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‘Act on nature’, demand hundreds of organisations, in unprecedented call to world leaders
… virtually on 30 September.  Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF-International, said: “Never has it been more clear that we need to reset … action include, among others, African Wildlife Foundation; BirdLife International; WWF International; IIED; Capitals Coalition; International Land Coalition; …
News, 18 September 2020
Participants at D&C Days took part in virtual reality game to help explain the complexities of making climate-related decisions (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Development & Climate Days 2016
… development solutions. Robert Hofstede, associate director of the International Development Research Centre , highlighted the importance … organised by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre , IIED , the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) , Global Facility for … , Action on Climate Today (ACT) , Partners for Resilience (PRF) , International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  and Building …
Event, 12 November 2016
A typhoon hits shanties in Manila. Urban governments, which are already struggling to provide basic infrastructure services, also need to build resilience to climate change (Photo: Ernie Penaredondo/Global Water Partnership, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs and 'a new urban agenda'?
… Agenda that is meant to help finance the SDGs commits to "scaling up international cooperation to strengthen capacities of municipalities and … provision for primary healthcare by the 1980s. We are stuck with international processes controlled by representatives of national …
Insight, 08 September 2015
International climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are preparing the text for a global climate deal to be negotiated at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A 1.5 degree goal could save us from ourselves
Insight, 10 June 2015
Tianjin climate begotiation through the CLACC lens
Insight, 19 November 2010
Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page
… This includes raising local revenues and national government and international agency support (most international agencies pay little attention to addressing urban poverty) …
Insight, 19 July 2016
Roadside stalls
For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings
… conducted with WIEGO partner  Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) and  StreetNet  International’s affiliate Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and …
Insight, 12 August 2019
Which is the best approach when working for sustainable energy for all? (Photo: Bernard Polet, via Flickr)
How can we finance sustainable energy for all?
… workshop on 'Financing sustainable energy for all', co-hosted by the International Institute for Energy and Development (IIED) and the … poorest was delivered by Raffaella Bellanca, country director of the International Lifeline Fund in Haiti until October 2014; Sam Duby, … is only 19 per cent and there is a large suppressed demand, and The International Lifeline Fund provides sustainable cooking solutions in …
Insight, 15 December 2014
Financiers, decision makers, practitioners and researchers from across the globe gathered to share lessons and their experience in channelling finance to local levels (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Money where it matters: how to deliver finance to the local level
… what you do with it," said Jane Clark from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).  With that in mind, participants were … power to multiply twenty-fold what they do… But they need capital… International aid agencies put US$135 billion a year into development … Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement at the local level Unlocking international climate finance for local actors Unlocking public finance …
Insight, 15 December 2016
A wind farm outside Adigrat, northern Ethiopia, is an example of low-carbon renewable technologies can initiate a process of transformational change within developing countries
Green Climate Fund: a big step forward, but many decisions pending
Insight, 28 February 2014