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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
… Making sustainability work for everyone requires things to be done differently. Be it at the … up. According to Nick Mabey, the models for transitioning away from our current economy don't exist. Governments, companies, investors and … What is missing is a proper understanding of what transition out of our current economy to one that is more sustainable will involve for …
Insight, 21 March 2016
Head and shoulders images
Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian Walker, leading lights of IIED
… of trustees, able to contribute critical reflections to shape IIED’s work. He held a series of regional strategy dialogues from Bangkok to … a set of international fellowships to recognise pathbreaking work by IIED’s partners, and offer time and space to develop their … contributions to the hugely significant Brundtland Commission report ‘Our Common Future’ and developed world class research programmes on …
Insight, 16 October 2019
A smiling woman from Kenya sits beside her sewing machine.
Linking Worlds: linking ‘small-scale’ producers into large and formal markets
… or power and information asymmetries between buyers and suppliers all work against small-scale operators. We use the tools of ‘business … that value is economic, social or environmental. We are sharing our findings through a series of publications . The first examines how … Buxton ’s blog introducing the Linking Worlds research series Read our blog on how to add value to the East African apparel sector …
Article, 15 January 2013
A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)
Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?
… poor communities. But what is less clear is how to make the finance work.  The question was raised at last week's United Nations Sustainable … capital for off-grid electrification. So finance will be a hot topic. Our panel debate (4 June) will root these discussions in real-world experience. Our panellists – working in Kenya, India, Indonesia and globally – will …
Insight, 29 May 2015
Housing in informal settlement.
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… residents. We underestimate the importance of good housing for our health and wellbeing, safety, social and political inclusion, … of informal settlements. Dozens of examples show how well this can work and greatly increase the scale and scope of upgrading. Disaster … the capacities of organised urban poor groups to find solutions that work for them and for the city . Jockin Arputham , internationally …
Insight, 02 October 2020
Sweden’s deputy prime minister calls for fair and environmentally sustainable blue economy at IIED London meeting
… forward in global awareness and climate challenges in how we treat our oceans, the urgency to do more has never been more acute. "The focus … two-day meeting, from 25-26 February, is part of IIED’s wider project work on moving Towards an inclusive blue economy . Watch the full speech …
News, 25 February 2019
A father and son plough a field in Ethiopia. For Ethiopia's smallholder farmers, oxen are still the main source of agricultural power. It is one of the world's least developed countries, making it more vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Bjvisser, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Momentum builds for ambitious agreements at COP24
… far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society. Our ask is clear: rich or poor, all countries must be leaders in this … and other developing countries will be equally critical to achieving our Paris goals. LDCs will also be aiming to use COP24 to scale up … for COP24 can be found in an accompanying briefing I co-authored . Our ask is clear: rich or poor, all countries must be leaders in this …
Insight, 19 November 2018
Smog over Kathamandu. Air pollution in Nepal's capital regularly breaches the World Health Organisation's safety guidelines (Kashish Das Shrestha)
Clearing the air in Kathmandu
… below the age of five.  "At this rate, not only will we miss our Sustainable Development Goal targets, but we risk undoing the gains … a lot of proven technology we can adopt immediately.  "However, our socio-economic circumstances are such that we cannot engage the … all new homes to incorporate solar power, building on the initial work of MP Thapa . A net-metering policy makes it easier to install …
Insight, 07 June 2016
Workers build up the banks of the Teesta River in Bangladesh. Bangladesh already spends six per cent of its annual budget on climate change adaptation (Photo: International Rivers, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
Insight, 30 April 2015
An aerial view of people in an informal settlement
Alternative data sources for cities and communities
… instance on individuals’ health, employment and residence. This won’t work in nations where there are no such records, though, because so many people do not live at a registered address, work in the informal economy and use informal health care services. So … learn about the less visible aspects of a city. Research can enrich our understanding of informal settlements and their residents’ …
Insight, 12 March 2020