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Kazakhstan's capital Astana will host the EXPO trade fair in 2017. Credit: Ken & Nyetta/Flicker (Creative Commons)
Kazakhstan: Green economy of the future?
… the green economy — such as a multi-stakeholder green economy forum, screening of public expenditure, green accounting Set up an … and institutional framework for a green economy Saule Ospanova is an independent researcher working on sustainability and accountability …
Insight, 30 January 2014
Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)
Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?
… industry has put sustainable development theory into practice.  The research is based on the perspectives of just a few stakeholders and initial independent research. Our work over the coming months will highlight … and Small-scale Mining (CASM) initiative and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development , have had …
Insight, 07 June 2012
Public protests against new dams in Patagonia. RIMISP's study shows the need for public consultation on major infrastructure projects (Photo: Glenn Switkes/International Rivers, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Learning the lessons from Chile's energy transformation
… for Rural Development (RIMISP) .  This blog first appeared on the the Independent Research Forum (IRF) website . …
Insight, 23 March 2015
The Swiss ski resort of Davos, which hosts the World Economic Forum (Photo: swiss-image.ch/Michael Buholzer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The glass is half full: in 2015 we need to demand that our leaders deliver
… on reducing poverty and tackling climate change. The World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos started as a meeting of economic decision-makers. … to drive the direction of development in the next 15 years. The Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) , of which IIED is a member, welcomes the …
Insight, 21 January 2015
Negotiations went long into the night at COP20 in Lima, Peru, but the road to dignity seems no clearer (Photo: Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, via Creative Commons)
Can the road to Paris lead to the road to dignity?
… road to dignity, and should dignity be our destination anyway? The Independent Research Forum ( IRF2015)  suggested that the overarching objective of the SDGs …
Insight, 15 December 2014
COP16: United Nations climate change negotiations
Event, 01 January 2015
Meceburi Forest, near Nampula, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
The Musketeers of development
… in IIED's Natural Resources Group, was originally posted on the Independent Research Forum website . …
Insight, 16 July 2014
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
… Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) contributed to an Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) assessment [PDF]  of the working document for the 11th …
Insight, 20 June 2014
Animals gather in the shade of a rusting ship near the Aral Sea (Photo: Mark Pitcher)
Are Kazakhstan's plans for a greener future at risk?
… of civil society organisations, remains to be seen. An International Forum on developing an energy-efficient low-carbon economy was hosted by … unanswered questions. Saule Ospanova ([email protected]) is an independent researcher working on sustainability and accountability …
Insight, 31 October 2014
Modern energy services are crucial to economic development. In Afghanistan, less than 10 per cent of the population has access to the electricity grid. French NGO GERES has been working to introduce low-cost passive solar building designs, reducing fuel poverty (Photo: Oriane Zera, GERES, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Facing up to the awkward realities of the post-2015 agenda
… is head of Partnerships at IIED and works with the  Independent Research Forum (IRF) to provide critical thinking on the post-2015 development …
Insight, 28 January 2015