Rain is not expected in Bolivia’s Chiquitano dry forest in September. Yet on day one of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) ...

Evidence is only valuable if it informs action. The first global review is an opportunity to ask not only what progress has ...

The collaboration began with a learning exchange in Naivasha, Kenya. Mwangaza Network and DRC government representatives explored Kenya’s new integrated national energy planning framework and gained ...

Biocultural economies generate income from products and services that are derived from both biodiversity and traditional ...

Repetitive manual work, such as removing banana leaves infected by disease on hundreds of plants each week, can cause musculoskeletal disorders (Photo: Banana Link) Green initiatives in international ...

How is racial desegregation going in South Africa’s largest city? Guest blogger Owen Crankshaw reveals unexpected findings which challenge some commonly-held views. Many scholars and commentators ...

Currently, the housing crisis is a blind spot in the global finance for development agenda, and financing mechanisms for housing remain limited, unequal and inadequate. This year’s discussions about ...

IIED is working with Cities Alliance, SDI Kenya and Muungano wa Wanavijiji Federation to tackle rising extreme heat in Mombasa's informal settlements. Community-generated data is being used to shape ...

Agrobiodiversity (or agricultural biodiversity) underpins food security, nutritional health, livelihood resilience, ecosystem ...

Informal workers can face government harassment and exploitation by employers; others are self-employed with few sources of support. And informal workers often live in informal settlements, where ...

Indonesia’s policies have supported the growth of a nickel refining industry. This experience offers valuable insights for countries pursuing a similar path. In low- and middle-income countries ...

Farmer Rukmani Bai introduces her community to the CRISP-M tool, which uses AI as a partner to increase climate resilience (Photo: H&K Communications/IIED) When most people think of artificial ...