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IIED's best of 2020: publications
… be integrated into national monitoring and evaluation systems. More about this work: This guide published by IIED, EVALSDGs, the Ministry … scope and delivery. Some key lessons that we can learn from the LDC Group are highlighted. More about this work:  The effective … urgent policy change Research report The Asia and Pacific region is home to more than half the world’s undernourished children, but also has …
Article, 23 December 2020
A woman stands with three goats in shadow amid a dusty terrain
Introduction to drylands: building climate resilience, productivity and equity
… Covering about 40% of the Earth’s land surface, the drylands are home to 2.3 … as a backward and unproductive land use system.   Ensure knowledge about drylands becomes a mainstream asset of government institutions and …
Article, 17 December 2012
A man buying fresh fruit at a market stall.
How COVID-19 is impacting and changing East Africa’s agri-food systems
… future livelihoods and wider food security. Due to temporary stay-at-home orders, street food vendors in Kampala (most of whom are women) … Rwanda and Uganda.  Resources Below is a list of online resources about COVID-19 and food systems. We will update this list during the … Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan Read more Our  collection about coronavirus  examines some of the emerging impacts of the COVID-19 …
Article, 07 August 2020
Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India (Photo: Akshay Mahajan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Data that supports local development
… was when the inhabitants of Janata colony in Mumbai collected data about all the households, enterprises and infrastructure in their … of slum/shack dwellers formed and learnt how to collect local data about the people living in informal settlements (who generally are not …
Insight, 22 September 2016
An image of crouching community members in a village in Champasak province, Laos identify areas where open defecation is taking place ahead of implementing sanitation measures (Photo: Viengsompasong Inthavong/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
An urban approach to 'leaving no one behind'
… participate.   Internally displaced people and refugees are another group routinely left behind in urban centres and were recognised in the … and their needs, and The politics of implementation – how decisions about priorities for investment in urban services and infrastructure are … of leaving no urban residents behind.  Thinking more deeply about the concept and the ways that low-income groups are already …
Insight, 02 June 2016
Site discussions to integrate biodiversity into mine planning and operations (Photo: SANBI)
Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
… the country contains 10 per cent of all plant species on Earth and is home to rare species, big and small. South Africa is also a mine for the … operations and reputations. Although there was a wealth of data about the country's biodiversity, much of it was highly complex or … of guidelines.  Patti Wickens, environmental principal at De Beers Group who chairs the forum, says the atmosphere at the early meetings of …
Article, 21 March 2016
Lots of people park their motorbikes to gather
Q&A: How COVID-19 is impacting rural Africans in the Sahel
… security challenges in the West African Sahel. The interviewees are group of young men, based in Mali’s capital Bamako, who have migrated … settled in the city. Q: We’re here to listen to your news, find out about your life in Bamako, and get ideas about how conditions in the … or village can take steps, since they’ll come and kill you at home. Did you hear about the case of T* in the neighboring village? They …
Article, 26 May 2021
A demonstration of solar PV products by the Energy and Environment Partnership in Tanzania's southern Iringa Region gathers an audience of all ages (Photo: EEP Southern and Eastern Africa, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bringing solar out of the shadows
… shift to decentralised supply through such technology as solar home systems or clean cook stoves. Getting energy to remote areas using … this bias was certainly true for global climate finance  – but what about within countries?  IIED has been working with consultants in … is senior researcher in IIED's  Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . This post first appeared on the news website of the Thomson …
Insight, 20 February 2017
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Building homes, changing official approaches: The work of Urban Poor Organizations and their Federations and their contributions to meeting the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas
… This paper is about the current and potential role of community-driven initiatives to …
Publication, 01 July 2005
Three women holding a sack of rice between them.
Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta
… then sell at cost to network members.  After gathering information about possible sources and prices in several areas, we asked the farmers … in cash. They must bring their own bag or basket to carry the rice home, to avoid adding more plastic waste to Jakarta's already overloaded …
Insight, 25 May 2022