A majority of the world’s estimated cobalt reserves are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 10-30% of its annual production mined artisanally (Photo: Fairphone, via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0) ...

Most of the world’s refugees and internally displaced persons live in towns and cities, while donors and aid agencies channel ...

In 2020/21, IIED conducted an internal review to better understand whether and how dimensions of racism play out in the narratives that it writes and publishes. With this exercise, IIED focused on ...

The four countries that have submitted updated targets are the United States (PDF), Brazil (PDF), Uruguay (PDF) and the ...

'Far Away from Home' follows urban refugees navigating the vibrant, bustling streets of Nairobi. Developed through a unique ...

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This project helped communities in Africa think and communicate about climate change and adaptation, and to share their experiences with stakeholders. Between 2008 and 2011, the action research ...

2025 is shaping up to be an important year in climate adaptation and we look forward to meeting with you in an informal ...

Scientific evidence is mounting that rangeland degradation is intensifying and expanding in China’s rangelands, as a consequence of 30 years of inappropriate policies, as well as climate change. Such ...

This book takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates.

Development actors facing pressure to provide more rigorous assessments of their impact on policy and practice need new methods to deliver them. There is now a broad consensus that the traditional ...