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Street scene of small shops and a rickshaw in a city in South India.
BRICS urbanisation provides lessons for economic growth and social equity
… will have a big impact on economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability," says Gordon McGranahan of the … cities are inherent in their location, or reflect inappropriate governance systems or land use patterns that it can reshape. India has …
News, 05 December 2012
Images such as this of a culvert constructed to allow villagers to cross the River Mahenya in Kenya, but which proves insufficient at times of extreme rainfall, are often used to tell the story of climate change in Africa. But Fatima Denton will challenge that narrative in her Barbara Ward Lecture (Photo: Robin Wyatt, http://www.robinwyatt.org/photography/)
Room for optimism on Africa, the "hopeful" continent
… during the war years helped rebalance increasingly skewed levels of inequality. The upheaval also opened up much better opportunities for … However, this growth is generating few jobs and comes at a high environmental and social cost. Climate change may also hit African … as agriculture, energy and water, and secure livelihoods. But good governance is key to making this happen, as argued by Mo Ibrahim . …
Insight, 21 October 2014
Sign on community property near Kampala, Uganda (Photo: Rachael Knight/Namati)
Using the law for resource justice
… strategies. Natural resource development does not need to result in inequality, displacement, or pollution. Initiatives such as Lawyers for … for communities' rights and build global momentum for social and environmental justice. Marena Brinkhurst is a programme associate with …
Insight, 28 April 2015
People paddle in dugout canoes past a forest in Cameroon.
African land solutions: making the resource blessing a reality
… out of the ten most unequal societies in the world. This growth in inequality and persistent poverty is of growing concern. Too many … ensuring their equitable distribution, and addressing both social and environmental issues in an integrated manner. They’re all lofty goals: … of partners and collaborators to realise the vision of strong land governance in Africa. Now, when African governments realise they need …
Insight, 01 November 2012
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… senior researcher Essam Yassin Mohammed .   Building resilience to environmental change by transforming gender relations   This report, … how measures were needed to correct the inherent causes of gender inequality in order to be truly transformative.  Download the report , … areas where they live. Download the report .   Battle-scarred forest governance tactics   Wise global prescriptions for managing forests …
Article, 29 December 2014
‘Act on nature’, demand hundreds of organisations, in unprecedented call to world leaders
… Our purpose is the greening of Bogota, as part of our social and environmental contract we are building for the 21st century.” …
News, 18 September 2020
This barrio in Guatemala has no running water or sewers. The country receives abundant rainfall, but lacks infrastructure to deliver water to households (Photo: David Amsler, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can natural capital accounting increase water access?
… to the usual approach to water resource management – which like most environmental issues is often dealt with in a silo as though it is not …
Insight, 05 April 2016
Old woman in profile in front of thatched hut and mud house. Niger.
Making gender and generation matter
… especially in areas where family farming is under threat from environmental and socio-economic transformations. What did IIED do? The … those in power. We are seeing exciting experiments in participatory governance. But are they working for young people? What spaces are most promising for the participation of children and young people in governance? Contributors to this special issue of Participatory Learning …
Project, 26 April 2011
2015 is a critical year for sustainable development: IIED is tracking the route to Paris and COP21 in December (Image: IIED)
Walking along the road to Paris
… of life within the confines of our planet's boundaries. Tackling inequality is one of these goals (goal 10) and it strikes me as … of taking the long view, and delivering on a range of social and environmental goals, which the market will never provide. We need a …
Insight, 15 June 2015
In the absence of electricity, students in Bangladesh are given charger lights so they can study at home (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ensuring an Energy Sustainable Development Goal delivers for poor people and the planet
… data on energy and gender, and incorporating gender into energy governance would support the transformative approach required to end … to engage in energy value chains.  Poverty eradication depends on environmental sustainability Without tackling dangerous climate change, … be renewable. These targets must also integrate adequate social and environmental safeguards, ensuring the poorest have energy solutions …
Insight, 25 March 2014