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RRA Notes 4 cover
RRA Notes 4: General Issue
… villagers are not to be raised inappropriately. This work is licensed under the  Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 …
Article, 01 February 1989
Members of Indian women's savings groups
More patience, less protest: the new politics of the urban poor
News, 19 August 2013
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
… Some estimates place Africa’s adaptation burden at US$50bn per year under present emission trends. Meeting this challenge will require …
Insight, 19 June 2018
A women carries supplies through a flooded street in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, after thousands were displaced following floods in 2014. Studies have shown that, when they are socially or economically disadvantaged, more women die in hurricanes and floods (Photo: United Nations Photo, Creative Comms via Flickr)
Will climate change render the SDGs impossible?
… (PDF) . Impacts on agriculture have a knock-on effect on poverty. Under a scenario with lower crop yields, countries like Bangladesh could …
Insight, 19 June 2015
The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… in the Delta Plan, yet it does not propose any comprehensive solution under a concrete EbA framework that will both protect communities and …
Insight, 12 June 2017
An increase in rent and a five-year maintenance programme on IIED's Gray’s Inn Road property has led to increased support costs in 2015/16 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Financial summary 2016
… in the year) which is above the £250,000 target set for the year under our policy as detailed below. The reserves policy requires an …
Page, 01 November 2016
Protestors march during UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen.
People power critical for tackling climate change
… of civil society in the South around this time was perhaps an under-rated and unexpected positive outcome of the UN process. Since … For example, national networks have come together in Central America under the Central America United for Life forum to raise awareness about …
Insight, 26 November 2012
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to roughly 340 mountain gorillas, half of all gorillas left in the world. Tracking gorillas is the park's main tourist attraction (Photo: Ronald Woan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Spinach soup, gorillas and cow dung baskets – what's the connection?
… training had even begun! At our last visit, in May, training was under way for honey producers and handicraft makers and a number of …
Insight, 22 May 2017
Many crops today are grown in monocultures like this soybean field (Photo: via Pixabay)
We need to safeguard biodiversity and promote diverse diets
… cultural practices that support diverse food systems, which are also under threat worldwide. Inclusive governance models and …
Insight, 22 May 2018
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 5 Community-based information systems
… the Drugs Programme and the Joint course of the JNSP evaluation done under the WHO/UNICEF Nutrition Support Programme. leadership of the …
Publication, 01 January 1992