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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Tracking change together
… CD-ROM 1988­2001 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Tracking change together Irene Guijt, Mae Arevalo and Kiko Saladores Introduction … to ensure that money is well spent and that objectives and methods. Our overview draws on the are met. Besides this conventional focus on discussions at the workshop and other being accountable to …
Publication, 01 January 1998
Women in Ahmedabad, India, collect rubbish from 6,656 households that make up the slum area of Juna Vadaj, illustrating the energy and innovation that informal economies can bring to the sustainable development agenda (Photo: Pritpal Randhawa for STEPs)
Development frontiers
… simply, the world faces a set of 'wicked problems' such as climate change, poverty and fragility. They are 'wicked' because the solutions … up. According to Nick Mabey, the models for transitioning away from our current economy don't exist. Governments, companies, investors and …
Insight, 21 March 2016
Aceh, Indonesia, in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the ninth anniversary of which is on Boxing Day. Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Reading into the future this Christmas
… Yet when young people around the world clamour for action on climate change and other issues, rarely do those in power pay them more than lip-service. This intergenerational inequity is the focus of something I will be re-reading over the Christmas break: "Now … desertification and environmental degradation. These not only deplete our soils, biodiversity and water, but also tear holes in the social …
Insight, 23 December 2013
Women traders on a market stall, with rows of different fruit and vegetables in front of them
Harnessing the potential of Zambia’s informal food sector
… of the informal sector in broader policy discussions. We make change happen in two ways: from the top via policy change and from the … the common pattern of expert-driven policies and interventions. Our partners Alliance for Zambian Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) … Towards a new relationship To date, conversations have tended to focus on policing and clamping down on the informal food economies, …
Insight, 17 October 2019
People putting up solar panels
Inclusive finance for universal energy access
… mid-2010s, IIED’s research shifted into detailed number-crunching. Our analysis of international, public climate finance for the first time … 2019 . This issue was discussed in the second episode of IIED's Make Change Happen podcast in November 2019.  There is also the significant … and delivery models  The question of impact leads to IIED's current focus on inclusive financing – instruments that enable energy access for …
Article, 13 November 2019
Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.
Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
… emission sinks and crucial in mitigating the impacts of climate change. And they must be protected: deforestation can be a major source … work Indigenous and forest communities are doing to tackle climate change with little to no support from climate finance, the AMPB has been … key actors invested in the sustainable and equitable management of our territories, including governments, markets and international …
Insight, 05 November 2021
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaking the World Economic Forum in 2017 (Photo: Jakob Polacsek/World Economic Forum, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: getting indigenous women's voices heard on the SDGs
… And that means linking human beings and the environment. In our work at the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) (french lanaguage site), we focus on two main areas: indigenous peoples’ rights and protecting the … in the context of the environment and people’s livelihoods, climate change is a major threat in Chad. One of the most striking effects are …
Article, 15 May 2018
A family in Tarialan, Uvs Province, Mongolia, uses a solar panel to generate power for their ger, a traditional Mongolian tent (Photo: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why social inclusion matters for green growth
Insight, 11 August 2016
Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Introduction to building greater local control and resilience into agricultural and food systems
… and food systems and their resilience to the effects of climate change. Farmers and pastoralists in many parts of the world are losing … IIED is carrying out action research to address these challenges. Our work aims to promote farming systems that are more sustainable, … environment that supports or hinders sustainability and equity. We focus in particular on understanding and supporting farmer-led …
Article, 05 August 2013
View over the Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, showing corrugated roofs
Shelter provision in East African cities: understanding transformative politics for inclusive cities
… relevant in Mogadishu.  This was not a comparative study – the three focus cities have very different social, economic and political … transformations and to explore more progressive housing policies.  Our analysis incorporated an exploration of city-wide housing, land, and …
Project, 06 April 2018