Discussion paper July 2018 Produced for the Pathways Network, this paper explores how to link agroecological producers with food markets and consumers in the City of Brighton & Hove, UK….
Market Linkage Strategies for Local Food Systems: Lessons for Brighton & Hove
Market Linkage Strategies for Local Food Systems: Lessons for Brighton & Hove
Strategies for supporting market linkages among stakeholders in food systems can be a win-win-win for primary food producers, retailers and wholesalers, and consumers or caterers. By linking producers to consumers…
Transforming Urban Governance to Manage Uncertainty and Climate Change in Mumbai, India
IDS Policy Briefing 148 Despite unprecedented wealth accumulation, coastal Mumbai suffers from a myriad of socioeconomic and ecological challenges as well as connected uncertainties. These include endemic flooding, shrinking of…
Addressing Climate Change Uncertainty in Dryland Kachchh, India
IDS Policy Briefing 147 The semi-arid district of Kachchh in Gujarat, India is known for its erratic rainfall, water scarcity, and droughts. Climate change has intensified extreme temperature and rainfall…
Making the most of peri-urban ecosystem services
Ecosystem services are vital for peri-urban and urbanising areas, and the people who live within them. In contexts of rapid urbanisation, these services are under threat from redevelopment, pollution and…
Bringing Together Voices to Address Climate Change Uncertainty in the Indian Sundarbans
IDS Policy Briefing 149 The majority of the five million people that live in the deltaic Indian Sundarbans face continuous uncertainties in relation to their shelter, livelihoods, and health. Climate…
Why Peri-urban Ecosystem Services Matter for Urban Policy
This policy briefing draws on insights from the Risks and Responses to Urban Futures project. This briefing draws on recent research to show how people benefit from ecoystems in and…
Grassroots innovation and innovation democracy (Briefing)
A briefing for the Friends of the Earth project Big Ideas Change The World In this thinkpiece we introduce an area of activity that has flourished for decades in all…
Building Innovation Systems for Climate Change Technology Transfer: Perspectives from East Africa
Climate Resilient Economies Programme Policy Brief 006/2016 African Centre for Technology Studies / STEPS Global Consortium Innovation systems are critical to technology transfer and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)….
New approaches to low carbon innovation in China
There are significant overlooked opportunities regarding low-carbon transition in China, with potential global impact. This leaflet summarises research which has looked at three areas of low carbon innovation in the…