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Maintaining the solar street lighting in the village of Tinginaput, India. SDG 7 calls for access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (Photo: UK Department for international Development Creative Commons via Flickr)
Poverty Environment Partnership issues call to action on 2030 Agenda
… Environment Partnership (PEP)  has launched a new report calling for the mainstreaming of poverty, environment and climate issues at the … extreme poverty, giving them the chance to control their future Integrated institutions : developing integrated, inclusive and … engage with the people and environments marginalised by current policy New messages and metrics : improving and aligning poverty, …
News, 13 July 2016
CBA13 participants speaking
CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
News, 17 July 2019
More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
… CBA12 brought together more than 250 participants for four days of  sharing insights gained from climate action at … Expert Group of the UNFCCC – linking top-down national adaptation policy with experience from the frontline.  Participants included … The value of locally driven approaches to climate action Vertically integrated climate responses enable effective multi-sectoral approaches: …
Insight, 16 July 2018
Women harvesting vegetables in Shanggula village, Guangxi province, China, can share lessons on sustainable farming with the rest of the world (Photo: Simon Lim)
Nurturing the shoots of China's sustainable agriculture
… researchers to explore this and have identified valuable lessons for China and the rest of the world. China's agricultural practices have … China Agricultural University, the Chinese Centre for Agricultural Policy, and IIED, it draws out some key lessons and recommendations of … the nature of local markets, and the extent to which farmers are integrated into wider commodity chains. In some cases, certification may …
Insight, 23 March 2016
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… and approaches, and Looks at how SDG evaluation can be integrated into national monitoring and evaluation systems. More about this work: This guide published by IIED, EVALSDGs, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and UNICEF, is built on lived experiences … IIED has been working with EVALSDGs to co-publish a series of nine policy briefing papers on evaluation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs .  …
Article, 23 December 2020
A man and woman sat down cooking with a charcoal cookstove.
Calibrating cooking to affect deforestation and violence against women in displaced settings
… camps. Some women suffer domestic violence too, often being blamed for long stays away from home or not providing cooked meals at times … against women and girls, best practices on mitigating SGBV must be integrated with the cooking solutions from the start, while … money, people living in the camps lack the cash to pay; and the policy environment is not stable enough to allay concerns over the …
Project, 21 September 2020
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Securing social justice in green economies: a review and ten considerations for policymakers
… ‘green growth’ policymaking is moving to the centre of many national development strategies. Green policies should enable countries to manage … justice?~ ~Green and just development requires two key ingredients: integrated policymaking and a holistic outcome framework combining … international analyses. It concludes with ten critical considerations for shaping green and just national strategies and policies. …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Two women throwing fishing nets at a lake
Critical themes at IIED
… discussion and debate helps IIED to clarify assumptions, create space for controversy and make informed choices as professionals and as an … finance accelerate universal energy access? In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 – universal energy access – by … System, outlined the rationale behind the inquiry and its future policy recommendations. March: The importance of meaningful stakeholder …
Article, 05 March 2021
The Poverty-Environment Initiative is celebrating its 10th anniversary at a meeting with partners in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Taking an integrated approach to eliminating poverty and sustaining natural resources
… it is poor and vulnerable groups who depend on the bounty of nature for their livelihood – smallholder farmers and fishers, indigenous … with the governments of 28 developing countries to demonstrate how an integrated approach to reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable use of … government-led. It sets measurable targets and monitors the impact of policy interventions and investments. It is iterative and open to …
Insight, 28 May 2015
A dish of amatehe
Protecting indigenous foods, preserving biodiversity – the solutions are in nature
… answers An IIED-Hivos study carried out under the Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme  calls on local and national decision makers … these policies at local and national levels.  Civil society push for policy implementation SD4All partner, the Food Rights Alliance (FRA) , … go hand in hand: “Policies that promote indigenous foods must be integrated into national development and investment frameworks – for …
Insight, 22 May 2020