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women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
Insight, 22 July 2020
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
Event, 03 October 2016
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20:20 vision – from the realities, the cures
… change and environmental economics; and improve approaches to urban development.  It also highlights IIED’s work with governments, … the continuing urgency, scale and complexity of environmental and development challenges. It argues that practical evidence, collaboration and long-term action are essential to create sustainable societies that protect natural resources while meeting the …
Publication, 05 July 1992
The Sundarbans mangrove forest (dark green on the image) is a fragile ecosystem threatened by rising levels of salinity (Photo: European Space Agency)
Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
… to climate change, combined with growing demand for water from urbanisation and industrialisation resulting in the rapid depletion of … management of the Delta's water resources is crucial to national development. The Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 sets out a vision for the … specific interventions needed to make it robust. Healthy ecosystems, sustainable adaptation options, resilient communities – targets …
Insight, 12 June 2017
A man stands by a tree stump in Mozambique.
REDD+: What is needed to make it work for the poor?
… Bolsa Floresta (which means Forest Allowance), run by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation in forest reserves in the Amazonas state Brazil, … with  support to community level investments in social services and development of local income-generating activities.    The Micaia … to build on this experience to apply to REDD+ in Mozambique as a more sustainable approach, as it does not rely on payments in the long term. …
Insight, 06 December 2012
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… forestry and pursue traditional livelihood and integrated rural development approaches, including climate smarter CBNRM, PFM and … role in shifting the development paradigm towards economies based on sustainable land uses. The message from various discussions at the … agriculture, biomass energy, mining, infrastructure, spreading urbanisation are the real drivers of forest loss. These must be tackled …
Insight, 23 December 2015
Woman selling vegetables
Agricultural contracts and farmer agency: a shift in perspective
… farmers in their supply chains. This focus mirrors prevailing development approaches, which prioritise including farmers in … decisions and private sector conduct for locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. …
Insight, 16 May 2021
Roadside stalls
For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings
… but can also create safer and healthier communities. To meet the  Sustainable Development Goals  for ending poverty while providing decent work and … of Nairobi, and IIED. Infrastructure and Cities for Economic Development (ICED) was a facility designed to accelerate DFID's …
Insight, 12 August 2019
Two rice terraces with a small forest growing between them in Nepal.
Nepal: Forestry and agriculture and the story of their fake divorce
… The increase in forest cover in the foothills is mainly due to the sustainable management of forest resources promoted by Community … improve people’s livelihoods and tackle deforestation through sustainable agroforestry management. FFF intends to work in rural areas … It’s placed 157th out of 187 countries listed in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2013 . Participants …
Insight, 18 July 2013
Women fishing in shallow water
CBA15: Local solutions inspiring global action
Event, 14 June 2021