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The event was held in the Africa pavilion at the Paris climate summit (Photo: IIED)
COP21 side event discusses how to unlock climate finance for developing countries
News, 02 December 2015
Demonstrating the use of alternative building materials at the Jinja Building Materials Training Centre, Uganda. (Photo: David Dodman)
Reducing risks to urban health and building climate resilience
Insight, 17 March 2014
Esther Msafiri demonstrates using electricity for oil pressing in Njombe region, Tanzania (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Powering local development in Tanzania
… as small farms and enterprises lack the resources and productive capacity to drive energy demand. And, unlike small or large systems, … so they reward PUE outcomes, reflecting the extra costs involved in building local businesses' demand for power? Grants should not focus on … water, gender, finance and business to ensure development is sustainable and meets local needs. Government and funders can help …
Insight, 24 February 2017
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Bolsa Floresta Programme, Brazil
… investments in income-generating activities, social empowerment and capacity building, and social infrastructure. The programme successfully combines … community level to conserve forests and improve people’s wellbeing in sustainable development reserves in the Amazon. To join the programme, … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2018
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… of lectures given by the current generation of outstanding women in development, in honour of IIED's founder, has now been postponed until … director of Fundación Alternativas, a Bolivian NGO that works on sustainable approaches for food security. The team there works through … , she is pushing for reforms and actions that increase the capacity of women to access and sustainably manage fishery resources." …
Article, 15 June 2020
An aerial view of dozens of shack housing in close proximity, with colourful roofs
Bridging the urban adaptation finance gap
… but also which communities, spaces and issues miss out.  2. Capacity A narrow perspective on adaptation finance – rather than urban … Uganda-based Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID) used crowdfunding to raise funds to support … It can also unpack how finance for urban climate mitigation and sustainable development initiatives influences both the context for …
Insight, 25 April 2022
Prakash Mathema speaking at the opening ceremony of the 8th annual conference on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA8) held in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2014 (Photo: IIED)
Q&A: Helping the poorest nations with development goals
Article, 19 September 2014
A man and a women sit in a field and dig up carrots. There is a basket in between them.
Climate change adaptation and resilience: an interactive learning journey
Project, 01 August 2022
People walking on a flooded street.
Loss and damage fund: two funding frameworks reimagining climate finance delivery
… effective across the global South: for instance, the African Risk Capacity provided $23 million to assist 353,000 people during the 2019 … are more accurately directed to those most in need and support sustainable, resilient development. Provide untied grant funds for … resilience Untied grant funds will enable LDCs and SIDS to invest in building longer-term resilience, such as comprehensive risk management …
Insight, 12 February 2024
Group of people around a table eating a meal
Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term commitment
… diverse views in a meaningful and productive way. The Hivos-IIED Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme has championed multi-actor … and if so, to whom, how and when? Passing on ownership would require capacity building well beyond a training event or a presentation. The complexity … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 16 July 2020