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Unlocking barriers to financing sustainable SMEs: uphill struggle or attainable ambition?
… demand for forest products and services. Appropriate investment, capacity building and management could have a multiplier effect on the sector, significantly increasing its outputs and benefits. SME development does not seem to be hampered by lack of potential investment … Unlocking barriers to financing sustainable SMEs: uphill struggle or attainable ambition? …
Publication, 01 November 2016
The Mercato in Addis Ababa is Africa's largest market. This month there was another major gathering in Addis Ababa as thousands of politicians, policymakers and civil society leaders came together for the third Financing for Development summit (Photo: alvise forcellini, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why universality is a taxing agenda…
… and after. The two big policy events of 2015 – the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN General Assembly in … countries can strengthen their public revenue base.   The Africa Capacity Building Foundation convened a well-attended discussion on building … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 20 July 2015
Workers digging zaï pits that help to preserve water on farms (Photo: IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso
Project, 02 January 2019
Sales to processor at wholesale market. Photo: Jikun Huang
Regoverning Markets
… the impacts of the dynamic changes in local and regional markets. Building on exploratory studies in 17 countries , an intensive programme … and private sector strategies. The programme also aimed to build the capacity of national stakeholders in both the private and public sectors … Woodhill Programme Team Leader Bill Vorley , Principal Researcher, Sustainable Markets Group …
Project, 09 August 2013
An association of farmers in northeast Myanmar carries out value chain analysis of elephant foot yam (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Strengthening producer organisations is key to making finance inclusive and effective
… As part of the “Innovative finance for sustainable landscapes” interview series, IIED forest team leader Duncan … access and business know-how, and strengthen producer organisations. Building up these four areas makes such businesses ‘bankable’. There is … to improve access to finance and install forest business incubation capacity into apex-level organisations. We have learnt that direct …
Article, 12 March 2019
A man and woman sat down cooking with a charcoal cookstove.
Calibrating cooking to affect deforestation and violence against women in displaced settings
… but respond to women’s preferences and perceptions, and build users’ capacity to adopt different technologies. Organisations working on sustainable energy for displaced peoples are increasingly interested in … the sustainability of investments or partnerships. Also, many 'market-building' approaches do not prioritise gender within their design. The …
Project, 21 September 2020
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
… others held with Dr Kandeh Yumkella, the UN Special Representative on Sustainable Energy for All. This was an opportunity for experts from … in productive uses of energy is key to improving livelihoods. Capacity building is essential, to ensure maintenance of systems, to increase the … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 31 July 2014
Two fishermen cast their nets from a small boat
New guide to monitoring progress on SDG14
… The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasise the importance of the … in developing countries. Arpana Pratap, who is team leader for member capacity of the Pacific Islands Development Forum , says: "The Pacific … will be especially helpful to those responsible for reporting on – or building evidence of – progress towards SDG14 targets. These include …
News, 08 July 2019
Woman washing dishes with a jerrycan.
To address food insecurity in Uganda post COVID-19 the government must act now
… A statement (PDF) from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development describes how women’s reduced capacity to generate income and feed their families, coupled with the … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 24 September 2020
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Geneva Minutes
… as the inclusion of civil society in closed societies, civil society building and consolidation, pluralism promotion,sustainable economic development and freedom of expression. The … and groups, from the world of agriculture and food with a high capacity for criticism and analysis, including researchers, farmers and …
Publication, 01 May 2010