The first UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) was held in 2021 in New York at the UN General Assembly. Its vision was to “launch ...

This insight shares reflections on how the notion of ‘living heritage’ can serve as common ground for rethinking ...

One of the most crucial outcomes of green transitions is reducing or eliminating the risk of agrochemical poisoning for ...

IIED and partners are piloting participatory heat data collection in informal settlements to fill evidence gaps and strengthen climate resilience in sub-Saharan African cities.

CBA19 offered important insights and innovative solutions on how locally-led action can help urban spaces not only adapt to ...

Many barriers prevent smallholder farmers from restoring their backyard gardens and broader forest and farm landscapes. Farmers lack many things: secure tenure, knowledge about what crops, trees and ...

In the first of a new blog series, IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite looks at the world’s 100 largest cities, and how their changing distribution reflects social, political and economic shifts ...

A catalogue of community development laws related to the mining sector has been created featuring legislative arrangements from 54 countries. All legislation can be seen in an interactive map, while ...

Western economics is not only destroying the environment. It is also destroying Indigenous peoples’ holistic development models that ensure balance with nature, and provide alternative paradigms for ...

Effective communication involves knowing your audience, how best to reach them and how to tailor your message so they can understand and act. For example, we are writing this post to get more people ...

The Congolese government has committed to formalising the country’s troubled artisanal cobalt mining sector. But is it delivering on its promises? Emmanuel Umpula and Eric Bisil share the findings of ...

Eight principles for locally led adaptation have been developed to help ensure that local communities are empowered to lead sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level.