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A street in Freetown, Sierra Leone: involving growing low-income urban populations in urbanising countries will help result in more inclusive urbanisation (Photo: bobthemagicdragon, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
In the world's poorest countries, cities could be the Sustainable Development Goals test
… even as inequalities are being reduced, and radical social and environmental targets are being achieved. Really? Despite the fact that … countries were accompanied by rising inequalities and large-scale environmental degradation? Are the countries of the world really uniting … growth per capita? Or would you rather get your consumption-based environmental burdens under control? Or how about providing everyone, …
Insight, 07 June 2016
Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… demonise urban density, a more nuanced analysis suggests that it is inequality, not density, that makes certain urban residents particularly … and poor living conditions. They can enjoy the social, economic and environmental amenities of city life with fewer vulnerabilities. As … to follow for many people. It is also important to nurture good governance. Robust democratic institutions should be accountable for …
Article, 22 October 2020
Rubbish and black bin bags are strewn around
Carbon offsetting: who’s really winning?
… 'Win-win solution’ is one of the hottest catchphrases in environmental policy. Liberal politicians tout legislation that will … while others lose? This isn’t to say that initiatives can’t reduce environmental impact and improve the lives of those living in poverty. I … we try to buy our way out of the global crises of climate change and inequality, we need to start asking ourselves some tough questions. If …
Insight, 07 July 2020
A group of young women protestors with placards, one reading "Your profits can't buy another planet"
Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the sustainability rule book, and now
… winners and losers. There is a danger that the momentum behind environmental sustainability could crowd out critical social issues. Human rights abuses, an uncertain gig economy and growing inequality are not the foundations for a sustainable future. At the same … what you learn to build a new culture with the supporting engagement, governance and rewards to make it stick. 9 Commit to hyper-transparency …
Insight, 08 December 2019
A mom and her newborn baby at the Maternal & Child Health Training Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
New international development goals: score or miss?
… that other IIED colleagues have shown as critical for tackling inequality. The Panel gets points for recognising sustainable … private foreign investment” Publishing and using economic, social and environmental accounts in all governments and major companies Including … and the World Economic Forum on the detrimental impact that income inequality is having on our attempts to tackle poverty and protect our …
Insight, 05 June 2013
IIED's Andrew Norton and IIED chair Rebeca Grynspan with Gro Harlem Brundtland sit at the front of the Barbara Ward lecture on 19 June 2018
Come on board: IIED seeks new chair
… vast workforce of the informal sector.   Our commitment to social and environmental justice runs through everything we do: a world of growing, entrenched inequality cannot offer a sustainable future. We will further progress … for all. Someone who will bring extensive knowledge of international environmental and development issues, as well as experience of working …
Insight, 10 May 2019
Villagers dig out a silted up water tank, paid for by India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Photo: Mackay Savage, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Finding solutions for less poverty and better ecosystems
… – and some are about people, such as reducing poverty and inequality. This multi-pronged attack on some of the world's biggest … The SDGs demand that policymakers combine the social with the environmental – and there are tools that can help them to do that. As … These tools can be used to influence social outcomes or to drive environmental behaviour. For example, by adopting 'carrots' or …
Insight, 15 December 2015
A road in Kibera informal settlement
Climate activism and cities: a shared agenda
… urban communities in the global South that suffer the brunt of environmental injustices. Climate change has been intensifying urban … and destroy your means to a livelihood. The pervasive poverty and inequality found in cities, as elsewhere, form part of a global system …
Insight, 07 February 2020
IIED produced an animation to raise awareness of the SDGs and the potential of the new development agenda (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
Global goals for sustainable development
… recognise the inter-relationships between human development and the environmental, economic, social and political context in which it … on international development agendas. These include: Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries. IIED’s mission to build a fairer, … world is premised on the belief, backed up by growing evidence, that inequality is a major driver of poverty, overconsumption and resource …
Insight, 02 September 2015
Ejura Market in Ghana is an important centre for farmers selling their yam crops (Photo: IITA)
Rural urban linkages
…  (2003) (all articles and a six-page Brief   free to download ) Governance, migration and local economic growth in small urban centres … rapid transformations often bring increases in inequalities and in environmental damages, so effective and accountable local governance … communities, and one where we need more evidence. We know that environmental change is likely to become an increasingly important …
Project, 29 August 2014