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Best of 2018: blogs
… Public-private partnerships and aid's 'private turn': addressing the investment law dimensions January: Public-private partnerships … considered.  As governments and development agencies look to private investment for delivering the SDGs, there is a need to unpack and address those dimensions through …
Article, 27 December 2018
Financiers, decision makers, practitioners and researchers from across the globe gathered to share lessons and their experience in channelling finance to local levels (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Money where it matters: how to deliver finance to the local level
… private and public finance to the local level to provide social, business and financial services to more than 25,000 families. Nobody at … geographically – with local communities and enterprises to strengthen business and technical skills. For Nick Godfrey of New Climate Economy , … IIED's SlideShare site . Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement at the local level Unlocking international …
Insight, 15 December 2016
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IIED's best of 2019: publications
… What role for socio-legal empowerment? Research report Private-sector investment in commercial agriculture in low- and middle-income countries … rural producers into agricultural value chains, based on ‘inclusive business’ and ‘shared value’. But significant questions remain over how … of their progress on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Analysis of these voluntary national reviews (VNRs) found that, …
Article, 23 December 2019
Boys polish chairs for sale in the furniture market, Nampula, Mozambique.
Introduction to locally-controlled forestry
… land. It also ensures that they have the organisation, technical and business capacity to do so through, for example, enterprises that can harvest products sustainably, access markets, attract investment and influence policymakers. IIED strengthens organisations … conservation, food security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . This includes interactions with donor agencies and the private …
Article, 05 August 2013
A fish market in Vĩnh Trường, Vietnam. More than 300 million people are directly or indirectly employed by the fisheries sector, and must be addressed by the oceans SDG (Photo: Khánh Hmoong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
A sustainable ocean by 2030
… the global community signs up to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 14 calls on states to "conserve and sustainably use the … over the next 15 years. According to some estimates , the level of investment needed to restore global fisheries is in excess of USD $200 … to estimate the economic benefits. This would help make a compelling business case as to why private investors should invest, but also allow …
Insight, 14 September 2015
Solar phone charging on a Ugandan island shows even isolated areas in Africa are getting connected by mobile phones and creating demand for energy (Photo: futureatlas.com/blog/)
Transforming energy access: a conversation with Kandeh Yumkella
… to influence debates on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So far energy remains on the table as one of the proposed SDGs .  … a narrative that a range of stakeholders can buy in to, including big business, small-scale enterprise, governments and civil society. Nexus … The International Energy Agency suggests that over half of new investment in electricity will need to go into decentralised solutions …
Insight, 31 July 2014
IIED aims to contribute to the achievement of change which benefits poor people and the environment. The institute's strategy for the next two years has been published (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Engaging for change – refreshing our strategy for the next two years
… pace of change is not adequate to realise either the ambition of the SDGs, or the stabilisation of the planet's climate within safe … boundaries. And for all the progress we have seen in civil society, business, local government and many parts of the international system, … goals that orient the work of our research groups: Increased investment in locally controlled land and natural resource use Cities …
Insight, 09 August 2017
A wholesale fish market in Cox's Bazar on the Bay of Bengal. Fishing communities need access to finance and infrastructure such as clean water, refrigeration and transport (Photo: Aftab Uzzaman, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Untangling the net: what does 'leave no one behind' mean for fishers?
… The ambition of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets, according to the introductory text, is to … net.  Fishers rely on various service providers to sustain their business: craftsmen who repair boats, women who produce and repair … infrastructure, opportunities for increasing revenue are limited. Investment either through private sector engagement or …
Insight, 11 July 2016
The UK flag and the logo for the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable development in the UK – an issue for party manifestos?
… commitment to sustainability Since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect at the beginning of 2016, governments, companies … to implementing the goals and report regularly on progress.   Weak investment in generation of credible data and analysis to enable … to advise on sustainable development, with members from academia, business and civil society. This should report directly to the prime …
Insight, 03 May 2017
A busy side street in the settlement of Dharavi
Invisiblising cities: the obsession with national statistics and international comparisons
… that cause or influence the growth of cities. These include capital investment and income flows to and from a city, including remittances. … data used to monitor progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Monitoring progress on the SDGs has become increasingly detailed: there are 230 individual …
Insight, 25 February 2020