Water projects and articles

Economics of climate change adaptation in the water sector

1 August 2011

Project

Climate change
Economics
Water

This project explores pilot economic research to support climate change adaptation in the water sector of developing countries. It also aims to build the capacity of developing country economists to contribute to action research.

Business models for sustainable development

10 May 2010

Article

Energy
Food and agriculture
Forests
Sustainable markets
Water

Business models for sustainable development aim to deliver economic, social and environmental benefits – the three pillars of sustainable development – through core business activities.

IIED's work on business models for sustainable development cuts across several areas of  research including  forestry, food and agriculture, energy and ICTs. Our research to date has identified a number of factors that contribute to the success of business models for sustainable development.

 

Video: Water was a Dream

18 November 2008

Article

Urban environments
Water
Water was a Dream is a film describing IIED-America Latina's involvement in the improvement of water supply and sanitation services in three low-income urban settlements of Buenos Aires. It illustrates the challenges and strategies, and examines the key issues related to working in collaboration, using information as a driver for change, finance mechanisms, and scaling up.

Water and Sanitation

28 July 2008

Project

Urban environments
Water

Over the years, developing countries, have been facing enormous backlogs in the provision of sanitation services, especially in urban poor communities, that have resulted partly from the use of inappropriate service approaches, coupled

Global water initiative

Young man collecting water from a pool with camels in background. Kindjandji, Niger.
9 July 2008

Project

Water

Launched to address the declining state of the world's fresh water supply and the lack of access to clean water services, the Global Water Initiative comes at a time when more than one billion people lack access to improved water sources, and more than 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation.