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An Indonesia market trader stands at his stall while women customers look at the food on sale
Dietary indicators need overhauling, food diary study finds
… obesity. Between 2000 and 2017, the prevalence of overweight children under five in Southeast Asia increased by a huge 128%. Indonesia, where … countries in the region that have public health concerns around both under-nutrition and overweight. Together with micronutrient … that 51% of adults, 71% of children aged 5-18, and 73% of children under five consume ultra-processed foods at least three times a week. …
Insight, 15 October 2019
Informal housing in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's cities are struggling to meet demand for affordable housing and settlements are growing (Photo: Olli Pitkänen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Ethiopian informal settlement jigsaw puzzle: an opportunity to re-sort the pieces?
… has been seeking solutions: 232,915 condominium units have been built under the Integrated Housing Development Programme, intended for poor or … in cities across East Africa, as part of an IIED-led consortium.  Under the project, Social Development Direct  and Econvalue  have been … settlements. Residents find themselves in a precarious situation: under Hawassa’s housing policy, settlements constructed after 2010 are …
Insight, 25 October 2018
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Urban ARK 16: Looking backwards to reduce future risk in small African cities
… to secure urban resilience. This briefing draws on research conducted under the Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) project into the …
Publication, 01 October 2018
A body of water with houses on stilts next to it.
New evidence shows the hidden value of improving housing in informal settlements
… on their own, researchers suggest they are likely a substantial under-estimation of the overall benefits stemming from increased access …
News, 16 May 2023
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Record attendance expected at first-ever virtual D&C Days alongside ‘pivotal’ COP meeting
… future for all’. COP25 was held in Madrid in December 2019 under the presidency of Chile; D&C Days – founded in 2002 by IIED’s …
News, 09 November 2021
Cover for G04402.pdf
Taking stock - Zambia Food Change Lab: mobilising diverse actors to advocate for food diversity
… of its people are undernourished. Forty per cent of Zambian children under the age of five are too short for their age, often with reduced …
Publication, 01 March 2019
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Managing trade-offs between growing food and conserving forests in sub-Saharan Africa
… pledges to feed fast-growing populations with forest conservation? Under Sustainable Development Goal 2 (end hunger, achieve food security … — projected to be 70 per cent higher than in 2010. At the same time, under Sustainable Development Goal 15 (sustainable use of terrestrial …
Publication, 01 December 2016
A flooded house
2020: the year to get money where it matters
… of Paris, which pledged to bring the escalating climate emergency under control. But for the 2020 ‘super-year’ to truly deliver, decision …
Insight, 20 January 2020
IIED senior researcher Diane Archer gives a presentation at CBA10 in Bangladesh in April (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Responsible operations 2016
… Lima the previous year).  The result is that we are still a long way under our 2.5% per year reduction target for annual emissions per … equivalent (FTE) staff member (i.e. 7.7 tCO2e per FTE being 19% under the target of 9.4 tCO2e). We continue to maintain an  …
Page, 01 November 2016
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Safeguarding Lepcha and Limbu cultural values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Eastern Himalayas, India
… Lepcha, Limbu and other Indigenous communities should be recognised under the Forest Rights Act. A BCHT or GIAHS is unlikely to succeed and …
Publication, 06 August 2021