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A street scene with pedestrians, stallholders, motorbikes and cars
Making Indian cities inclusive means making them more walkable
… than 30  skywalks have been built since 2008. But these have come under fire for being very expensive to build and difficult to use, given … resident of Hyderabad who quit his job to repair potholes full-time under his own steam. He’s filled more than 1,300 potholes so far, and …
Insight, 05 June 2019
A path leads into a forest, with a tree canopy overhead
The importance of communication for NGOs
… discuss the importance and challenges of registering community lands under Kenya's Community Land Act 2016 at the first-ever Community Land …
Insight, 27 April 2022
Woman collects water for irrigation in Selingue, Mali. Photo: Khanh Tran-Thanh
Ensuring water is equitably allocated and governed
… Water resources are increasingly under pressure in many parts of the world, and not just in developing or … to fail in such large numbers. IIED led a regional consortium under the Global Water Initiative from 2007-12 that helped people in … considerations in determining who has access to irrigation water, under what conditions and how this affects livelihoods, productivity and …
Project, 05 August 2013
An elephant feeds on Acacia trees in Kenya's Ol Kinyei Conservancy. The privately managed conservancy offers employment and training to local communities (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya Photo, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Turn up the volume: community voices on illegal wildlife trade
… to combat IWT.  Worldwide, many locally-driven initiatives are under way from community-based anti-poaching units helping to stamp out … participated in the IWT conferences have each committed to actions under these strategies. But overall, progress has been slow, with the …
Insight, 31 October 2018
A water connection to link the Lobé river to Kribi harbour, South Region, Cameroon
LandCam: securing land and resource rights and improving governance in Cameroon
… both between ministries and non-governmental bodies.  Meanwhile, land under customary tenure (some 85% of Cameroon's land) is becoming …
Project, 08 May 2017
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Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment: A guide to the laws governing land and investment in Tanzania
… whose livelihoods depend on land and natural resources are under threat. Tanzanian legislation recognises important rights to rural …
Publication, 01 January 2013
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Building public trust: transnationals in the community
… corporations in oil, gas and mining, for instance, have come under fire from civil society organisations for adverse impacts on local …
Publication, 01 January 2009
Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation
… Yet across the world, these resources are fast-diminishing under the weight of pollution, land clearance, coastal development, …
Publication, 01 November 2013
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Institutional challenges for peri-urban water supply in Can Tho, Vietnam
… The two organisations operate in different concession areas, under the oversight of different levels of government, using different …
Publication, 01 November 2015
Man speaking in front of a wall that reads "UN Climate Change Conference UK 2020"
UK aid cuts threaten climate leadership role of COP26 president
… reliance on loans can alienate understandably risk averse and often under-resourced LDC ministries of finance.    But the last decade has …
Insight, 30 March 2021