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The logo of PAGE and information about the conference on 27-28 March 2017
IIED at ministerial green economy conference
… The Berlin conference explored how economies and financial markets can be "enablers" for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.  IIED and … speakers included Ashok Khosla, chairman of Development Alternatives Group and Dirk Messner, director of the German Development Institute …
Event, 27 March 2017
Customers at a milk bar in Ndumbuini in Kabete, Nairobi. Research in Kenya has found that milk sold in this way had similar bacterial levels to those sold in formal markets (Photo: ILRI/Paul Karaimu)
What do street food, charcoal, gold, mobile phones and milk have in common?
… and Southern Africa, up to 95 per cent of food is sold in informal markets. Six million consumers in Kenya drink milk from informal … unsafe, bad for the environment, bad for consumer health, and bad for sustainable development. The evidence doesn't always bear this out. For … a researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets group …
Insight, 17 December 2014
The focus of Green Economy Coalition convener Oliver Greenfield is on the SDG targets and indicators, and how that can lead to a green economy (Image: IIED)
Sustainable goals for a sustainable green economy
… The real transformational challenge set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is about getting everyone – from … the priorities for that economy. They catalyse what it is that markets should be delivering for people and societies. And the principle … chief economist Tom Bigg, director of IIED's Strategy and Learning Group …
News, 11 September 2015
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… Rather than attempting to restrict or eliminate informal food markets, governments should allow them to thrive and find ways to work … Food Change Labs and other work described above are part of the 'Sustainable diets for all' programme , which builds capacity among local … is senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group . Cook will be talking about diversity from farm to fork and …
Insight, 10 October 2017
A woman sitting on a raised platform
Urban food insecurity and malnutrition are about more than just food
… and obese adults and one in three stunted children. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal target 2.2 of eliminating all forms of … In Hanoi , by 2025 the existing 67 permanent traditional markets, the main source of fresh fruit and vegetables, will be replaced … urban planners’ assumptions are misguided: food sold in formal urban markets may be perceived as safer but may actually have lower compliance …
Insight, 16 October 2019
MMSD – Assurance Group and project information
… MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations MMSD – Assurance Group  | Project information MMSD – project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project page Assurance Group Documents MMSD: The Assurance Group  |  MMSD Assurance Group : éléments de fond Le Groupe de … Sustainable markets … MMSD – Assurance Group and project information …
Article, 04 March 2009
Women in Ahmedabad, India, collect rubbish from 6,656 households that make up the slum area of Juna Vadaj, illustrating the energy and innovation that informal economies can bring to the sustainable development agenda (Photo: Pritpal Randhawa for STEPs)
Development frontiers
… of what transition out of our current economy to one that is more sustainable will involve for real people, big companies, large … we came up with then are informing some of IIED's work on sustainable markets . Less growth, cleaner energy and more regulation will not … is the director of IIED's Sustainable Markets Group. …
Insight, 21 March 2016
Small-scale miners dry ores in the process of gold mining in Geita, Tanzania (Photo: John Louis/Investing In Gold, Creative Commons)
Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… (ASM) can make a positive contribution to inclusive and equitable sustainable development and growth in some of the world's poorest and … this impoverished and vulnerable sector with national priorities and sustainable development agendas.  Using dialogue to drive transformation … Sustainable markets …
Project, 24 January 2014
a turtle
Navigating ocean investments
… MPAs offer impact investors a strong opportunity to support the sustainable management of marine resources, improve coastal livelihoods … fill the global gap in public finance: supporting conservation and sustainable development targets. Defining tailored indicators and ways … management. Many collaboratively managed MPAs are financially sustainable, generating most or all revenue through tourism and …
Article, 01 October 2019
NGOs: friend or foe to markets for the poor?
… are the contents and discontents of development approaches to make markets work for the poor. According to one businessman at least it … account of his own experience in Nicaragua of trying to make markets work for the poor in collaboration with an NGO. After sharing … development resources to support such businesses to take over local markets — under the motto of supporting poor farmers or small-scale …
Insight, 06 April 2011