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An image of Saleemul Huq at the podium giving a speech. On the final day of the CBA10 conference, he called for federations and communities of the urban poor to be better utilised by urban developers, climate change practitioners and local government to mainstream local adaptation (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
International climate adaptation conference calls for governments, NGOs and infrastructure investors to work with urban community federations to mainstream and finance local adaptation
… how local communities can and do adapt to climate change. This year, for the first time, the conference had an urban focus, with the theme of … adaptation at scale, which also has benefits for pro-poor urban development. In many developing countries, shack and slum dwellers … CBA back home. Communities should be the driver in making adaptation sustainable, maintaining links with the government and other …
News, 28 April 2016
Clearing forest for a palm oil plantation in Borneo (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
… hikes of 2007-08 and the ensuing wave of transnational land deals for agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries placed … customary authorities more accountable. Feeding lessons into national policy can help upscale impacts. 2 The commodity slide The global land … trade treaties are under way , or have recently been completed. More integrated economies and more commercialised agriculture can raise land …
Insight, 25 May 2016
The Bairro Proletário do Dique in Rio de Janeiro was settled in the 1960s. The local infrastructure remains poor (Photo: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Is more inclusive urbanisation essential to the 2030 Agenda?
… The 2030 Agenda promises Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are "integrated and indivisible" and "leave no-one behind". Yet goals listed … growth, they tend to be less rather than more inclined to plan for it. They don't want public finance to be invested in the …
Insight, 02 March 2016
Esilalei, Tanzania: Teresia Olotai uses a refrigerator plugged into a solar powered micro-grid. Delivering energy access in rural Tanzania could help transform local economies (Photo: Morgana Wingard, USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How energy can generate growth in Tanzania's rural economy
… of poverty without safe, reliable and affordable energy. Indeed, the Sustainable Development Goals recognise that energy access is crucial for giving everyone a fair chance at living a healthy, decent and … Change Lab brought together government agencies, energy providers, policy influencers, donors, micro financiers, researchers and other …
Insight, 21 September 2017
CBA12: Key messages
… inclusive, be able to build climate resilience and would have scope for scaling up. We then explored whether these approaches were … mainstreaming of DCF – ensuring what takes place supports national policy, and Community-led decision making is essential to ensure … requires a holistic approach, hence the past and present emphasis on integrated watershed resource management (IWRM) and ecosystems-based …
Article, 11 June 2018
Men sitting on railway tracks with roosters. Sucat Railway Community, Manila, Philippines.
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
… security, and ensuring that environment lies at the heart of all sustainable development strategies. We aim to show how best to include … increase the influence of civil society on key debates and high-level policy processes (see our series of three booklets on the MDGs for examples and further information). Project objectives The Millennium …
Project, 30 April 2008
A women's focus group is a key part of a governance assessment at Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. It's essential that gender equality and equity is addressed in research proposals and activities (Image: IIED)
On a learning curve towards gender mainstreaming
… into institutions', what do we actually mean? There are projects for mainstreaming biodiversity into development, for mainstreaming natural capital into policy planning, and recently we attended a learning workshop hosted by … high-quality research that supports gender equality and equity for sustainable development. So far, so mainstreaming. Putting gender …
Insight, 25 January 2018
The Mercato in Addis Ababa is Africa's largest market. This month there was another major gathering in Addis Ababa as thousands of politicians, policymakers and civil society leaders came together for the third Financing for Development summit (Photo: alvise forcellini, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why universality is a taxing agenda…
… last week felt like engaging in three worlds: the third Financing for Development Conference (FFD) main event, the myriad side events, and … green economy partnership work with the Africa Climate Policy Centre . The FFD conference has provoked a good deal of public … development (environmental, social and economic) now stand integrated and equal in priority. Re-reading the final outcome document …
Insight, 20 July 2015
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Engendering Eden Volume 2: Women, Gender and ICDPs in Africa - Lessons learnt and experiences shared
… key topics in the field of sustainable wildlife use and is aimed at policy-makers, planners, government extension workers and NGOs. The … of issues concerning relationships between women, gender and ICDPs (integrated conservation and development projects) by examining … still remain fragmented and under resourced. There is much room for improvement. …
Publication, 01 January 2003
Esther Msafiri demonstrates using electricity for oil pressing in Njombe region, Tanzania (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Powering local development in Tanzania
… Extending the 'productive use of energy' (PUE) for agriculture and small enterprise offers huge potential for poor … studied. But the research concluded that significant funding and policy support would be required to scale this up to a level where it … innovation include: Establishing agricultural enterprises which are integrated with a community-owned energy utility, providing an anchor …
Insight, 24 February 2017