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Why Does So Little Aid Seem To Go to Basic Needs? – Part Two
Can it be true that basic needs have low priority? Is it a conscious choice? Difficult to implement? Down to reliance on private contractors? And if true, how can aid be delivered more effectively so these needs are met?
Can it be true that basic needs have low priority? Is it a conscious choice? Difficult to implement? Down to reliance on private contractors? And if true, how can aid be delivered more effectively so these needs are met?
Sustainable Seafood and Small-Scale Fisheries
Improving retail procurement.
Improving retail procurement.
Was ‘Avatar’ Good for Indigenous People?
How well can a Hollywood blockbuster portray the real-life issues of Indigenous Peoples?
How well can a Hollywood blockbuster portray the real-life issues of Indigenous Peoples?
COP27: Were the Climate-Vulnerable Finally Heard in Egypt?
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the UNFCCC hosted in Egypt concluded with some progress, but above all the feeling that the highest-emitting countries in the negotiations have not yet recognised the full measure of the climate urgency. Pape Lamine Diouf and Lina Yassin take stock of the event’s main outcomes and what they mean for the least developed countries.
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the UNFCCC hosted in Egypt concluded with some progress, but above all the feeling that the highest-emitting countries in the negotiations have not yet recognised the full measure of the climate urgency. Pape Lamine Diouf and Lina Yassin take stock of the event’s main outcomes and what they mean for the least developed countries.
New Tracker Paves the Way for Researchers To Identify EU Priorities From Majority World Experts
Sign up to be first to access an innovative tool devised by IIED Europe that will enable experts to pinpoint the Majority World-determined priorities for European Union policies, research and funding.
Sign up to be first to access an innovative tool devised by IIED Europe that will enable experts to pinpoint the Majority World-determined priorities for European Union policies, research and funding.
Layering Interventions Is Necessary To Address Loss and Damage Effectively
Loss and damage due to climate change is happening now and will increase as temperatures rise. Governments and communities must act urgently to address the risks vulnerable people face, but there is little agreement on how to do so in practice. As Nora Nisi explains, layering interventions offers a valuable way of taking action in a comprehensive way.
Loss and damage due to climate change is happening now and will increase as temperatures rise. Governments and communities must act urgently to address the risks vulnerable people face, but there is little agreement on how to do so in practice. As Nora Nisi explains, layering interventions offers a valuable way of taking action in a comprehensive way.
Channelling the Capacity and Creativity of Youth To Lead the Green Transition
Guest blogger Vanesa Castán Broto describes how young people’s needs and priorities are often ignored, as is their potential to contribute creative solutions, and their role in stimulating green growth.
Guest blogger Vanesa Castán Broto describes how young people’s needs and priorities are often ignored, as is their potential to contribute creative solutions, and their role in stimulating green growth.
How Can Loss and Damage Finance Reach Those Enduring Climate Catastrophe?
As global heating causes loss and damage to escalate rapidly, new and additional large-scale financing is needed to protect lives, livelihoods and ecosystems, especially in the poorest countries and communities. Clara Gallagher and Simon Addison explore some of the ways that different financial instruments might be layered to get the right kinds of finance to the right place at the right time to implement a variety of loss and damage measures.
As global heating causes loss and damage to escalate rapidly, new and additional large-scale financing is needed to protect lives, livelihoods and ecosystems, especially in the poorest countries and communities. Clara Gallagher and Simon Addison explore some of the ways that different financial instruments might be layered to get the right kinds of finance to the right place at the right time to implement a variety of loss and damage measures.
Redefining Smallholder Farmer Inclusion in Modern Value Chains: Three Ways Forward
A new report from IIED explores why expectations of including smallholder farmers in modern value chains have fallen short, and suggests new and more realistic ways of getting inclusion to work for smallholders.
A new report from IIED explores why expectations of including smallholder farmers in modern value chains have fallen short, and suggests new and more realistic ways of getting inclusion to work for smallholders.
Planning Land Use and Access in Tanzania: Women Have Their Say
Guest blogger Isabella Nchimbi describes how an innovative project captures the perspectives of women in rural communities to inform land use planning.
Guest blogger Isabella Nchimbi describes how an innovative project captures the perspectives of women in rural communities to inform land use planning.
Private Insurance Policies Launched To Protect Elephants in Kenya and Sri Lanka
Compensating farmers for damage to crops and property could reduce human-wildlife conflict.
Compensating farmers for damage to crops and property could reduce human-wildlife conflict.
Pandemic Lessons From Karachi
Our guest bloggers reflect on what was learned about COVID-19 in Karachi, about responses and their limitations – responses done badly, not at the scale needed, or not at all – as if the pandemic were no longer an issue.
Our guest bloggers reflect on what was learned about COVID-19 in Karachi, about responses and their limitations – responses done badly, not at the scale needed, or not at all – as if the pandemic were no longer an issue.
COP27: Re-Imagining Partnerships for Adaption Finance
Climate finance has been central to UNFCCC discussions for many years and, while some progress has been made, the financing gaps are increasing, leading to frustration and mistrust by developing countries that continue to experience unprecedented impacts of climate change from the rising costs of loss and damage. Will COP27 be any different?
Climate finance has been central to UNFCCC discussions for many years and, while some progress has been made, the financing gaps are increasing, leading to frustration and mistrust by developing countries that continue to experience unprecedented impacts of climate change from the rising costs of loss and damage. Will COP27 be any different?
Law, Economies and Justice: A New Programme
Lorenzo Cotula outlines a new IIED programme exploring the role of law in strategies to promote fairer, more sustainable economies
Lorenzo Cotula outlines a new IIED programme exploring the role of law in strategies to promote fairer, more sustainable economies
A Narrative for Change: How Can Racism in Storytelling Impact Development?
For many years the aid and development sectors have been criticised for perpetuating racial stereotypes and bias in storytelling.
For many years the aid and development sectors have been criticised for perpetuating racial stereotypes and bias in storytelling.