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Disasters, such as this flooding in Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, were the subject of discussion in Sendai (Photo: Matthew Wood-Hill, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Keep it simple: helping local governments reduce the risk from the next disaster
… responders, has already had more than 2,500 local governments sign up to it. However, it's clear that local governments need more guidance … Kisumu, Kenya, with a population of around 400,000 people, put up her hand and said: "What do I take home from this session? What is it …
Insight, 25 March 2015
Cover for G00114.pdf
Working for a just & sustainable world
… global development. You can visit our website at: www.iied.org Sign up to receive regular updates on IIED research, events, and publications …
Publication, 01 August 2006
Women preparing tapioca
Tapioca tech in Togo – how producers are organising to transform lives and land
… in Togo. And both CPC and CTOP have provided mentoring and follow-up support and networking services to NOVI VA as part of that process.  … of FFF’s long-term plan. NOVI VA’s small interventions can be scaled up quickly through peer-to-peer exchanges by umbrella organisations such …
Insight, 05 February 2020
Outside of a milk bar
MoreMilk – reviewing policy options for the informal dairy trade
… the intervention was initially very successful: traders signed up for the training and certification, their incomes improved, and their …
Project, 16 April 2019
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… and potential for a positive impact if the LCF approach is scaled up.   Macqueen said: "A key land use difference between locally … delivers a steady income to local communities and a supply of goods up the chain.  The researchers are calling on donor agencies to … their existing grant-giving in forest programmes, and help scale up the LCF models found within the compendium. They also call on …
News, 04 September 2015
Cover for G00115.pdf
Working for a just & sustainable world
… non- governmental organisation. Visit our website at: www.iied.org. Sign up to receive regular updates on IIED research, events, and publications …
Publication, 01 June 2006
A farmer in Tattaguine, Senegal benefits from an irrigation project. IIED is advocating for the Green Climate Fund to speed up the process of getting finance to local levels, those who need it most (Photo: Ryan Kendrick Smith, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: a message to the Green Climate Fund board
… proposal to the GCF to finance four county governments that have set up climate funds – with plans to expand to a further four. These are … accepted that spending has been too slow. How can things be speeded up? PS: The GCF has made great progress by raising a US$10 billion budget – a really positive sign. But the challenge now is to use this to approve the game-changing …
Article, 10 October 2016
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati consists of 33 atols and reef islands. Here, adaptation includes coastal protection measures such as mangrove re-planting, as well as strengthening laws to reduce soil erosion and population settlement planning (Photo: AusAID)
How to measure a global goal for adaptation?
… Discussions have been heating up at the United Nations climate negotiations on how to set a global … set an ambitious target and allow 'parties' (i.e. countries signed up to the agreement) to measure progress and check adaptation to climate … the European Union (EU) and the Environmental Integrity Group (made up of Liechtenstein, Mexico, Monaco, the Republic of Korea and …
Insight, 27 March 2015
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… of cities to deal with the impacts of climate change. Prior to taking up the post as head of Durban's Sustainable City Initiatives portfolio …
News, 19 July 2016
A typhoon hits shanties in Manila. Urban governments, which are already struggling to provide basic infrastructure services, also need to build resilience to climate change (Photo: Ernie Penaredondo/Global Water Partnership, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs and 'a new urban agenda'?
… equitable, inclusive, resilient… world by 2030. My institute can pack up – what we have been striving for for the last 42 years will be … Here are some of the SDG commitments that governments will sign up to achieve by 2030: "Universal and equitable access to safe and …
Insight, 08 September 2015