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Mumbai's Dharavi settlement has a thriving informal economy. The government's redevelopment schemes have been hit by controversy and stalled for more than a decade (Photo: Jon Hurd, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs don't adequately spell out cities' role in implementation
… these very ambitious goals will be realised, by whom and with what funding. For cities, local governments figure prominently in the … at all in the actual SDGs. SDG 17.9 on capacity building is all about international support for national plans.     The deficits in … funding and support.    David Satterthwaite is a senior fellow at IIED and visiting professor at University College, London. This blog, …
Insight, 12 October 2015
Sumaya Zakieldeen
Q&A with Sumaya Zakieldeen
Article, 21 June 2012
September 2015: on the eve of the United Nations summit to agree the 2030 Agenda, a film introducing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto the UN headquarters building (Photo: UN Photo/Cia Pak)
Effective evaluation for the Sustainable Development Goals
… and data which is high-quality, accessible, timely and reliable. IIED and the EVALSDGs network have prepared a series of briefing papers … a vital role in implementing the SDGs: "There are many misconceptions about evaluation. People say 'we will do a survey', but evaluation … examples.  The paper also recommends action for the UN Secretary General, the UN Evaluation Group, national governments, international …
Project, 21 October 2017
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… society representatives from nine of the LDCs. The aim was to hear about the reality that they face, the actions being taken, the role for … and international agencies, who serve in their personal capacities.  IIED provided administrative, logistical and financial support. The … Mariteuw Chimère Diaw Dr Mariteuw Chimere Diaw is the director general of the African Model Forest Network (AMFN) and a member of the …
Article, 03 August 2015
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
… in developing countries are huge, and while estimates vary, there is general agreement that figures are in the range of tens of billions of … programmes or projects, with the aim of identifying how concerns about climate change can be combined with an agency’s development … Funds and Development Assistance: Some Frequently Asked Questions. IIED Sustainable Development Briefing paper. November 2008. Ayers, J. …
Article, 14 November 2008
Women learning how to install and maintain solar home systems in the rural town of Bogra, northern Bangladesh (Photo: ILO, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era
… on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the SDGs , organised by IIED, the ESRC's STEPS Centre and the Least Developed Countries … in the SDGs, can it challenge the mindset of 'tech transfer' and talk about other ways to support innovation within countries? 3. Mobilisation … on some key aspirations that all countries share – without being so general that the impact is lost. Particular stories and messages can be …
Insight, 28 June 2016
Coral Reef. Economists at the BioEcon conference Credit: Magnus Manske (creative commons)
The value of valuing ecosystem services
… I joined the workshop as a ‘practicing economist’, working with IIED and partners in developing countries where the environmental … across users. Whatever the method, there is a push to be transparent about the limitations of the research, an understanding that it is … and must be acknowledged. But regardless of what we believe about nature’s values, we must be able to know the costs of using it. As …
Insight, 28 September 2012
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Earth Summit 2012: Crucial opportunity that needs broader buy-in
… like a public relations option, when you have nothing else to say about yourself. But Rio 2012 is more than just a 20th birthday party. It … and how to deal with trade-offs. Janos Pasztor, the UN Secretary General’s advisor on sustainable development, shrugs his shoulders … fabric for the 21st century. Camilla Toulmin is the Director of IIED. …
Insight, 20 December 2011
Green Economy Coalition gives Rio 2012 text a Grade B
… Domestic Product as a metric for change and calls on the Secretary General to move forward on it; it also pushes for all listed and private … to pay for the transition so we need to think a lot more creatively about how to leverage additional finance. So, the question we would like … for a fairer, more sustainable way of life. Camilla Toulmin, IIED 4. Restoring natural capital: Grade B- We see a resolve to value …
Insight, 13 January 2012
Gastro(eco)nomic revolution in Peru
… with some Indian, African and Latin American colleagues of a Hivos-IIED Programme on Small-scale farmers and Globalization and we were all … tank to get your breath back.” But it raises some interesting issues about the responsibilities chefs and cooks hold within the countries …
Insight, 16 October 2011