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Women walk along a red dirt road in Benin.
Is the tide turning for Africa’s investment treaties?
… not obligations for investors. Most treaties say little or nothing about the duty of investors to comply with environmental regulations, … but also important public interests. For example, a dispute about contracts for a company to run water supply schemes raises … in Agricultural Investments in Southeast Asia’, organised by IIED and Focus on the Global South as part of IIED’s Legal Tools for …
Insight, 08 March 2013
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South Africa: a case for Biomass?
… Both plants eventually failed, but provide instructive case studies about the barriers and opportunities for developing the biomass sector … its poor – are to have secure energy access. Find out more about our work on improving people's access to sustainable energy. …
Publication, 01 December 2014
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Beyond loans: instruments to ensure the poor access climate and development finance
Publication, 01 November 2015
More than 300,000 marched in New York to call for action on climate change (Photo: John Minchillo)
People power applies climate pressure
Insight, 23 September 2014
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PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for development
… Action: a journal for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike About PLA: Background, aims and history of the journal Explore the … rural development and natural resource management. Co-published by  IIED  and  CTA . This work is licensed under the  Creative Commons … and Twitter: Tips on using micro-blogging tool Twitter to communicate about development iii. Wikis: Tips on online collaboration for …
Article, 31 May 2009
A proper technological integration would make feasible the implementation of more micro-grids such as this one, pictured, on Chile's border with Bolivia (Photo: Boris Lopicich)
What will speed up the micro-grid revolution?
… case in Latin America and South East Asia, as a recent report from IIED shows . India is a perfect example of this: banking regulations … executive officer of SunFunder, says: "Increasingly, the story is about how cell phones and the need for power are linked. Cell phones are … operating and maintaining plants, or even by alerting local suppliers about technical issues via SMS. Having a reliable service that works …
Insight, 24 November 2015
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Cost and Values Analysis of TAMD in Cambodia
Publication, 01 March 2015
people sit as desks looking forward at photos pinned on a wall.
Rainfall, grazing, families and land in Dlonguebougou
… The minister had stopped titles from being issued, because of concern about fraud, but lifted the ban in August. Issuing land titles is an … land and livelihoods are evolving.  Camilla Toulmin ( camilla.toulmin@iied.org )  is a senior fellow at IIED. This work is possible thanks to the Open Society Foundations , …
Insight, 09 November 2016
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Cost and Values Analysis of TAMD in Kenya
… and to plan, manage and evaluate local policy. Yet we know little about the costs and benefits of applying TAMD – in Kenya or elsewhere. …
Publication, 01 December 2014
Small-scale producers in the globalised market
… en español Learning Network partners Hivos , IIED and Mainumby were joined by Rimisp  (Centro Latinoamericano para el … Arya (India) and Morrison Rwakakamba (Uganda) responded to questions about small producer agency. Follow the links below for further … la la Red Global de Aprendizaje del Programa de Conocimientos HIVOS/IIED/Mainumy Ñakurutú, ‘Productores de pequeña escala como actores en el …
Event, 23 September 2011