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Identifying social impacts at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya
Assessing social impacts of protected and conserved areas (SAPA)
… initiative of IIED, IUCN and a number of conservation and development NGOs, and included a review of around 30 methodologies and … 11 calls for ‘equitable management’ of PAs by 2020, and with the Sustainable Development Goals giving strong emphasis to issues of equity and equality, equity is …
Project, 16 August 2013
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… guide to capacity building for climate change Climate Resilient Rural Development Date: Thursday, 6 December Venue: India Pavilion Partner … value chains be made more resource efficient and make best use of sustainable, renewable energy? What is the role of demand side measures … Energy is central to the achievement of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. The challenge is how to …
Event, 02 December 2018
Ibadan, Nigeria, a city that has experienced devastating high winds and flooding (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
How risk accumulates in African cities – and ways to break the cycle
… donor priorities or research agendas. Meeting the ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals to make cities safe, inclusive and resilient, calls for a frank …
Insight, 30 January 2017
A Bangladeshi fisherman sleeps under a tree, one of thousands planted by the government in an attempt to slow tidal erosion and shield against winds as the country. As countries take such measures to tackle climate change, negotiators prepare for the road to Paris and COP21 (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
… to ensure an ambitious and effective global agreement that secures a sustainable future for all. As negotiators gather in Geneva, the … information on strategies, plans and actions for low GHG emission development reflecting their special circumstances. Parties may also … to enhancing adaptation actions and encouraging climate resilience development, addressing loss and damage due to climate impacts, …
Insight, 06 February 2015
A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
… desertification, land degradation and drought, and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands (PDF) . But all this work poses a …
Insight, 29 September 2016
This map of the covered and open drains in Jamshed Town, Karachi illustrates how communities have led on installing sewers and drains (Image: Orangi Pilot Project–Research and Training Institute)
Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'
… by very high life expectancies. Local government responsibility The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mention addressing these risks and 'leaving no one behind'. …
Insight, 08 May 2017
Men filling plastic containers with water. Niger.
Clean drinking water is about people, not pipes
… words adopted will be important for whatever replaces the millennium development goals (MDGs). An obvious topic of discussion will be progress towards … countries agreed to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. The fine …
Insight, 15 March 2012
A local blackout in Dar Es Salaam. Power outages in Tanzania's capital are often caused by old cables and transformers (Photo: jay grandin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Improving Tanzania’s power quality: can data help?
… reliability, and quality of service to track progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 7 on energy access.  Next steps for Tanzania and beyond A recent study in India by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) that looks at ESMI as well as other types of …
Insight, 29 June 2018
A plantation
Q&A: helping communities protect their land rights
… can do this by drafting bylaws that support good governance, sustainable natural resources management and downwardly accountable … both the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum and Community Assistance In Development (Cameroon) have adapted Namati’s bylaws drafting process to … capacity to vision, plan for and actualise community-defined local development, and Strengthened community capacity to negotiate for and …
Article, 27 January 2020
REDD+: a win-win deal is possible!
… reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, sustainable forest management, conservation and enhancement of carbon … emissions while contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals , such as reducing hunger and poverty. The private sector could …
Insight, 17 November 2011