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Landscape approaches for mountain community sustainable development in a time of climate change: Policy Consultation and South-South Exchange Workshop and INMIP Mountain Community Exchange Walking Workshop
… China, between 19-23 May 2016, to explore landscape approaches for sustainable development of mountain communities. The first was a Policy Consultation … and promote community-led landscape approaches as critical tools for sustainable development, climate adaptation and poverty alleviation. The … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 July 2016
Two women sitting in a field
No room for manoeuvre: debt prevents investing in the future
… Farmers without secure land tenure are often unwilling to invest in sustainable land management.  We spoke with women farmers about their … been a number of government and NGO programmes promoting conservation agriculture (CA) – an approach that aims to improve soil fertility and soil structure by … Food and agriculture …
Article, 26 April 2020
A view of the Houses of Parliament, home of the Environmental Audit Committee which has warned that the government risks undermining new global development goals (Photo: Skeeze, via pixabay)
MPs warn UK government against limiting sustainable development goals
… The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) submitted evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)  that the government's position on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) threatened the universal scope of … trade and financial impacts, as well as foreign aid. A more coherent approach to the SDGs would avoid the conflict currently very much in …
News, 15 December 2014
A street vendor sells produce in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Schristia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Showcasing innovations in policy approaches to informality
… increasingly clear that if attempts to achieve green growth and sustainable development are to succeed, they must be rooted in a sound … process of inclusive urban transformation.  Using a dialogue-based approach and formally recognising street vendors as viable and important … informal economy: understanding drivers and livelihood impacts in agriculture, timber and mining Recognising informality in the …
Article, 21 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
… for livelihoods, and for nutrition. It also undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change. What can be done? Citizens … agrobiodiversity and diverse diets.  Food Change Labs are one proven approach for bringing all the relevant stakeholders together to jointly … Food Change Labs and other work described above are part of the 'Sustainable diets for all' programme , which builds capacity among local …
Insight, 10 October 2017
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Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy. Research results from the Participatory Plant Breeding and Community Supported Agriculture project, China
Publication, 01 June 2018
Man cutting a cacao fruit from the tree
Promoting producer agency in food systems – might new global guidelines offer any hope?
… and agricultural workers are critical to delivering healthy and sustainable diets. But these important and diverse rural citizens – … . Explicitly promoting small-scale producer agency in commercial agriculture  and food systems governance could be key to ensuring the markets these critical actors trade in work for them. An agency approach challenges the potentially misdirected actions of external …
Insight, 10 December 2020
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
Renewable energy has a place to play in providing energy access to small farms (Photo via Google reuse rights))
Calling all energy and agriculture experts: meet, talk and collaborate
… energy is simply one element among many. Best says a more integrated approach between the energy and agricultural sectors could benefit … from USAID and the Ashden Awards promoting clean energy solutions in agriculture are a welcome sign that others in the development sector … past, the different technical options – from rural electrification to sustainable agricultural practices – and potential success factors to …
Insight, 29 April 2014
Call for agricultural research to serve people and planet
… (6 May) to coincide with the annual meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, which focuses heavily on agriculture. The author and director of IIED's sustainable agriculture, … private companies and technocratic elites. He proposes a two pronged approach. The first gives a more central place to farmers and other …
News, 06 May 2009