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Temporary settlements in Kirtipur, Nepal, which was devastated by earthquakes in 2015 (Photo: Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed)
Cash transfers in urban crises: do they work for women?
… out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015), the Sustainable Development Goals (2015), and a host of UN Security Council … from the state, INGOs or both – and those that haven't  Focus group discussions with other men and women in the community, and Key …
Insight, 08 March 2017
Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
… If the new agreement is to be acceptable to all countries and sustainable, it needs to start from a normative framework that has … countries. Developed country parties must commit to providing sustainable, predictable, new and additional public finance for … Achala Abeysinghe is a senior researcher in IIED's climate change group. …
Insight, 07 November 2013
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… of supplying produce to their own immediate local and national markets, as evidenced in the case studies. They also have the ability to … compendium's business models offer an alternative approach to deliver sustainable use of the world's rapidly disappearing forests, and offer …
News, 04 September 2015
An image showing rabbits raised in elevated cages. This and manure being collected for the worm composting and to create organic fertilizers illustrate a permaculture food production system in action (Photo: Khanh Tran-Thanh/IIED)
Farming the future: Cuba's food transformation
… a senior coordinator in IIED's Natural Resources Group . …
Insight, 19 May 2016
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
Event, 02 December 2018
Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers
… coastal people’s rights to the land are strengthened. Kate Lee is the group administrator of the Sustainable Markets Group . Find out more about their work. …
Insight, 14 November 2011
Power and politics in Nigeria
… with an independent regulator. Yet for the average citizen or lobby group wanting to know, the implementation plans are shrouded in mystery. … citizen momentum to demand it.   Ben Garside is a researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group.   …
Insight, 24 February 2011
Chinese timber business in Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
China-Africa trade and investment: benefiting Africa's rural informal economy?
… area for them to flourish and persist. Ultimately, to promote China's sustainable and pro-poor engagement in the region, we need to understand … rooted in the reality on the ground. This means getting out to the markets, forests, mine sites, rural communities in these countries. … ) is a researcher in IIED's China team in the Natural Resources Group . Resources: Read this backgrounder for more information, and …
Insight, 31 March 2015
A small mining operation near Garies in the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stuck between a deposit and a hard place
… Buxton ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher with IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 26 February 2015
Green shoots and REDD herrings
… forest resources; strong civil society support for, and scrutiny of, sustainable forestry; and regular and systematic monitoring. Social …
Insight, 15 October 2009