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IIED founder Barbara Ward has been honoured with a stamp in the Royal Mail's Remarkable Lives series
Royal Mail honours IIED founder Barbara Ward's 'remarkable life' with new stamp
… Satterthwaite, a senior fellow at IIED who worked closely with Ward. "Under her guidance, IIED became one of the first organisations to make …
News, 24 March 2014
Cambodia's rural population is heavily reliant on small-scale rice production. The Clean Sugar Campaign campaigns against large-scale plantations that push smallholders off their land (stefans_box, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Holding actors in agricultural investment chains to account
… that that sugar was being exported to the European Union (EU) under the EU's Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative granting … and cEuropean Commission to withdraw/suspend the trade advantages under the EBA initiative. Key successes The campaign's results were …
Insight, 22 October 2015
The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
International climate adaptation conference says 2015 summits must address the needs of the world's poor
… Development Goals, Financing for Development and Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Quotes …
News, 29 April 2015
Camp site with several informal tents made of fabric and plastic.
Are humanitarian agencies starting from scratch again in Haiti?
… considerable energy and funds – and then lost. Supported by IIED under the Urban Crises programme  then funded by the Department for …
Insight, 24 October 2021
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Local Development and Community Management of Woodlands: Experience from Mali
… employment. Nationwide, wood is the main source of energy, but it is under increasing pressure as forest reserves dwindle and the population …
Publication, 01 January 2001
A view of the migrant informal community of Marathahalli, Bengaluru
‘Participatory’ adaptation plans aren’t working for migrants in cities
…   Case study: Bengaluru  In the southern city of Bengaluru, studied under the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project , we …
Insight, 09 May 2019
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants
Can the Adaptation Committee find opportunity in adversity?
… implementation of enhanced action on adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention and the Paris Agreement.’ In other words, the …
Insight, 21 October 2020
Pastoralists in Isiolo County mapping community resources, such as water sources and good grazing areas. This pilot project developed a mechanism that allows local people to identify investments that can build their resilience to climate change. (Photo: James Pattison/IIED)
Award win highlights collaboration for Kenya climate resilience
… in support of community-prioritised adaptation. The consortium works under the leadership of the  Kenyan National Drought Management …
News, 15 April 2015
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Use of Environmental Functions to Evaluate Management Strategies for the Pagbilao Mangrove Forest, The
… to identify and assess goods and services produced by the ecosystem under different management regimes. These goods and services are then …
Publication, 01 January 1997
Community members at Mgahinga National Park, Uganda discuss the Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas methodology (Photo: Rob Small)
Enhancing the equity and effectiveness of protected area conservation
… conflict, and 5) improved security. Key negative impacts fall under four categories: 1) human-wildlife conflict 2) reduced access to …
Project, 12 November 2018