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Plan Vivo partners at a conference in Sweden commit to actively engage in the implementation and accountability of the SDGs (Photo: Plan Vivo Foundation)
The SDGs speak and we like what we hear
Insight, 15 October 2015
CCAFS, together with partners, is trying to develop new ways to communicate climate change adaptation. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT)
New ways to communicate climate change and adaptation - is it time for something “loopy”?
Insight, 19 October 2012
Cua Van floating village, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Copyright Suzanne Fisher Murray
Building one village’s resilience to climate change starts with a cave
Insight, 19 April 2012
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
Event, 08 December 2018
Diagram showing the traditional channels for delivering aid (Image: IIED)
Money where it matters: local finance to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement
Article, 25 January 2017
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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
… principal researcher Krystyna Swiderska. Related reading: Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal … other biodiversity-related conventions, and have a direct positive environmental and community-level impact. The Darwin Initiative was launched at the Rio …
Event, 17 November 2018
Exploring fair trade timber
… but each has had its limitations. Fair trade has done much to help community enterprises – but mainly in agriculture, not forestry. It is … institutions, and Analysed benefits and risks – economic, social and environmental benefits – if such a pilot initiative should move ahead. … and some secondary processed products (such as shaped wood or wood based products), and One of the major challenges to moving forward is …
Project, 11 June 2008
A member of the Sekonyer community gets ready for a day on the Sekonyer river in Borneo, close to the site of recent conflict between a palm oil company and RSPO member and the local community (Photo: Rainforest Action Network via Creative Commons)
Paving a path towards redressing grievances and holding investors accountable
… institutions, such as the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Environmental and Social Performance Standards , which define IFC … to the IFC compliance advisor ombudsman. Likewise, commodity-based multi-stakeholder platforms, such as the Roundtable on Sustainable … based in remote areas. Generally, only a few of members of the community are likely to be literate and they are unlikely to be aware of …
Insight, 07 January 2015
Drilling for oil in Mali.
IIED urges G8 to see transparency as critical step on road to accountability
… Much secrecy surrounds these deals. They often create environmental and social problems for local communities or leave little … says Wilson. “Ultimately it must promote sustainable development based on effective management of those resources. New US and EU … and informed consent in industrial projects Dispute or Dialogue? Community perspectives on company-led grievance mechanisms The …
News, 14 June 2013
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!
Insight, 18 October 2016