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Modern energy services are crucial to economic development. In Afghanistan, less than 10 per cent of the population has access to the electricity grid. French NGO GERES has been working to introduce low-cost passive solar building designs, reducing fuel poverty (Photo: Oriane Zera, GERES, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Facing up to the awkward realities of the post-2015 agenda
… to inclusive and sustainable economic growth, and decisive action on climate change. Everyone acknowledges that this agenda is "ambitious", … in 2012 on the US election campaign. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Sustainable Development Goal 13) Natural … and citizens' choices. Tom Bigg ( [email protected]) is head of Partnerships at IIED and works with the  Independent Research Forum …
Insight, 28 January 2015
New Community Forest Instructions give communities rights to commercially sell timber and non-timber forest products, such as such as rattan and honey (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Forest rights create new livelihoods in Myanmar
… up FFPOs business to implement Sustainable Development Goals in climate resilient landscapes', delivered an outcome statement comprising … cohesion of FFPOs FFPOs engaged in increasing numbers of useful partnerships with government and the private sector Active …
Insight, 05 December 2017
Annual report 2007/08
… human face of sustainable development. Featured project highlights Climate change Making adaptation planning fully democratic:  thanks to an IIED-run climate network, a number of the world’s poorest countries involved all … agreements are democratic and effective. Supporting India’s crop resilience experts:  many village women in India’s Telangana region are …
Page, 23 December 2008
A wholesale fish market in Cox's Bazar on the Bay of Bengal. Fishing communities need access to finance and infrastructure such as clean water, refrigeration and transport (Photo: Aftab Uzzaman, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Untangling the net: what does 'leave no one behind' mean for fishers?
… Investment either through private sector engagement or public-private-partnerships is critical.  Reform financial products and services … in production. It also means improving poor people's well-being and resilience to economic and climatic shocks.  Easier said than done? As …
Insight, 11 July 2016
A researcher talking with a cotton farmer in Mozambique. Communicating our findings to a wide range of key audiences is central to our work (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
Communicating research – uptake, influence and change
… engagement for a sustainable planet, inclusive transitions to climate resilience and green economy, and fair consumption from sustainable food …
Insight, 15 January 2015