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A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
… food they need is key. Not just in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals’ target of zero hunger , but to make sure the … often women or older men, as well as collectively. In Gallakot village, for example, we worked with women farmers who are planting … The SIFOR project worked with communities to develop Crop Protection Committees to prevent crop raiding, and new traditional food products to …
Insight, 29 October 2018
Maize crops in Kirtipur Village, Nawalparasi District, Nepal (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
Investing in adaptation to climate change brings bonus benefits
… NGO called Sahamati , took us 180km from Kathmandu to Kirtipur, a village in Nawalparasi District. The experience of the villagers is …
Insight, 29 April 2014
Baka women collecting non-timber forest products in Nomedjoh, Cameroon (Photo: Indra Van Gisbergen)
Biodiversity: a women’s business?
… forest enterprises through a process called Market Analysis and Development (MA&D) .  The MA&D training helps local forest users analyse … between men and women. The chair of the community forest in Nomedjoh village explained how the MA&D process has helped to resolve these … opportunities in the forest sector and in policy. It also increases understanding of these businesses and the important contributions they …
Insight, 29 November 2018
The new university in Ségou. Mali's capital city, Bamako, is the nation's political and economic power base – greater decentralisation will bring many benefits (Photo: Camilla Toulmin/IIED)
Four challenges facing Mali amid efforts to rebuild
… widespread and murderous. Last month's shocking events in the village of Dioro , near Tenenkou, left at least 30 people dead. A herd … pasture shortages mean that herds spend very little time around the village and, once watered at the well, head off deep into the bush for … have recently been set up to ensure the shift in economic development happens in practice. Real decentralisation would bring huge …
Insight, 21 June 2016
A carpenter uses a jointer powered by a mini-grid
Productive uses of energy to jumpstart livelihoods
… more effectively and support progress to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 – ensuring access to affordable, reliable, … learning journeys and prototyping to help people develop a shared understanding of the root problems and be creative in solving these … Committee for Training and Agriculture ( CEFA ) , and the Matembwe Village Company (MVC) to implement several PUE prototypes . Our …
Article, 09 December 2020
Two women wearing traditional gowns stand in a maize field
EbA Evidence and Policy: China
… to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, the International Union for … 2019 We worked closely with local government to increase their understanding of EbA approaches. In Qinghai Province, with support from … Bureau, we hosted the FSN’s 7th annual workshop in Wangjinzhuang Village, with participation from local government officials. 2018 CCAP …
Project, 13 June 2018
Close-up of a shovel, on which dirt is balanced, during a tree-planting ceremony, with a plaque in the background
Trees need locally-grown politics
… areas, in particular, need to be informed by a more comprehensive understanding of the realities and complex nature of livelihood … the forest department. Who benefits from the programme depends on the Village Development Committee, often dominated by these same landowning …
Insight, 04 June 2021
A woman explains the importance of guarding against future encroachments on her community's common land in Northern Uganda (Photo: LEMU)
Protecting land and community resources in Africa
… face of some inter-community violence, Save Lamu has supported the development of a Biocultural Community Protocol, uniting 45 villages … and ethnic backgrounds to collect the communities' own ideas of development.   Build on community members' existing expertise and skills …   Work closely with government representatives to build their understanding and support. Government agencies are not monolithic – …
Insight, 07 March 2016
A small-scale farmer in Tanzania
Protecting women’s livelihoods through gender-equitable land governance in sub-Saharan Africa
… in sub-Saharan Africa since 2014. After having improved their understanding of local contexts and existing challenges of … Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA)  supported the adoption of village sensitive by-laws across the whole Kisarawe District; in Ghana, … Sisterhood Foundation (GSF) to revive and strengthen Community Land Development Committees (CLDCs) which include female members; and in …
Project, 09 October 2014
Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
… process to gather local knowledge and priorities for district development (Opportunities and Obstacles for Development – O&OD), this … leading to improved adaptation outcomes in three different ways: Village meetings with district staff, councillors and elected community … have been made. Rather, institutional investments to develop a better understanding of the threat, tools to support planning in the face of …
Insight, 09 March 2015