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Q&A: Unleashing the potential of forest farmers to address climate change and biodiversity loss
… work that provides a livelihood for around 1.3 billion people. In the week that the Community-based Non-timber Forest Product Enterprises (CBNE) forum takes place, culminating in World Environment Day on 5 June, Penunia shares in more detail the … are most vulnerable as they are primarily responsible for food and water and fuel, as well as the health of the family. Climate change, …
Article, 03 June 2021
Learning from each other: community groups share experiences across continents
… methods to great effect. As well as working in partnership with IIED over many years, SDI community leaders have been teaching SDI’s … a play ‘Can you hear me from up here?’ (through the On Top of the World project ), and set up two writing groups. These creative … own homes constructed, getting roads built, getting electricity and water. It inspired us when she talked about collecting information as …
Insight, 18 July 2022
IIED's best of 2021: videos
… Ward Lecture to take place in person, an audience from around the world tuned in to hear from Rebeca Grynspan, the secretary-general of … are a deep dive into subjects that might surprise, such as why water development in East Africa is about power and governance as much … evolved throughout that time. This year’s 15th conference in June, a week-long event , was again held completely online. And one new …
Insight, 28 December 2021
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… The annual World Water Week  in Stockholm, Sweden, from 28 August to 2 September focuses on a … challenges at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IIED's water work focuses on sanitation in urban areas and, as part of …
Article, 24 August 2016
Towards socially just and economically viable dams in West Africa: World Water Week 2015
… The annual World Water Week in Stockholm focuses on a wide range of issues relating to water … Africa/IUCN Jérôme Koundouno  and  Jamie Skinner , GWI West Africa/IIED Presentations You can watch presentations from this event on GWI …
Event, 23 August 2015
Can dams work for local communities alongside national good?
… due to their impact on local sustainable development. The Global Water Initiative (GWI) in West Africa will be exploring the tension between national needs and immediate local concerns at World Water Week in Stockholm, which runs from 23-28 August 2015.  The side event, ' …
News, 18 August 2015
Urban poor community voices take to the stage at the World Urban Forum
… Taking place every two years, the World Urban Forum (WUF) brings together a host of actors – development … The 13,000 delegates from over 160 countries who joined WUF10 last week were united by a common goal – to push forward implementation of … living can be so high, and access to services such as clean drinking water is so low. Food that is affordable is often contaminated or …
Insight, 19 February 2020
IIED's best of 2020: videos
… than the previous year by mid-December – from over 50 countries. 1 Water before gold: voices from Santurbán … number of people who are able to attend from wherever they are in the world; we have seen around five times as many registrations and … from the natural world in a speech as part of a London Climate Action Week event in November that called for greater finance to be invested in …
Insight, 30 December 2020
City leaders need to rise to the climate change challenge
… struggle to agree on climate action, city leaders attending the Tenth World Urban Forum (WUF10)  in Abu Dhabi this week need to show they can rise to the challenge.    Adapting to climate … investment, whether to improve coastal defences, drainage, water supplies or for working with nature. It is not just the amount of …
Insight, 08 February 2020
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021