time and skills; local governments may lack the resources or capacities necessary for this kind of data collection. … directly requires advanced equipment and technology, as well the resources to regularly analyse the data. But by tracking respiratory …
Insight, 23 March 2018
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The Role of Forests in a Green Economy transformation in Africa
… jobs. As Africa’s economies are highly dependent on natural resources, the ability to generate growth in the future and meet wider development priorities will depend on what happens to key resources like forests. For this reason green economy approaches are …
Publication, 01 August 2015
Two men bend down with their hands on a small tree.
Only a fraction of international climate adaptation finance for least developed countries found to also support nature
… climate change. Their economies are heavily reliant on natural resources and highly impacted by climate change. In their '2050 Vision' … are currently not funded. There is a risk that LDCs won't get the resources they need to deliver joined up action on climate and nature – …
Insight, 10 March 2022
Tracking Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. Photo: YouTuT
Uganda: conserving Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and reducing local poverty
… from local people who became excluded from the area and its resources. As a result, in the years that followed, a number of … livelihoods was an effective strategy for conserving natural resources and alleviating poverty, and the illegal use of the park’s natural resources continues. Download the full report: Development AND Gorillas? …
Project, 15 August 2013
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Understanding growing pressures on land: 'land grabbing' and beyond
… to changing commodity prices, but most analysts expect pressures on resources to increase in the longer term. Some commentators have … evidence on changing commercial pressures on land and natural resources. We are collaborating with partner organisations in Africa and …
Project, 13 October 2014
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Building a resilient city for whom? Learning from street vendors’ gendered responses to urbanisation in Hanoi
… While issues of access are often considered in relation to economic resources, gender analysis supports the concept of access that moves … through which women negotiate with those who have greater access to resources and/or build mutual support relations with their family, …
Publication, 01 May 2016
More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
… of emergencies, can also be seen as effectively a waste of scarce resources if the emergency could have been prevented. How climate risks … empowering processes that engage all interest groups, in which  resources are truly flexible – ie not earmarked for an externally set …
Insight, 16 July 2018