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We focus on promoting equitable and resilient energy systems, responsible energy industries, and pro-poor access to affordable, efficient and clean energy services

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A man wearing a mask, standing in front of a large number of solar panels, talks to a wider group of people who are mostly wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats.

Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?

Kevin Johnstone and Frank Bergh
25 September 2023

A man thrashes rice in a field, with mountains in the background.

The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Mutmainnah Adenan and Imran Tumora
12 September 2023

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Just transition litigation: a tool for more just and sustainable economies

Maria Antonia Tigre and Natalia Urzola
04 September 2023

Woman bends over to light fir under a cooking pot.

Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses

Annet Nakyeyune
27 June 2023

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Bundling technology for gender equality

November 2022 - July 2023

A man in a suit sits at a table with his hands crossed in front of him.

UK Chancellor delivers fiscal statement

17 November 2022

Woman bends over to put a small plastic cup in a cooking pot, which is on a stove.

Tailored cooking solutions to close the gender gap

Enzo Leone
11 April 2022

A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.

Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide

Kelvin Muthui
06 April 2022

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A programme of work focused on equitable energy driving climate-resilient communities

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Better farmer benefits from renewable energy: improving inclusion and uptake in Kenya

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What drives safeguarding for China’s hydropower projects in LDCs?

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Productive uses of energy for resilient livelihoods in LDCs

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Energy services for local development: integrated and inclusive planning for county governments in Kenya

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Small business, big demand: facilitating finance for productive uses of energy in Tanzania

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Making communities count: maximising local benefit potential in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RE IPPPP)

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Cities as engines of economic growth: the case for providing basic infrastructure and services in urban areas

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MMSD Working Paper No. 24a The Life Cycle of Copper, its Co-Products and By-Products (Figures)

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MMSD STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP - PARTICIPANTS

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MMSD Southern Africa - An Overview of the Impact of Mining and Mineral Processing Operations - Fig 4.2

A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)

Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?

Blog, 29 May 2015

Fishermen from Mayadip Island, Bangladesh. IIED will be discussing Bangladesh's work on payments for sustainable fisheries at the EDD15 forum (Photo: Matthew Becker, the Advocacy Project, Creative Commons via Flickr)

IIED at European Development Days 2015

Event on 03 June 2015

The solar panels at this rural health centre in Uzbekistan help provide power for electricity and heating. A safe, reliable and affordable energy supply allows the clinic to improve the quality of medical services it can offer (Photo: UNDP in Uzbekistan, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Civil society coalition calls for inclusive Sustainable Energy for All agenda

News, 18 May 2015

A vendor in India uses energy produced by a micro-grid funded by SunFunder (Photo: Sameer Halai/SunFunder)

Off-grid energy powered by the crowd

Blog, 09 April 2015

Public protests against new dams in Patagonia. RIMISP's study shows the need for public consultation on major infrastructure projects (Photo: Glenn Switkes/International Rivers, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Learning the lessons from Chile's energy transformation

Blog, 23 March 2015

The Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation secures houses, sanitation and land rights for members. Communication and participation are central to the way it works (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), Creative Commons via Flickr)

Do you have the power to influence your own life?

Blog, 06 March 2015

A small mining operation near Garies in the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Stuck between a deposit and a hard place

Blog, 26 February 2015

Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 20 per cent of world gold production (Photo: Travis Lupick, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Delivering solutions through multi-stakeholder dialogue

Active Project

Which is the best approach when working for sustainable energy for all? (Photo: Bernard Polet, via Flickr)

How can we finance sustainable energy for all?

Blog, 15 December 2014

Low-cost solar lanterns enable a boy to study at home in the small village of Shidhulai in the Natore District of northwestern Bangladesh (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)

Universal energy access: combining public and private sector efforts

Blog, 30 September 2014