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Closeup of the flame of a small oil lamp.
Energy equity: can the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative make a difference?
… The Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (abbreviated to SE4ALL) has set … biomass lacks sustainable management, efficient processing and end use. Large-scale investment in biomass and biofuels , in countries such as Ghana and Liberia, raises concerns about local land-use conflict and food security. Countries such as Nigeria are …
Insight, 29 March 2012
In Kenya's Isiolo County, repeated droughts are forcing pastoralists out of herding and into farming. The county has used TAMD to assess climate risk management schemes (Photo: Martin Karimi/ECHO)
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD): Country work
… a national climate adaptation programme – in this case the Sustainable Land Management Programme (SLMP-1) – affected local communities and how … to keep participatory processes an integral part of M&E and how to use M&E processes as part of planning. Edinburgh, September 2014 Members … Policy and planning …
Article, 28 October 2014
Cover for G01570.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 17 The use of RRA in conservation expeditions: experiences from Sierra Leone
Publication, 01 January 1995
Biomass: boon or bane?
… and warns that rising demand for renewable energy sources could drive land grabs. An issue that cannot be ignored The world’s most ancient … fuel costs rise and the catastrophic implications of their continued use become ever clearer, interest in biomass as a renewable energy … Awards winner demonstrates . Key priority: developing efficient and sustainable biomass systems For many developing countries in Africa and …
Insight, 31 August 2011
A scenic shot of forest with two waterfalls
Support for REDD+ readiness in Jamaica
… so once again the island can adequately be described as ' the land of wood and water '". A National REDD+ Strategy for Jamaica holds … ensure Jamaican leadership is designing a strategy that is equitable, sustainable and effective. The partners are as follows: IIED is managing … team from the University of Edinburgh leads the assessment of land use and land use change drivers of deforestation and forest degradation …
Project, 21 April 2021
Women discuss forest management at a Community Forest User Group meeting in Nepal. Photo: WOCAN
Gender and REDD+
Project, 12 September 2013
A Vietnamese man poses in front of buildings and piles of timber
Archive of completed locally-controlled forestry projects
Article, 22 February 2019
Five women, wearing masks, sit at desks in front of computers and mobile phones
A helpline that is a lifeline for migrants
… caste Brahmins are economically better off and control most of the land and political institutions; lower caste Dalits are mostly landless … farmlands. Most Dalit households have only one katha (0.02 ha) of land on which they have their houses. As climate impacts make … lands to brick kiln owners. There are 17 kilns near the village. They use up most of the water, leaving little for agriculture or drinking, …
Insight, 01 June 2022
Example of Volanta pump in use - note pump parts external to mounting - Niger
Global Water Initiative: Niger
Project, 16 February 2018
Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers
… in devolving rights and control to the community through the use of Beach Management Units, which ultimately give the community … ways to earn a living. KCWA attempted to purchase an area of coastal land through donor funding in order to build a tourism “banda” (basic … the land are strengthened. Kate Lee is the group administrator of the Sustainable Markets Group . Find out more about their work. …
Insight, 14 November 2011