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Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… first in a collection of briefings by EVALSDGs and IIED . Unlocking climate finance for decentralised energy access Achieving energy access … impacts; a short household survey to explore these impacts; and a stakeholder workshop to validate the survey results, explore other key … and the role of Chinese government policies China's business engagement in developing countries has grown rapidly in the past decade …
Article, 02 January 2017
A group of people stand around a map on a table.
Kota Kita: facilitating citizen-led urban development
… are situated in low-lying coastal areas and are highly exposed to climate shocks such as flooding, subsidence and erosion. Disadvantaged … and climate-resilient? How our allies and collaborators create change As part of IIED’s 50th birthday celebrations, we are showcasing … Prakriti Resources Centre, a non-profit think tank in Nepal, combines policy, research and capacity building to bring climate change action to …
Article, 22 February 2022
Immaculate Yossa is regional advocacy officer for Eastern Africa at Hivos. She discussed key messages from multi-stakeholder action at the Uganda Food Lab (Photo: Food and Agriculture Organisation, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Achieving real transformation in our food system
… we consume. This undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agri-food 'value chain' … South Africa, Hivos organised a side event to demonstrate how multi-stakeholder collaboration among food system actors, particularly women …
Insight, 23 October 2018
Diagram showing change at different scales (Image: Stefano D'Errico/IIED)
Monitoring, evaluation and learning capacity development
… national and local levels, IIED engages a wide variety of 'agents of change' from across different stakeholder groups in different countries. These act as 'would-be … new thinking and frameworks for assessing policies and practice on climate risk management, climate adaptation, the impact of social …
Project, 01 March 2017
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… As climate change escalates and its impacts deepen, resources to support … Social learning approaches  may be one solution. With flexible, multi-stakeholder processes at their core, they aim to catalyse collective … and outcomes in four key aspects of a social learning approach: engagement, iterative learning, building capacity, and challenging …
Insight, 16 March 2017
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
… for drinking water and dependent on food aid from NGOs. With climate change likely to increase the intensity of drought events and … planning in dryland areas, and providing support to improve community engagement to prioritise local government spending. Testimonies from … Climate change …
Insight, 09 March 2015
An image of the front of a stationary train on the Addis Ababa light rail system, which opened in 2015, and was the first to be built in Sub-Saharan Africa. The two railway lines, which have their own dedicated power grid, demonstrate how Ethiopia is seeking low-carbon energy initiatives (Photo: Wikipedia, via Google licence)
Q&A: Linking low-carbon pathways with the SDGs
… gap by 2030. Launched at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate talks in Paris, this initiative will significantly increase … carbon emissions. But this is about more than tackling climate change. The provision of reliable, affordable, renewable energy can lift … countries are to succeed in achieving the SDGs there must be ongoing engagement with all stakeholders, iterative planning at national level …
Article, 30 May 2016
Community-led mapping in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, helps to record and reflect local people's needs and priorities (Photo: Sohel Ahmed)
Q&A: Why do we need a philosophy for better evidence?
… that. The key is that evidence is used, that it influences positive change. That's what IIED's research evidence is all about, supporting … in the right way, at the right time, so that it can influence policy effectively.  Evidence shouldn't be based only on 'theory' or … context? SD: Absolutely. We don't know what is going to happen with climate change: how fast it will happen or what the impacts will be. So …
Article, 14 March 2017
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Building resilient and safe communities against poverty and disaster
… scheme?~What lessons can be taken from the PP with regard to how ‘climate resilience’ can be built into urban governance programme and …
Publication, 01 February 2016
Liz Carlile holding a microphone
Liz Carlile: thank you and goodbye!
… to the debates on comms – growing the enabling environment for policy comms, taking part in reviews of research-funded projects in the … to doing research into social learning and the way it could enhance climate change communications. Experience working with multilateral agencies and …
Insight, 29 June 2022