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Bimbo Osobe and Samuel Akinrolabu, members of the Nigerian Slum/Informal Settlement Federation, lead a march of residents of Lagos waterfront communities threatened with eviction, to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's office to demand open dialogue with the government on alternatives to evictions of the urban poor (Photo: Andrew Maki)
Is this too easy?
… for the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) to … particularly shocking. But every day such evictions are repeated as governments and/or private sector companies seek to claim back …
Insight, 26 October 2016
A group of people pose for a picture, behind words that say "Gobeshona Global Conference 1"
Gobeshona Global Conference 1
Event, 18 January 2021
New Melones Lake, California, which is facing one of the most severe droughts on record with a state of emergency declared in January (Photo: Ben Amstutz, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
2016 – when global meets local in climate action
Insight, 04 January 2016
Community participation, with a strong focus on women, such as this women's savings group in Southern India, is vital to develop slum-friendly cities (Photo: Maria Andersson/Individuell Människohjälp, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
What might slum dwellers want from the SDGs?
… The SDGs promise so much but they are not action oriented. Many countries do not have the capacity to act.  We see dreams of a slum-free … to achieve the more modest goals for slum-friendly cities means that governments have to do three times what they are doing now. Will action … with a strong focus on women. Full involvement of women in developing slum-friendly cities gives a clear change of life for …
Insight, 05 October 2015
Women discuss forest management at a Community Forest User Group meeting in Nepal. Photo: WOCAN
Gender and REDD+
…   REDD+  aims to compensate countries that reduce emissions from land use and land use change, as … of charcoal business would improve benefit sharing, equity and act as an incentive for local communities to participate in … dissatisfaction remain in terms of the incomes earned, suggesting the need to consider safeguards or strategies that address their specific …
Project, 12 September 2013
A rubber boat carrying around 50 refugees arrives from Bodrum, Turkey to the Greek island of Kos (Photo: Christopher Jahn/IFRC, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
In this war of words, no one is the victor
… in the Syrian crisis for years now. They would be legally unable to act if these were migrants.   What we are witnessing in Europe is just a shadow of what the countries immediately surrounding Syria have seen. Lebanon, Jordan and … Union crisis as a predominantly humanitarian event, we however need to recognise that migration is a normal human activity bringing …
Insight, 04 September 2015
Land cleared for palm oil production, Indonesia (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals
… a bilateral treaty on the protection of foreign investment that the governments of India and Ethiopia signed in 2007.  Whether these … social, environmental and economic parameters, and Many deals concern countries where land governance is weak, so public authorities may lack … shaped by international as well as national regulation. There is a need for more integrated approaches that consider how different sets of …
Insight, 17 February 2016
Solar phone charging on a Ugandan island shows even isolated areas in Africa are getting connected by mobile phones and creating demand for energy (Photo: futureatlas.com/blog/)
Transforming energy access: a conversation with Kandeh Yumkella
… can buy in to, including big business, small-scale enterprise, governments and civil society. Nexus thinking is also increasing – as … it – the rapid increase in oil and gas development taking place in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. A third of new oil and … solar technology is falling dramatically. Mobile phone technology in developing countries is creating demand for power and making payment …
Insight, 31 July 2014
An image of the world showing global surface temperatures: April 2016 was the hottest April on record, the seventh month in a row to break temperature records. You can watch a video progression of changing global temperatures below (Image: NASA)
Taking the Paris Agreement forward: what to expect in Bonn?
Insight, 16 May 2016
Children stand on a dirt road in a village in Burkina Faso.
Global land rush: Contract transparency is crucial, but not enough
… The growing challenge of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries has featured prominently in discussions over the past few … public and private sector action. Citizens have the right to know how governments manage resources on their behalf. As I argued in this …
Insight, 17 April 2013