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A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference
… change then we can’t have sustainable development.” Steve Bass, Group Head, Sustainable Markets Group, IIED: “Markets are a social … not under estimate the power of communities — communities in informal settlements will not make the economy green if they are excluded.” Tim … on a finite planet? This is an appeal, at the end of the day, to human ingenuity: are we clever enough to figure it out?” Julia …
News, 20 June 2012
Gates Foundation gives US$10 million to help urban poor improve living conditions
… pay little attention to urban poverty," says Diana Mitlin of IIED's Human Settlements Group. "And when they do, it is to finance professionally designed …
News, 22 November 2007
Annual report 2006/07
… the UN climate change conference in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2006. Human settlements Rising tide of concern over coastal cities:  ‘The rising … forum:  in September 2006, IIED’s Poverty and Conservation Learning Group was launched: a major platform for 70 conservation organisations …
Page, 16 April 2008
There is no government-provided water connection in the Shivaji Nagar slum area of Raipur. Under UN definitions, a household has "improved provision" for water even if it only has access to a public tap or standpipe. (Photo: indiawaterportal.org, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Setting the bar too low: is there really progress on UN development goals?
… of the MDGs. Dr David Satterthwaite is the senior fellow in the Human Settlements Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development and …
Insight, 03 December 2013
Urban-rural linkages have been 'beefed up' in the latest draft of the UN's Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
OWG 'zero draft' is a huge step forward: now let's get practical
… and interests of members of the Least Developed Countries Group, can help the OWG negotiate a safe way towards getting a … of the SDGs 'zero draft' for issues such as energy, forests, human settlements and marine resources. On 7 July 2014, IRF2015 will be …
Insight, 20 June 2014
Keeping the forests we've got
… on higher ground Vrede is a member of Hesi (Quick), a community group which helps flood victims. The government's help came late. It intends to establish forest settlements, but lacks money. "We're staying where we are, " said Hugo … for about 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Keeping the forests intact is therefore vital to …
Insight, 30 April 2009
International days are used to promote awareness and action on important topics. But how does IIED engage with them? (Image: IIED)
Seizing the day without falling off the bandwagon
… online library, pointed people towards a job vacancy as head of our Human Settlements Group  (posted the previous day), drew attention to a data …
Insight, 19 November 2015
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… and, perhaps most importantly, political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements research group is working with partners around the world to identify the …
Article, 02 January 2017
A man points to a wild chimpanzee up a tree
Markets and payments for environmental services
… Uganda are under threat as their habitat is lost to agriculture and human settlements. Central to this problem is the attitude of most farmers …
Project, 03 October 2008
Lagos in 2010. Under different scenarios, Lagos could have 61 million inhabitants in 2100, or over 100 million (Image: Ricardo Gomes, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will Africa have the world's largest cities in 2100?
… ([email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, …
Insight, 07 October 2016