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Knowledge programme publications
… Small-scale farmers' agency in the face of globalisation and rapid rural change: outputs of a global knowledge programme Brochure with … impacts, benefi ts and risks of common approaches taken by the development community to 'make markets work' for small-scale farmers. Pro-poor business, development and smallholder empowerment Rights-based versus market-based …
Article, 14 May 2013
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
Article, 15 October 2020
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
Event, 03 October 2016
Biomass: boon or bane?
… in biomass as a renewable energy source and its potential to power development is growing . The use of low-carbon biomass for heat, … Awards winner demonstrates . Key priority: developing efficient and sustainable biomass systems For many developing countries in Africa and … and other energy needs. This can be sustained in sparsely populated rural areas, but drives forest degradation around urban settlements. …
Insight, 31 August 2011
Cover for G03094.pdf
Learning Network brochure
… in. Small-scale producers are being described as: key to reducing rural poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals; a pillar of global food security; a source of … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2011
Woman cooks using wood fire
Feeding all city inhabitants
… While on average urban residents are less likely to go hungry than rural residents, a large proportion of the urban poor suffer from food … adults, and underweight and stunted children. Achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and all forms of …
Insight, 27 June 2021
Screengrab of a map of indigenous peoples’ territories in the Peruvian Amazon (Image: IBC Peru)
Creating a global 'land rights family': from knowledge to action
… in the Amazon to develop ' life plans '. These community-level sustainable development plans integrate the social, cultural, economic, political … Forum (TNRF), plan to pilot IBC's life-planning method in two rural communities over the next 11 months in addition to testing some of …
Insight, 14 March 2018
"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
… efforts around these key determinants of community resilience in rural populations in Uganda. Community-based adaptation for food … and use of biochar to rejuvenate exhausted soils. Recycling for sustainable energy for cooking  According to Uganda's National … of 2.7 million cubic metres.   The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development recorded a wood deficit of 4.9 million tonnes in 1995 (PDF) …
Insight, 25 April 2017
A woman explains the importance of guarding against future encroachments on her community's common land in Northern Uganda (Photo: LEMU)
Protecting land and community resources in Africa
… Rural communities across Africa face a variety of threats to their … face of some inter-community violence, Save Lamu has supported the development of a Biocultural Community Protocol, uniting 45 villages … the rights of citizens and the environment for a fairer and more sustainable world. The Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment initiative …
Insight, 07 March 2016
Adapting to climate change in Bangladesh
Insight, 30 March 2011