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Policymakers take note: climate displacement is driving millions into slavery
… and development policies that leave communities facing climate crises exposed to slavery. A clearer understanding of these drivers, … These systems should provide a basic safety net during climate crises or shocks, preventing climate-vulnerable communities from taking … are location specific: if rural people are forced to migrate to an urban setting (for example, if their villages are flooded or crops are …
Insight, 05 July 2021
It would cost less than $7 per person a year to provide 200 million people, most of whom are in sub-Saharan Africa, with access to electricity (Photo: Alamy, via Google licence)
New finance needed to connect 200 million people in cities to grid and help tackle poverty
… growth: the case for providing basic infrastructure and services in urban areas ', it would cost US$1.37 billion per year up to 2045 – less … and environmental investments – such as renewable electricity for the urban poor. This is vital to helping move people out of poverty and to … reduce the extreme inequality that can fuel political and financial crises. These investments in urban wellbeing and productivity are key to …
News, 14 October 2016
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Les pratiques endogènes de protection des enfants concernés par la mobilité — le contexte d’urgence à Gao et Tombouctou au Mali
… Urban …
Publication, 01 November 2017
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How to green Africa from the grassroots
… tenacious ability to adapt and prosper in the face of land shortages, urban migration and climate impacts. People get on with daily survival … countries can become less vulnerable and better able to handle future crises. While Africa’s rapid urbanisation takes the headlines, …
Insight, 04 January 2021
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… role as an international development actor . Urbanisation, rural-urban migration and urban poverty Rural-urban migration continues to attract much interest, … Read more: Urban areas are increasingly the sites of humanitarian crises, from natural disasters to conflict and displacement. Through the …
Article, 02 January 2017
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Community-led COVID-19 response: the work of the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation
… an emergency fast-response fund to help manage future disasters and crises.  … Urban … The transition to a predominantly urban world …
Insight, 09 June 2020
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Indigenous food systems prove highly resilient during COVID-19
… more and more industrialised. Reviving traditional practices As urban populations around the world suffered the parallel disasters of … communities reaped productive harvests. The economic and health crises were particularly strong in cities, where people live far away … of a few while individuals (and even states) scrape by, failed these urban migrants the world over. The pandemic exposed their …
Insight, 26 August 2021
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… is both challenging and different from business incubation in urban settings and includes detailed case studies of efforts to deliver … forests and forest producers. 5 Refugees, healthcare and crises: informal Syrian health workers in Lebanon Working paper In … Northern Nigeria since 2010. About two million people have fled into urban areas around crisis zones. However, barely 10 per cent of these …
Article, 21 December 2018
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Development and Climate Days 2021
… to tackle the colliding climate, biodiversity, pandemic and food crises. From smallholders to large agri-food businesses, field to fork, … For the first time in the history of the planet most of the world is urban and cities are at high risk of experiencing the impacts of climate …
Event, 09 November 2021
A green mangrove forest on the edge of a lake, with the roots of the mangroves exposed
Nature-based solutions: building blocks for green recovery and climate action in least developed countries
… crop varieties, establishing green belts around large urban centres and restoring mangrove systems. The majority of … local livelihoods and incomes to better withstand any future crises. Bridging the climate and biodiversity talks In addition to …
Insight, 31 August 2021