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Mpugu Parish borders Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (top right). Photo: Andrew Kirkby
Maps reveal what motivates people to take resources from flagship national park
… organizations adopted various "integrated conservation and development" strategies to help local communities benefit from resources … and in resource book that IIED is developing for conservation and development workers in Uganda. We will also provide the park’s … knowledge and improving policies to ensure that conservation and development can work hand-in-hand, rather than against each other. …
Insight, 09 October 2013
Journalists from climate-change frontline to keep world’s eyes focused on UN negotiations
… Internews, Panos and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It has already supported more than 100 journalists … levels of climate change and steer the global community onto a sustainable path.” A recent University of Oxford study (released on 15 … stronger networks between media and climate scientists — both core goals of the 2010 CCMP Programme. "With major international media …
News, 18 November 2010
Evidence of coastal erosion in The Gambia. Erosion is threatening not only Gambia's tourist industry but also wetlands, roads and infrastructure (Photo: Diego, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A diplomatic approach to raising climate ambition
… for a world that gives the LDCs the best possible chance at a sustainable future. It sets the parameters for a world we can all work … Expert Group . This blog was originally posted by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network. …
Insight, 19 February 2016
Paris, January 2015: More than one million people march against terrorism (Photo: Olivier Ortelpa, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Rushing into a new year
… year is also key for several major global agreements – Finance for Development in Ethiopia in July, the UN Sustainable Development Goal summit in New York in September , and the 21st …
Insight, 13 January 2015
Demonstrating the use of alternative building materials at the Jinja Building Materials Training Centre, Uganda. (Photo: David Dodman)
Reducing risks to urban health and building climate resilience
… build climate resilience — while addressing many of the present-day development needs that they face. Members of the National Slum Dwellers … New international efforts — including the creation of the post-2015 sustainable development goals and the development of a new climate change agreement at COP21 …
Insight, 17 March 2014
A rubber boat carrying around 50 refugees arrives from Bodrum, Turkey to the Greek island of Kos (Photo: Christopher Jahn/IFRC, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
In this war of words, no one is the victor
… to recognise that migration is a normal human activity bringing many development, cultural and economic benefits. In itself, to be a migrant … issues. This month the global community is about to sign up to the Sustainable Development Goals which suggest we adopt a universal approach to solving global …
Insight, 04 September 2015
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129 8 Scaling-up Community Efforts to Reach the MDGs - An Assessment of Experience from the Equator Prize
… by individual.1 1. INTRODUCTION With the emergence of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a guiding framework for development assistance, … interface, a growing emphasis on communities as drivers of sustainable development has been accompanied by extensive discussion of …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Squamish river, Canada. Under Stephen Harper, Canada has lagged behind the rest of the world in combating climate change; will new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make a difference? (Photo: James Wheeler, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will new leadership boost Canadian contribution to global climate negotiations?
… the G20 Leaders Summit in November, looking at climate finance and sustainable energy investment in lower-income developing countries, and …
Insight, 21 October 2015
Natural capital accounting can help monitor progress against Sustainable Development Goals indicators (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Making the link between the SDGs and natural capital accounting
… days was the link between natural capital accounts and realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We heard from Bram Edens, senior statistician at the UN …
Insight, 03 January 2018
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… those working in the fields of disaster risk reduction, community development, and climate change science. Good CBA is community-driven, … policy, research, and implementation institute working on sustainable development at local, national, regional, and global levels. BCAS addresses sustainable development through four interactive themes:environment and …
Article, 01 December 2009