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Sub Saharan African woman drying fish. Photo: Patrick Dugan via WorldFish on Flickr
The missing 't'
Insight, 13 July 2010
The first photograph taken of Earthrise by Apollo 8 in December 1968. The Apollo Programme to Combat Climate Change proposes large-scale public investment and determined political effort from powerful states to take down carbon energy sources (Photo: NASA/woodleywonderworks, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
What should a no-carbon democracy look like?
Insight, 13 July 2015
The fruit market is dominated by a small number of varieties that can withstand long distance shipping and meet supermarket demands for uniformity (Photo: Dirk Loop, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why food diversity must be on the menu
Insight, 14 October 2016
A water tap in Rwanda. Measuring sustainability of investments in water and sanitation makes more sense than focusing on annual freshwater withdrawal and access to improved water and sanitation (Photo: A'Melody Lee/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Making World Bank aid sustainable
Insight, 10 October 2016
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and is at the forefront of adaptation efforts. This homestead has been designed to offer flood protection (Photo: CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder
Insight, 03 July 2015
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… Seth Cook ([email protected]) is senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group . Cook will be talking about diversity from …
Insight, 10 October 2017
Village councils or panchayats have not been involved in India's approach to the SDGs so far (Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific)
Are citizens being left behind by India's approach to the SDGs?
… ensures more buy-in from different stakeholders but also drives more resources, potential solutions and the collective will of society to …
Insight, 26 September 2016
Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India (Photo: Akshay Mahajan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Data that supports local development
Insight, 22 September 2016
A view over a large township
Internal and international influences on urban change
… is another influence, providing city governments with more powers and resources to meet local needs and attract new investment. These in turn …
Insight, 27 May 2020
Champion of urban climate action Debra Roberts will deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture. Click the image to apply to attend the event (Image: IIED)
Jack of all trades, master of the urban agenda
… juggle the challenges of rapidly growing cities, diminishing natural resources and a changing climate. But while frustration may have driven …
News, 14 September 2016