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Hundreds of densely packed houses climb into the mountains
Dealing with COVID-19 in the towns and cities of the global South
… such as those selling vegetables. A small proportion have low paid jobs in the formal economy such as cleaners, factory workers and guards. … workers to self-isolate; there is every likelihood they will carry on working. Many occupations are high risk In addition to the considerable risks related to homes and neighbourhoods, many residents work in high risk …
Insight, 27 March 2020
The post-2015 development agenda must recognise that the fates of forests and people are entwined. Credit: Duncan Macqueen
Saving the forests for last – in the hope, at last, of saving the forests
… stand-alone goal on healthy forests. For others, such as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's High Level Panel of eminent persons, it would make … kind of active engagement. It will focus on helping to install forest-related targets and indicators that directly contribute towards notional … the multiple ways in which forests contribute to climate, resilience, job creation, livelihoods and poverty reduction. Our approach aims to …
Insight, 31 January 2014
A farmer's house and sugar cane field in Cambodia, where there is concern about large-scale investment in sugar plantations driving local people off the land (Photo: Brian Hoffman, via Creative Commons)
Human rights should be at the heart of investment policy making
Insight, 20 October 2014
Chen showing Lila Buckley his innovative method for growing potatoes in straw nests.
A Chinese farm in Africa
… from his family. Now back in China, Chen has returned to his previous job in his city’s ‘Agriculture Technology Promotion Centre’—part of a … not to feed China per se, but to increase global food supply in general. Despite the problems with the project he worked on during our … government needs to protect its own people and ensure we don’t take jobs away from them.” But he finds hope in a new tripartite agreement …
Insight, 13 September 2012
Chinese supermarket. Photo: Simon Lim
Reflections on ten years of rating big brands for sustainability
… also calls on governments to do their part. The report does a great job of highlighting the links between corporate policies and the hidden … come Unilever, Coca-Cola and Pepsico. Languishing at the bottom are General Mills, Kellogg’s, and Associated British Foods. Such a … limitations of league tables that measure policy rather than impact. IIED faced similar challenges a decade ago when we coordinated an effort …
Insight, 27 February 2013
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
Insight, 12 October 2015
Pakistan: floods and after
… locations and invite applications for the resolution of property related conflicts. If justice cannot be delivered through a transparent, … are seriously considering staying on in Karachi and looking for jobs. Small farmers would like to go back but think that by leaving a … of experience working on urban planning and development issues in general, and in Asia and Pakistan in particular. Hasan has been involved …
Insight, 01 September 2010
A pot with bubbling food sits cooking on an open fire.
Sustainable energy: can a new initiative succeed where Rio+20 failed?
… business benefiting from increased energy efficiency and thousands of jobs being created in a green energy sector. But the UN text agreed at … forward Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) — led by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and endorsed by more than 50 countries — which is an … something to be said for demonstrating under one banner initiatives working to increase energy access and reduce carbon emissions across the …
Insight, 25 June 2012
A man stands behind an electricity generator
Energy literacy for all? Cracking the very hard 'soft side' of energy development
… the policy level, it seemed that the  multi-stakeholder process  was working quite well, with key stakeholders backing the energy targets and … people? Do we know what works? A recent report from Norway's Auditor-General to the parliament on Norway's clean energy aid spending in … training sessions with officials who lack the resources, power or job stability to do anything much with their new knowledge when back at …
Insight, 22 September 2014