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Where will the money come from? SDI and Local Level Finance
… comprise three segments: organised end users; informal or semiformal financial intermediaries; and the stand-ins for the formal financial sector. This paper looks at how and why SDI has navigated … these segments to transform urban areas by monetising social capital through local-level finance institutions. …
Publication, 01 January 2017
Investigating land tenure issues among cocoa farmers in the Brong Ahafo and Western Region of Ghana (Photo: Emily Polack/IIED)
Large land deals: Complex financial flows create routes for accountability
… the relationships between these actors and the movement of capital between them puts us in a better position to influence these … Large land deals: Complex financial flows create routes for accountability …
News, 24 March 2014
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Enabling private investment in informal settlements: exploring the potential of community finance
… capacity to address the perceived risks that deter lending, capital investment and large-scale delivery of infrastructure programmes … public-private-community collaborations to (i) extend formal financial services to support housing and livelihood initiatives in … by blending the land holdings of communities, private development capital and state subsidies; and (iii) facilitating infrastructure …
Publication, 01 September 2017
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The global geography of world cities
… headquarters and their size and economic performance Scores on global financial services, and A composite indicator including scores on business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience and political …
Insight, 09 July 2020
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Navigating ocean investments
… of marine resources, improve coastal livelihoods and generate financial returns. Impact investment in MPAs can help fill the global … their access to blended finance for marine conservation with no financial risk, while retaining core functions. Challenges for investors … particularly around marine ecosystems, are not attracting impact capital at a significant rate. Researchers have identified a number of …
Article, 01 October 2019
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… at delivering positive social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns.  The series is part of IIED's work to promote new … Markets research group, Laura Kelly , and Chris West , director of financial management firm Sumerian Partners .  West was previously … He is a partner in Sumerian Partners, which manages investment capital to deliver measurable and lasting social impact in Africa, Asia …
News, 18 November 2019
Man, holding a wlaking stick, stands in front of a well full of water
World Bank must get behind climate finance mechanisms that see funds go directly to hardest hit countries
… measures to stop coastal erosion that threatened the entire low-lying capital city, Banjul. We are still paying off that debt now, over 20 … and enthusiastic partner in this endeavour. Reform of the global financial architecture, including the World Bank, is strongly on the …
Insight, 06 April 2023
Populations of bees, butterflies and other pollinators are declining, posing potential risks to important world food crops (Photo: Brian McGill)
The economics of mass extinction
… is a case in point. In it, he takes aim at the idea of “natural capital”: the idea that, by better understanding the economic value of … to policymakers.  Second, many economic models assume that natural capital can be easily and almost indefinitely replaced by human-built … activity, so that value can be accounted for by treasuries and financial centres. And critical natural assets – without which society …
Insight, 29 May 2018
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Local funds for local development
… infrastructure or essential services. From where can the necessary capital be secured? And how can financial systems be designed to support community- and local … governments. This issue includes the first detailed accounts of the financial systems underpinning community managed funds in Cambodia, …
Publication, 01 April 2018
Informal settlements like this one in Jakarta often lack clean water supplies, waste collection or decent housing. There is an urgent need for investment in basic services and infrastructure (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Are impact investors missing a trick by overlooking local communities?
… that bring about social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns. Since then, the impact investing sector has grown to … the basics for business growth Impact investors mobilise capital to grow local businesses. But these businesses need water, … and institutional set-up to develop and experiment with innovative financial models. They can provide support to community groups in …
Insight, 07 September 2017