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RRA Notes 6 cover
RRA Notes 6: General Issue
… state of the English countryside. The third article reports on the use of aerial photographs for land use planning on a settlement site in Ethiopia. Article four reports … Zimbabwe Godfrey Cromwell The rural rides of William Cobbett: RRA and sustainable agriculture in 1820s Jules Pretty A note on the use of …
Article, 31 May 1989
This week in Myanmar, pictured, the Forest Farm Facility is funding a national exchange between forest and farm producer groups and many other producer groups (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Forest and Farm Facility: Getting resources to those who matter
Insight, 24 March 2014
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
Event, 23 November 2015
Covers of Environment and Urbanization publications
Environment & Urbanization local organisation profiles
… describes the federation's achievements in working towards securing land tenure, upgrading settlements and improving the economic status of … relocation schemes. Community-based organisation and participatory planning in southeast Mexico City: Pedro Moctezuma B (2001) This … in local governance that underpinned it. Participatory democracy and sustainable development: integrated urban environmental management in …
Project, 18 August 2014
Climate adaptation: old wine in new bottles?
… policies are also needed to create an enabling environment for these sustainable models of production. If not, local climate adaptation … development efforts of the past, we will not have made progress. Land tenure issues, social equity issues, and cultural taboos must all …
Insight, 29 March 2011
Farmers carry bottled water to pour on a field of onion crops
Introduction to our work on climate-resilient development
… loss and damage by 2050. Climate shocks result in loss of life, land and homes, income and opportunity, social cohesion and cultural … cities and nations  to adapt to climate change and to achieve their sustainable development goals.   Furthermore, the slow onset impacts of … change, and the most appropriate strategies and approaches they can use to manage risk, build resilience and adapt to climate change …
Article, 17 December 2012
Maize crops in Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District, Nepal (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Investing in adaptation to climate change brings bonus benefits
Insight, 29 April 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
… allowed to get to this point is shocking, but perhaps our collective use of language is to blame. The media still broadly refers to refugees … issues. This month the global community is about to sign up to the Sustainable Development Goals which suggest we adopt a universal … Policy and planning …
Insight, 04 September 2015
Annual report 2007/08
… shaping futures all around the globe: in short, the human face of sustainable development. Featured project highlights Climate change Making adaptation planning fully democratic:  thanks to an IIED-run climate network, a … research on the links between biofuels, climate change and land access informed and balanced a heated international debate. …
Page, 23 December 2008
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 … risks by providing infrastructure and services, but also by managing land-use. This is important for making serviced land for housing available …
Insight, 08 May 2017