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Cover for G00524.pdf
Environment and Urbanization
… in cities What scope for pro -poor employment generation? Climate change and cities in low- and middle -income nations Achieving a just …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Cover for G00525.pdf
Environment and Urbanization
… in cities What scope for pro -poor employment generation? Climate change and cities in low- and middle -income nations Achieving a just …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… sustainable agricultural systems that can withstand stresses such as climate change requires linking agricultural and ecological practices more … is also crucial for addressing hunger, poverty and the effects of climate change, and can begin to build a more food secure future for …
Insight, 05 April 2012
A man stands behind an electricity generator
Energy literacy for all? Cracking the very hard 'soft side' of energy development
… Partnership (LEDSGP) , the  Green Growth Institute (GGI) , the  Climate Change Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)  and the  Sustainable Energy … trained scores of uneducated women in how to install and repair solar home systems. That's a big achievement for male-dominated sector seeped …
Insight, 22 September 2014
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Share the love this Valentine’s day with fairer flowers and chocolates
… so much energy is needed to heat greenhouses in winter in our colder climate, ‘buying local’ is not always better. For example, British-grown … certified flowers or chocolates you will be sharing the love at home and overseas. And if you do opt for flowers, care for them and they’ll last longer. Change the water every day and rinse and recut the stems to keep those …
Insight, 13 February 2013
A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)
Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?
… money needed? Where is private money needed? What else needs to change to make finance Scaling up investment in off-grid energy … tend to agree that off-grid energy, such as mini-grids or solar home systems, are often cheaper and more sustainable than extending the … Group . Dr Sarah Wykes ([email protected]) is a lead analyst on climate and energy with CAFOD. …
Insight, 29 May 2015
City without limits: keeping pace with the urban poor
… often wake up thinking this is the day you might be evicted from the home and the neighbourhood you have painstakingly built. This is reality … the world. We are just beginning to explore a relationship with the Climate Change group, and Human Settlements is helping us bridge this gap to see …
Article, 18 November 2008
Protecting needs of forest-dependent people is key to saving Congo Basin forests
… of the women and men dependent on the forests. The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second largest rainforest and is crucial to future climate stability. More than 40 million people depend on the Congo … squeezing out local people’s ability to develop and thrive. This must change. Policies need make local forest rights a priority, encourage …
News, 08 February 2019