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Men posing for a photo while constructing a weir with bamboo structures.
CBA14: explore with us how nature-based solutions support local action for adaptation
… in agriculture, to creating green roofs in cities to reduce urban heat effects. Climbing the policy agenda In a powerful clip … of communities, including the poorest, to climate change and other crises. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the … for adaptation are in the rural livelihoods and food security sector. Urban communities are also adopting NbS to mitigate climate-related …
Insight, 21 August 2020
A farmer’s market, Fort Portal, Uganda
Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
… and cities in the countries of Africa and Asia where the bulk of the urban growth of the next decade will occur. We will work to shape fairer … our expertise and experience in places such as the African drylands, urban informal settlements and with forest communities worldwide. And we … and the Sustainable Development Goals. We face unprecedented crises in the accelerating disruption to the Earth’s climate, the …
Insight, 08 April 2019
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… governments have an opportunity to address simultaneously the crises of debt, climate and biodiversity destruction through a new use … economy: lessons from Ethiopia’s progressive climate policy’ . 6 Urban transformation and the politics of shelter: understanding … access to adequate shelter and basic services for the most vulnerable urban residents. More about this work: From October 2017 to February …
Article, 23 December 2020
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Participation paysanne aux négociations foncières dans la région de Thiès, Sénégal (PLA44)
… increasing conflict between farmers groups and municipal councils as urban sprawl slowly envelops agricultural areas, this paper details the …
Publication, 01 June 2002
Covers of best publications 2021.
IIED's best of 2021: publications
… South.   Local governments and grassroots organisations have led urban responses that have been pivotal in shaping the pandemic’s … Yet policymakers have had only a limited focus on the pandemic’s urban dimensions.  Holistic interventions will be vital to address the … and development policies that leave communities facing climate crises exposed to slavery.  This 38-page toolkit published with …
Article, 17 December 2021
Earth from space
Fifty years on, 'Only One Earth' rings true
… geopolitics and economy.   We are still facing critical and urgent crises in relation to climate change , the assault on the natural world … and from growing social exclusion to chaotic and poorly governed urban growth – have been so weakly addressed. It is only by forthright … the climate crisis, the assault on the natural world, growing urban risk and unsustainable markets.   Building on our original ethos, …
Insight, 08 June 2021
Publications covers collage
IIED's best of 2019: publications
… the climate crisis, the assault on the natural world, increasing urban risk, and unsustainable markets. It outlines IIED's work … français ). 10 Climate crisis planning: a toolkit for building local urban resilience  Briefing Thailand’s cities are highly vulnerable to … and involve local communities to prepare to deal with potential crises such as flooding, drought or an economic crisis.  This briefing …
Article, 23 December 2019
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
Group of seated women looking in the same direction
‘Building back better’ means ‘building back fairer’ after COVID-19
Insight, 31 July 2020
Image of Namibian drylands with a stone hill rising in the background.
3-point action plan for leaders at Rio+20 summit
… that create jobs, profits and secure livelihoods in both rural and urban areas. "When governments recognise the rights and organisations of … growth. "Decentralised energy supplies, new approaches to urban density, inclusive business models, and greater accountability in … change in these three areas. "The environmental, social and financial crises that face us are interconnected, and so are their solutions," …
News, 22 May 2012