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The Ewaso Ng'iro River, in Isiolo County's Shaba National Reserve, Kenya where pilot projects to support adaptation 'may not yet be perfect, but have the right idea'. (Photo: Ninara via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Why community 'based' adaptation to climate change is not enough
… element of forest management strategies' in India since 1988. Under this model, however, the balance of power continues to tilt …
Insight, 18 March 2014
Policymakers at a UN meeting in New York discuss how to end the legal 'no man's land' on 50 per cent of the Earth's surface (Photo by IISD/Francis Dejon)
Governing the ungoverned 50% of the planet
… started work on this new international legally binding instrument under the existing Convention. Despite a clear desire to strike a deal …
Insight, 11 April 2016
Hundreds of power-tillers from China lie unused in Ethiopia. They can be used to plow, power a water-pump, and generate electricity, but low sales were thought to be caused by a lack of technical information, showing how China's role in African agriculture must be researched (Photo: IFPRI-IMAGES, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Chinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems
… funded in their first phase by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce under their aid program. They are run mostly by companies, and are …
Insight, 06 April 2016
This barrio in Guatemala has no running water or sewers. The country receives abundant rainfall, but lacks infrastructure to deliver water to households (Photo: David Amsler, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can natural capital accounting increase water access?
… to safe and affordable drinking water for all – the first target under SDG6. While some of the funds may come from international sources, …
Insight, 05 April 2016
Small-scale gold miners in Madagascar. Photo: Global Environment Facility
IIED shines a light on small-scale mining
News, 05 March 2013
Making sure the poor benefit from ecosystem services
… health and wellbeing met with Stephen O’Brien, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development at a meeting of …
Insight, 08 February 2012
Certified tea is among the commodities to have experience strong market growth.
Study reports double-digit growth in market performance of 'eco-labels'
… private sector plays in overall market growth of products certified under these initiatives. The average annual growth rate of certified …
News, 31 January 2014
The sun glints on smoke above Beijing. China is on course to see overall coal consumption peak this year (Photo; GadgetDan via Creative Commons)
If the coal industry really cared about helping poor countries, it would shut itself down
… a process that President Obama plans to accelerate with regulations under the Environmental Protection Agency. Coal burning will continue to …
Insight, 17 November 2014
A woman farming in Tanzania. Efforts are being made to ensure women are less negatively affected by decisions on large-scale agricultural investments than men (Photo: Dirk Musschoot/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Enhancing women's role in land management decisions
… women are needed at the national level, as well as the local level. Under the Local Government (District Authorities) Act of 1983, …
Insight, 24 March 2016
The Bairro Proletário do Dique in Rio de Janeiro was settled in the 1960s. The local infrastructure remains poor (Photo: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Is more inclusive urbanisation essential to the 2030 Agenda?
… destructive politics of powerful groups forming urban coalitions under the banner of delivering economic growth.  Sociologists and …
Insight, 02 March 2016