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Madizini in Tanzania grew from a village into an urban centre, initially because the local sugarcane plantations and factory needed workers. Now the town supports a wide array of businesses (Photo: Jytte Agergaard)
Reframing food security for an urbanising world
… international agencies met at a technical workshop co-organised by IIED and IFAD to reflect on the nature and diversity of urbanisation … terms of inadequate agricultural production, with little attention to how the diverse processes of urbanisation contribute to profound … both rural and urban contexts. Cecilia Tacoli ( cecilia.tacoli@iied.org ) is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group …
Insight, 10 April 2017
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
… The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) contributed to an Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) assessment … We think it essential to get to this level of specificity about how achieving the SDGs at a national level depends on a set of … agenda. Watch this space… This blog was first posted on www.IRF2015.org , which will be running a series of blogs by IIED experts examining …
Insight, 20 June 2014
A woman carries a Nile perch landed at Got Kachola, Kenya, where the NGO Renewable World is establishing community-run energy hubs for fish chilling and other local energy needs (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Four challenges to powering local economies
… energy access for households in poor or remote communities. But how can this growth in household energy use be matched by 'productive … to overcome barriers such as a gap in skills or financial resources. IIED's global research and collaboration with Hivos under the Energy … livelihoods in poor, rural communities. Sarah Best (sarah.best@iied.org) is a senior researcher working on energy in IIED's Shaping …
Insight, 12 September 2016
The opening of the UN climate change talks in Bonn in June. The negotiators meet in Bonn again this week (Photo: UNClimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate negotiations: the last stop before Paris
Insight, 19 October 2015
Meceburi Forest, Mozambique: a young woman harvests casava (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Seeds of the post-capitalist forest?
… forests and sustainable development at Yale University  exploring how different local initiatives to grow and look after forests, and … litigation. See Mayer's presentation at Yale University above or on IIED's SlideShare site . A resurgent public will for non-market values? … forest' might be grown. James Mayers (james.mayers@iied.org) is director of IIED's Natural Resources Group. Further resources …
Insight, 11 February 2016
Women farmers sorting their carrot harvest in Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana (Photo: Nirmal Sigtia, IWMI/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
… to vast grazing lands, India has an abundance of natural resources. How would you describe women’s relationship to these resources and their … culture. Interview conducted by  Teresa Corcoran  (teresa.corcoran@iied.org), communications content officer,  IIED's Communications Group . …
Article, 30 October 2018
Seaweed farmers in Indonesia (Photo: Hiswaty Hafid/USAid, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Focusing the blue economy future on small-scale fisheries
… frequently it seems, the talk turns to small-scale fisheries. For IIED, small-scale fisheries and the people who work for them and with … and the invitation to all interested parties to share and discuss how national government policies and international high seas governance … like to attend, please contact Anne Schulthess: anne.schulthess@iied.org. …
Insight, 18 February 2019
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Working for a just & sustainable world
… and Development Working for a just & sustainable world Welcome to IIED, a UK-based international policy research institute and non- governmental organisation. Visit our website at: www.iied.org. Sign up to receive regular updates on IIED research, events, and … on climate change and cities - what will be likely impacts, and how to design cities in ways that greatly reduce their carbon …
Publication, 01 June 2006
A Bangladeshi fisherman sleeps under a tree, one of thousands planted by the government in an attempt to slow tidal erosion and shield against winds as the country. As countries take such measures to tackle climate change, negotiators prepare for the road to Paris and COP21 (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
Insight, 06 February 2015
Solar panels, such as these in Bhutan, are benefiting millions of energy-poor households (Photo: Richard Furlong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Turning up the volume: five insights into aggregating finance for expanding off grid energy investment
… grow renewable energy enterprises. Exploring further innovation in how aggregators are structured is likely to have value – where, for … use of energy by their customers. Clare Shakya (clare.shakya@iied.org) is director of IIED's Climate Change research group ; Rebecca …
Insight, 03 November 2017