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COP19: Cities on the agenda at the climate talks
… led by networks of cities like the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and events showcased local efforts to … adaptation and how these challenges can be overcome. The ingenuity of civil society groups in responding to climate change in innovative ways was …
Insight, 22 November 2013
Group photo Guinea
Global Water Initiative: Guinea
Project, 16 February 2018
A slum is upgraded in Zambia. Local urban poor organisations are working with local governments to solve problems, but need financial support (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), via Google licence)
Show me the money!
… week, national and local governments, development agencies, NGOs and civil society gather in Quito for the third vicennial UN Habitat conference. … urban residents (employment opportunities, adequate sanitation, and environmental quality) are central to planning and development. It is …
Insight, 18 October 2016
A woman farming in Tanzania. Efforts are being made to ensure women are less negatively affected by decisions on large-scale agricultural investments than men (Photo: Dirk Musschoot/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Enhancing women's role in land management decisions
… Working with the World Resource Institute (WRI) and the Lawyers Environmental Action Team (LEAT) in Tanzania, TAWLA developed a tool … A key issues was to understand why women do not attend meetings With civil society organisations and academia With government members at the local …
Insight, 24 March 2016
Artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders in Tanzania explore solutions to key challenges (Photo: Steve Aanu/IIED)
Using dialogue to extract sustainable solutions for artisanal and small-scale mining
… are frequently derailed by its negative social, economic and environmental impacts. Deforestation, land degradation and contamination … chains, local and national government, large-scale mining companies, civil society, private sector, and learning and training institutions) in …
Insight, 26 February 2018
Men sitting on railway tracks with roosters. Sucat Railway Community, Manila, Philippines.
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
… and development progress and tried to increase the influence of civil society on key debates and high-level policy processes (see our series … HIV/AIDS and the incidence of malaria and other major diseases Ensure environmental sustainability Targets: Integrate the principles of … Governance …
Project, 30 April 2008
An image of women selling produce in an internally displaced persons camp, near Tawilla in North Darfur. The 'leave no one behind' agenda aims to ensure the poor are included in sustainable development (Photo: UNAMID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Unpacking what we mean by 'leave no one behind'
… the principle will be evaluated. Representatives came from civil society organisations, research think tanks, the private sector and UK … living with a disability, or working out who is most affected by environmental change, or the size of the gap between disabled and …
Article, 24 May 2016
Partnership and participation are central to IIED's work: this exchange visit organised with our partners in Nepal allowed community foresters to share their experiences with civil society activists from the Lao PDR. (Photo: IIED)
How does IIED seek to make a difference?
… as well as our own. This investment in the agency of Southern civil society organisations is one reason why IIED has chosen not to open … possible impact, in line with our aims of promoting social and environmental justice from the local to the global level through our …
Insight, 24 April 2017
Satellite image of the zinc, lead and silver mine in Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Report scopes sustainability of China-Latin America relations
… shareholder and investor demands, consumer preferences and civil society pressure shape the sustainability of these new relationships. … being developed and implemented. These include the Guidelines on Environmental Protection for China's Outbound Investment and …
News, 09 May 2013
Women walk along a red dirt road in Benin.
Is the tide turning for Africa’s investment treaties?
… say little or nothing about the duty of investors to comply with environmental regulations, for example. Again in line with some recent … for change And it is not just about what governments can do. National civil society can play a crucial role in increasing pressure on their …
Insight, 08 March 2013