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Trivial Pursuits? Reconciling sustainable rural development and the global economic institutions
Publication, 01 November 1999
Participants in the gender and environmental change workshop discuss REDD+ (Photo: Lucile Robinson/IIED)
Making gender equality a global and local reality
… Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recognised the need for a more balanced representation of men and women in the climate … development-related fields. For example, at the Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Development, world leaders recognised gender equality as a … change), adding to their already onerous responsibilities. The policy briefing from the workshop explores these issues further. Are we …
Insight, 21 May 2014
Setting fire to outdated thinking on biomass energy
… over fist in new wood pellet domestic heating systems (which are, for example, installed in 80% of all new homes in Austria). They are … processes are particularly amenable to incluing the poor. 5. Integrated landscapes: biomass energy can, but does not need to be … and adaptation. It would develop clear institutional oversight with policy mandates and incentives for biomass supply and for research and …
Insight, 11 April 2011
Hippos bask in the sun in Botswana.
Botswana: Biodiversity and dragons come together
… workshop participant and ‘dragon’ responding to a high-pressure pitch for investment, in the style of the well-known TV programme Dragons’ … of ‘mainstreaming’ biodiversity including: new jobs stronger, more sustainable livelihoods more diverse products and potential advantages … tourism and mining policies, financial strategies and budgeting. Policy tensions While this approach makes total sense, inevitably it …
Insight, 22 May 2013
A meeting of community members in Bangladesh. Similar meetings will feed into an international network of government planners sharing strategies on how to mainstream climate change into development planning (Photo: Isabelle Lemaire)
Government group network on climate change mainstreaming
… experiences and lessons learned in designing and implementing public policy responses to climate change. Climate change is a global problem – … from Asia and Africa have formed the Government Group Network for Climate Change Mainstreaming. The group is a community of practice … national development plans, regional-based development plans, County Integrated Development Plans and sectoral plans Researching and …
Project, 29 September 2014
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February 2003 Contents
… Sonja Vermeulen and Izabella Koziell 5. Sustaining Agriculture: Policy, Governance, and the Future of Family- based Farming Bill Vorley 6. Stakeholder Dialogues on Sustainable Development Strategies: Lessons, Opportunities and … Sue Williams 8. Drylands Issue Papers - New titles 113 - What future for West Africa's family farms in a world market economy? 114 - Taking …
Publication, 01 February 2003
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Natural Resource Management and Land Policy in Developing Countries: Lessons learned and new challenges for the World Bank
… alongside agriculture as a major rural development concern. A more integrated picture of rural livelihoods has emerged, along with a … of the viability of production systems that make extensive but sustainable use of fragile resources, such as those of pastoralists. … This paper looks at the World Bank’s involvement in land policy issues in forests and protected areas and in pastoral and …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… ; Lajana Manandhar, executive director of the Lumanti Support Group for Shelter ; and Higor Rafael de Souza Carvalho, an urban planner and … by governments. Q: To what extent are housing rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) changing government approaches? The SDGs and … Policy and planning … Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations …
Article, 22 October 2020
A proper technological integration would make feasible the implementation of more micro-grids such as this one, pictured, on Chile's border with Bolivia (Photo: Boris Lopicich)
What will speed up the micro-grid revolution?
… Access to energy in remote rural zones has not been an easy task for local governments to address. Low population densities, consumers … and stand-alone systems mean these regions can now be reached and the Sustainable Energy For All goals achieved; but to be effective, policies … place. Boris Lopicich ([email protected]) is legislative counsel and policy advisor on climate change, energy and environment at the National …
Insight, 24 November 2015
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… Participatory Learning and Action: a journal for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike About PLA: Background, … for Advanced Studies is an independent, non-profit, non-government, policy, research, and implementation institute working on sustainable … with climate science and modelling to create innovative thinking and integrated methods to support adaptation. Lots of resources available …
Article, 01 December 2009