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A vendor in India uses energy produced by a micro-grid funded by SunFunder (Photo: Sameer Halai/SunFunder)
Off-grid energy powered by the crowd
… but as mentioned in the financing energy access workshop hosted by IIED last November , funding is one of many key success factors – … Development and Equity in Santiago, Chile, and a consultant with IIED's energy team. Follow him on Twitter: @borislopicich …
Insight, 09 April 2015
Peruvian men and women on a mountainside, pouring water on the earth
Learning to value Mother Earth
… below came from a series of 'wisdom dialogues' that were part of an IIED project in Peru . Farmers from the Quechua and Aymara communities … outcomes in the future – called alasitas – was used during the IIED project to encourage community members to “dream”: about how they … to cultivate.” Putting farmers at the centre of decisions Since 2007, IIED has been part of a global initiative to create spaces for farmers …
Article, 02 June 2013
Five women, wearing masks, sit at desks in front of computers and mobile phones
A helpline that is a lifeline for migrants
… on distress migration and human trafficking. Watch the recording on IIED's YouTube channel . …
Insight, 01 June 2022
Site discussions to integrate biodiversity into mine planning and operations (Photo: SANBI)
Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
… (PDF) Stories of change: mainstreaming biodiversity and development , IIED & UNEP-WCMC (2015), IIED tool SA Mine: Review of trends in the South African mining industry …
Article, 21 March 2016
Women opening the fruit of the marula tree to extract the kernel for making marula oil (Photo: CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Encouraging collaboration: drafting a new law to stop biopiracy in Namibia
… Stories of change: mainstreaming biodiversity and development , IIED, UNEP-WCMC (2015) IIED tool  Indigenous natural products , National Botanical Research …
Article, 21 March 2016
Lilongwe's residents call it the "Garden City" because of its many green spaces (Photo: Gome Jenda )
Seeds of change: Lilongwe City Council recognises the value of urban nature
… Stories of change: mainstreaming biodiversity and development , IIED, UNEP-WCMC (2015) IIED tool Convention on Biodiversity: Malawi overview and National …
Article, 21 March 2016
Cover for FR_20126IIED.pdf
La réforme foncière au Cameroun : une vision cohérente proposée par la société civile
Publication, 27 May 2021
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor
… The IIED study shows that hundreds of millions of urban people in such … actually depend on local wells,” says Dr Gordon McGranahan, head of IIED’s Human Settlements Group. “Far more needs to be done to support …
News, 12 November 2010
Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh queue to get access to a raised tube well; local indicators about access to water are essential for the SDGs (Photo: Development Planning Unit, UCL, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
… Urban Agenda at Habitat III. David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. …
Insight, 09 March 2016
Cover for G00227.pdf
Reinforcement of Pastoral Civil Society in East Africa 1st six-month report October 2002 to March 2003
… of the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED). It is implemented in partnership with a coalition of pastoral …
Publication, 01 April 2003