The future of the food system: cases involving the private sector in South Africa

Thursday, April 4 2013 / Eldis

The food system is facing unprecedented pressure from environmental change exacerbated by the expansion of global agri-food corporations. With a large proportion of sub-Saharan African countries’ gross domestic product still

Building resilience to climate change through indigenous knowledge: the case of Bolivia

Thursday, April 4 2013 / Eldis

Indigenous knowledge plays an important role in the way communities interact with their climate. However, according to this ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge

Measuring the effectiveness of public climate finance delivery at the national level

Thursday, April 4 2013 / Eldis

This paper describes an approach to measuring the effectiveness of the national systems that underpin public climate finance delivery. It assesses three interlinked elements of government administration: the policy environment

Urban poverty, food security and climate change

Thursday, April 4 2013 / Eldis

This paper argues that the high and volatile food prices that triggered a renewed interest in food security since the 2008–09 crisis are expected to continue due to the impacts

Reflections on 20 years of land-related development projects in Central America: 10 things you might not expect, and future directions

Thursday, April 4 2013 / Eldis

Drawing upon several sources of information and types of analysis, including literature reviews, field visits and rapid participatory assessments, this paper provides a critical assessment of land-related development policies and

Restoring hope for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia

Thursday, April 4 2013 / AlertNet News

CBA7: Seventh International Conference on Community-based Adaptation

Thursday, April 4 2013 / CDKN Global

What are the latest approaches for mainstreaming community-based  adaptation into international, national and local planning and processes? IIED’s 7th Annual Community Based Adaptation Conference  (CBA7) aims to provide the latest thinking

Families in Bangladesh learn to cope with storms and cyclones

Thursday, April 4 2013 / AlertNet News

EVENT: First Climate Justice Dialogue takes place in Chile

Wednesday, April 3 2013 / CDKN Global

On 3 and 4 April this year, the first Climate Justice Dialogue will be hosted in Santiago de Chile. The event has been organised by Chile's Ministry of Environment and

Impact of population aging on Asia’s future growth

Tuesday, April 2 2013 / Eldis

Population ageing affects growth through savings, capital accumulation, labour force participation, and total factor productivity. This paper examines the impact of ageing on those four channels in 12 developing Asian