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Why it makes more sense to invest in farmers than in farmland
… and improve farmers’ livelihoods. This paper has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 July 2010
The fruit market is dominated by a small number of varieties that can withstand long distance shipping and meet supermarket demands for uniformity (Photo: Dirk Loop, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why food diversity must be on the menu
… on produce that is uniform in shape and appearance. Producers are under pressure to focus on a small number of crop varieties that meet … and pastoral traditions, even if they are not as productive under favourable circumstances as exotic breeds. Local breeds tend to be …
Insight, 14 October 2016
Big changes in distribution of world's urban population
… of the world's 100 largest cities has fallen from more than half to under ten percent in the past century. It now has none of the world's … and 'mega-cities' (far more people live in smaller urban centres of under a million inhabitants), and The speed of urban growth has been …
News, 21 October 2007
A water tap in Rwanda. Measuring sustainability of investments in water and sanitation makes more sense than focusing on annual freshwater withdrawal and access to improved water and sanitation (Photo: A'Melody Lee/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Making World Bank aid sustainable
… indicator. IIED recommends indicators on: percentage of forest cover under sustainable management plans; percentage of forest cover owned by … means, we propose using SDG 2.4.1 (proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture), and define sustainability …
Insight, 10 October 2016
Polluted air coming out of the smoke stacks of a factory in Shanghai, China.
The least developed countries, equity, and a brave new world
… The future climate agreement will be applicable to ALL . But, HOW? If under the climate change agreement of the future all nations must act, … possesses a low income meaning a per capita gross national income of under $750 USD. Second, they possess weak human assets, which the UN … equity and the role it will play in determining country commitments under the new agreement. How will equity differentiate countries’ …
Insight, 02 July 2013
Drylands landscape with cattle in the background
CBA15: Can adaptation be a superhero in the 'super year' for climate and nature?
Insight, 17 February 2021
A screengrab from the Mr Forest video. The two films were viewed 360,000 times in China in the first 24 hours after their release (Image: IIED)
Best of 2018: videos
… ocean and protect the livelihoods of people who depend on it. All in under two minutes! The video brings to life how governments can put …
Article, 24 February 2019
A local market in Kampala, Uganda. One of the winning proposals will study refugees and markets in urban Uganda (Photo: Hendrik Terbeck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New research funded to study local markets in the context of urban crises
… results of their research." The final call for proposals to be issued under the Urban Crises Learning Fund will be released in October 2016. …
News, 28 September 2016
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Drawing up a participatory youth situation analysis in Kenya (PLA 64)
Publication, 01 December 2011
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Organisational mechanisms that best serve the poor
… to stimulate the poor to create informal and formal organisations under their ownership and control. …
Publication, 01 January 2005