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Ongoing monitoring of communal toilets has helped to improve design: here, smaller toilets for children are included in adult toilet blocks. Previously children's facilities were in separate buildings and were frequently left uncleaned (Photo: SPARC)
How India's slum and pavement dwellers made sanitation affordable
… poor in 33 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Further resources This blog is drawn from a paper in the April 2015 issue of …
Insight, 05 April 2015
Cover for G02967.pdf
Power Tool: Accessing 'public' information (PLA 53)
… policies and institutions that govern access to and use of natural resources. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) …
Publication, 01 December 2005
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
…  was held in Kampala, Uganda, and focused on harnessing natural resources and ecosystems for adaptation. More than 300 participants from …
Event, 11 June 2018
Cover for 7411IIED.pdf
Land Tenure Lexicon. A Glossary of Terms from English and French Speaking West Africa
… perceived as the realm of lawyers; yet, rights over land and other resources touch several disciplines and have recently become a more …
Publication, 01 January 2000
The UK government has warned that flooding is likely to become more frequent as the country’s climate changes (Photo: Dachlan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Celebrating 10 years of the UK Climate Change Act: an influential law beyond its borders
Insight, 26 November 2018
Cover for G02866.pdf
Community participation: ‘activists’ or ‘citizens’? (PLA 58)
… predetermined by funders, lack sustainable structures or long-term resources, and rarely inspire direct action. Their long-term impact, if …
Publication, 01 June 2008
A Conservancy Rhino Ranger in Namibia stands proudly before a cow and calf that he has tracked during a patrol. Rhino sightings have increased over the past 12 months thanks to an expanded Rhino Ranger force and support organisations (Photo: Minnesota Zoo and Save the Rhino Trust)
Community-led solutions: key force in tackling wildlife crime
… between IWT and legitimate, sustainable use and trade of wild resources Supporting the devolution of wildlife access, management and … between IWT and legitimate, sustainable use and trade of wild resources Recognise that forms of sustainable use that involve removing …
News, 02 March 2015
A tanker delivers water to residents in Retiro, a shanty town in Buenos Aires (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Urban water and sanitation
Project, 01 September 2014
Cover for G00122.pdf
January 2004 Contents 1. Finding Common Ground: Indigenous peoples and their association with the mining sector. By the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development project 2. What Are We Learning from Experiences with
… 8. Gatekeepers Series: Issue: 112 ­ The Major Importance of `Minor' Resources: Women and plant biodiversity. By Patricia Howard 9. Drylands …
Publication, 01 January 2004
First detailed study of large land acquisitions in Africa warns of impacts on poor rural people
… poor people will be evicted or lose access to land, water, and other resources, according to the first detailed study of the trend. The study … oversight." Alexander Mueller, Head of the Environment and Natural Resources Department at FAO stresses the need to see foreign investment …
News, 25 May 2009