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A woman sitting on a raised platform
Urban food insecurity and malnutrition are about more than just food
Insight, 16 October 2019
Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group inspect a decentralised wastewater treatment system which enables the recycling and reuse of water, helping mitigate the increased risks from climate uncertainties on water availability (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Using social learning to address climate uncertainties
Project, 20 April 2017
Reacting quickly to events, as these 100m runners are to the starting pistol at the 2012 Olympic Games, is just as essential in communications (Photo: Marc, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why communication matters – and needs to be funded
… are inter-connected. We will need to work together – outside of the traditional project framework – to bring the stories and perspectives of … we make will rely on bringing together different experiential knowledge from communities and the available global scientific evidence. … able to use the best communications skills and channels to share the knowledge when the audience is listening and not when the project report …
Insight, 08 September 2015
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… business levels.   There is a need to strengthen flows of learning, knowledge and funding on inclusive, resilient and sustainable food … that allow for flexibility in requirements, such as waiving traditional donor audits, as well as a need to share information between … can contribute to the synthesis of science with local and traditional knowledge; much-needed action on gender equity and youth …
Article, 12 November 2021
Biocultural products of the Potato Park in Peru, an example of the goods and services that can be produced by indigenous peoples to provide income and enhance incentives to sustain biocultural heritage (Photo: ANDES)
Consultation: designing a new biocultural heritage indication
… biocultural heritage to generate income. Goods and services, such as traditional foods and drinks, personal care products, crafts and guided … that harnesses goodwill towards indigenous peoples and their "traditional lifestyles". The proposed scheme will emphasise and authenticate the way that cultural and spiritual values, local knowledge, innovations and practices, and the local environment …
Insight, 20 August 2015
US President Joe Biden speaking with a microphone
Biden’s climate summit needs to show leadership for the most vulnerable – here’s how
… to a range of contexts by enabling adaptation that draws on local and traditional knowledge. The US climate summit can reinforce this, by calling on …
Insight, 20 April 2021
A Raika man leading his sheep and goats to graze in the contested Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
How communities are protecting their biocultural resources with community protocols
… that external actors respect community rules for access to their traditional knowledge and genetic resources  and for sharing the benefits that … map’ and become a source of information for young people about their traditional values. However, in the current struggle for grazing rights, …
Insight, 02 October 2012
A group of miners who are working the Kawa Ijen volcano in Java, Indonesia. The miners carry sulfur down the volcano and to the processing centre where the sulfur is weighed and the miner is paid (Photo: Adam Cohn, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Time to tell a new story about artisanal and small-scale mining: time for a new "indaba"
… together and discuss their perspectives helps to build both a shared knowledge base and social capital for change. IIED wants to apply this … – and change their minds. We hope that commitment will grow alongside knowledge and understanding, creating alliances and champions to develop …
Insight, 11 February 2015
Two women wearing traditional gowns stand in a maize field
EbA Evidence and Policy: China
… continued to support local farmers to implement EbA based on their traditional knowledge and close collaboration with scientists through enhancing … the opening ceremony in Beijing of our photography exhibition about traditional farming culture. Under the theme of "Sowing Diversity, …
Project, 13 June 2018
Women farmers in Dodel, in Northern Senegal, take a break by the water pump (Photo: Philippine Sutz/IIED)
Q&A: Getting women's land rights recognised
… However, as local officials often have little understanding and knowledge of the rules in place, there are gaps between the laws and the …
Article, 19 March 2018