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Managing risks and opportunities in oil and gas industry contracting chains
… the ways in which multinational oil and gas companies can ensure that sustainable development principles are adhered to along the supply … to identify the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs involved in building relations between multinational companies and local … international companies and local contractors and suppliers Build the capacity of local contractors and suppliers for good environmental and …
Project, 01 October 2010
Houses teeter on the edge of a river in Indonesia.
Beyond the Millennium Development Goals
… is responsible and capable of meeting the targets and who needs their capacity to act enhanced to be able to do so effectively.  The people … 4: Avoid vague and ambiguous statements. Sadly, a commitment to sustainable development means nothing today unless it specifies what is … change got left out of the MDGs and their targets. Oddly enough, building resilience to the impacts of climate change is dependent on …
Insight, 01 August 2012
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
Event, 02 December 2019
Cover for 17432IIED.pdf
Chinese aid for African forestry: progress, problems and prospects
… are the largest recipients of the Chinese government’s human resource development programmes, including in the forestry sector. This research … describes the training priorities of African forestry experts and the capacity of Chinese organisations to deliver them. We reveal strengths … development programmes build organisations’ capacity to support truly sustainable forestry. …
Publication, 01 September 2017
Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.
Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
… open dialogue and negotiation with all key actors invested in the sustainable and equitable management of our territories, including governments, markets and international development agencies. Performance-based financing is another of the … to Indigenous and forest communities of Mesoamerica and how this is building resilience of these forest guardians. We’ll discuss key …
Insight, 05 November 2021
The front glass doors to an office building, with a name plate of business owners beside it on the wall.
IIED Europe
… together in several projects. With a flexible nature and adaptive capacity, IIED Europe is able to quickly identify and respond to today’s … resilience by co-generating and sharing knowledge and evidence, building networks of influence and advocacy, raising ambition within … partners to assess not only the effectiveness and impact of sustainable development interventions in Europe and the Majority World, …
Page, 21 December 2020
Video call showing five people
It’s got to be virtual and in person – key steps for a successful COP26
Insight, 22 June 2021
A dilapidated road is repaired in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India (Photo: Rikynti Marwein via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Transforming growth for least developed countries
… sector will never deliver, such as providing education for all, building roads to rural areas or investing in institutions for ensuring … sources which, if managed well, could be the basis for long-term, sustainable growth. What will it take to help them meet this goal and … on behalf of the Least Developed Countries. The issue of "productive capacity" surfaced again and again at the meeting. The term refers to …
Insight, 10 March 2014
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
Event, 02 December 2018
A dam
FutureDAMS
… potential to make a significant contribution towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change commitments under the … What is IIED doing? IIED senior associate Jamie Skinner is the capacity building director of FutureDAMS, and sits on its strategic management …
Project, 09 January 2020