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Lagos in 2010. Under different scenarios, Lagos could have 61 million inhabitants in 2100, or over 100 million (Image: Ricardo Gomes, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will Africa have the world's largest cities in 2100?
… projects the world's largest cities and their populations in 2100 under three different scenarios: The world's five largest cities in … economy). Global population of 7 billion, 90 per cent urbanised. Under this scenario, projected populations (millions) in 2100 would … growth. Global population of 9.5 billion, 80 per cent urbanised. Under this scenario, projected populations (millions) in 2100 would …
Insight, 07 October 2016
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Addressing illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Colombia
… USAID also aims to help the Colombian government meet its commitments under the Minamata Convention on Mercury . One way to address illegal …
Project, 25 April 2023
Aerial view of Villa 20, Buenos Aires
Transforming cities, transforming lives
… Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety under its International Climate Initiative (IKI) , seeks to change …
Project, 30 June 2021
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Beyond maize: Exploring agricultural diversification in Zambia from different perspectives
… reliant on a narrow range of crops. Two-thirds of the total area under crop cultivation is devoted to maize. Consequently, the Zambian …
Publication, 01 August 2019
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Climate risk assessment – Uganda
… implications for food security. Uganda has been ranked as high risk under the risk assessment for humanitarian crises and disasters with …
Publication, 23 April 2018
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… dialogues. Days one and two brought practitioners together under three workstreams: Building a shared understanding of effective … being shared. This was followed by the collation of the  key messages under each workstream . Other coverage included: Q&A:  What’s new about … regarding vulnerable communities, groups and ecosystems under the process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans. …
Event, 11 June 2018
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Community-based advocacy: lessons from a natural gas project in Mozambique
… agriculture most often target rural land held by local communities under customary law, and conflicts between communities and investors … and reduce injustices in land governance This paper has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 October 2015
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Understanding changing land access and use by the rural poor in Senegal
… that threaten rural livelihoods. This publication has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 May 2017
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Win–win in Belize: incubating community businesses that protect forests
… 61% of the land. But the nation’s biodiverse forest landscapes are under threat from company land concessions, agricultural expansion and …
Publication, 01 April 2018
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Equity and benefit sharing from marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… process will lead to a new international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and …
Publication, 01 April 2018