#rural communities News
India urged to bring women into the workforce by creating female-friendly jobs and conditions as its population and economy grow.
China's dam-building on the Mekong River is altering water flows and holding back sediment, affecting millions living downstream.
Developments in Manila Bay are causing unease in fishing communities hit by shrinking catches and mounting climate risks.
Just one river is due to have 36 hydropower projects, with local people saying the impacts of tunnelling the mountainside are already forcing them to leave their homes.
#rural communities Opinion
Food & Agriculture
The food system revolution is coming
Last year’s farmer protests in New Zealand, for example, showed how abruptly climate policies can be disrupted when workers and communities feel left out. Policymakers and corporate leaders need to get in front of the issue now.
Carbon & Climate
Environmental rights as human rights in Asean: Why not?
In Asean, there is no general regional agreement securing environmental rights and obligations but the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution is an example of a sectoral achievement.
Policy & Finance
Why bringing climate change into the Indian medical curriculum was a belated necessity
The climate crisis is impacting the prevalence of a variety of diseases including respiratory conditions, some cancers, kidney disease, vector-borne illnesses and mental health.
Carbon & Climate
Voluntary carbon markets: a misunderstood climate solution
Critics who dismiss voluntary carbon markets as greenwashing are overlooking people who are in desperate need of climate finance. Yes, carbon markets have problems that need fixing. But they are an essential solution for communities on the frontline of climate change.
Carbon & Climate
Why we need to wake up the snake
#rural communities Videos
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
EB Studio
What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
EB Studio
Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?
#rural communities Podcasts
Energy
‘Carrots, sticks, and hugs’: Scrutinising Indonesia’s US$20 billion just transition challenge
The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.
#rural communities Press Releases
Gree Energy
Gree Energy is B Corp certified
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFAD calls on world leaders for small-scale farmers to receive decent wages
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Sri Lanka and IFAD partner to reduce poverty and increase food and nutrition security in the face of climate change
