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Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation formally launched in Tanzania
… with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) serving as its secretariat. The initiative will promote the … mechanisms, such as a Google Earth layer which has been published at www.weAdapt.org, and on a dedicated YouTube channel for video clips. Its steering …
News, 01 March 2010
The Swiss ski resort of Davos, which hosts the World Economic Forum (Photo: swiss-image.ch/Michael Buholzer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The glass is half full: in 2015 we need to demand that our leaders deliver
… who lack access to improved sources of water." Find out more about IIED chief economist Paul Steele in the video interview below or watch it on IIED's YouTube channel . [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3inO9ImFY] Fantasy can become reality As we … leaders deliver in this crucial year. Paul Steele ( paul.steele@iied.org ) is IIED's chief economist. …
Insight, 21 January 2015
Our successful animation was devised to popularise the Sustainable Development Goals. But that doesn't mean we didn't make mistakes (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
Global goals, global audience – how well did we score?
… [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhKIIQIyI6s] "Hello world. How would you like to … to use an animation reflected a significantly different approach for IIED. Rather than highlighting specific areas of our own expertise or … us in the comments section below. Matthew Wright (matthew.wright@iied.org) is IIED's web planning and content manager. …
Insight, 18 September 2015
World Food Day marked by call to democratise agricultural research and ensure food sovereignty
… of food producers from across the region. A related website ( www.excludedvoices.org ) —also launching on 16 October — brings the concerns of … food retailing companies," says project leader Dr Michel Pimbert of IIED. "Agricultural research and policy must shift to focus on what …
News, 16 October 2010
Sewing on the street in Djibouti. The informal sector still plays an important role in most of the LDCs (Photo: Charles Roffey, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five obstacles facing Least Developed Countries
… of the group, only four countries have succeeded. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwFCReS5c3E] On a positive note, two of those … make the group of LDCs history.  Essam Yassin Mohammed ( eymohammed@iied.org ) is a senior researcher in IIED's  Shaping Sustainable Markets …
Insight, 29 June 2016
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Instruments juridiques pour la sécurisation des droits fonciers des populations à la base. Un guide pour les élus et les populations locales
Publication, 01 September 2008
Achala C Abeysinghe (second left) recently spoke on a panel discussion at COP23 on Women Leading the World's Climate Agenda (Photo: Anne Schulthess/IIED)
COP23 outcomes call for faster action and higher ambition to keep Paris on track
… and climate change was a big win for COP23. [VIDEO::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWR5k_wxVQ] IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq recorded a daily vlog with his views on … of Paris on track. Achala C Abeysinghe ( achala.abeysinghe@iied.org ) is an expert on legal issues in international climate change …
Insight, 21 November 2017
An example of crops grown through no-till farming in Western Australia (Photo: Bill Crabtree)
Spreading the word about the no-till agricultural revolution
… in other regions, such as the states of Victoria and South Australia. IIED hosted the initiator and one of the key figures of the Australian … agriculture contributes to mitigate climate change. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9zFLNNH_sY] Bill shared some of the factors … is a researcher in IIED's natural resources group ( laura.silici@iied.org )  …
Insight, 31 March 2014
Urban-rural linkages have been 'beefed up' in the latest draft of the UN's Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
OWG 'zero draft' is a huge step forward: now let's get practical
… The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) contributed to an Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) assessment … our post-2015 agenda. Watch this space… This blog was first posted on www.IRF2015.org , which will be running a series of blogs by IIED experts examining …
Insight, 20 June 2014
“Protecting and promoting the rights of indigenous people benefits us all”
… for new ways to achieve sustainable development. Research by IIED and partners shows that indigenous peoples sustain an enormous … — the only thing believed to benefit us all is profit. See http://www.bioculturalheritage.org   …
Insight, 09 June 2011