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People walking down a flooded road
D&C Days 2019: five themes for climate resilience for all
… tackle big questions, seek effective and practical answers, and work together on fair solutions that leave no one behind. Throughout the … systems can also be an important part of the solution: they are our most tangible leverage points for addressing climate change and … We still need more information about how early action could work with urban contexts, vulnerable groups, health threats and …
Article, 22 November 2019
Woman filling jerry cans with water
Sleepwalking into COP26 collapse – why the UK must drop its aid cuts
Insight, 04 May 2021
Essam Yassin Mohammed argues that Goal 14 cannot be seen in isolation from the other Sustainable Development Goals (Image: IIED)
Understanding the SDGs: the importance of Goal 14
… Finance for fish Achieving a transition to more sustainable use of our oceans and marine resources will have costs, he acknowledges, and it is important that governments and agencies work together to mobilise finance – including through fiscal reform, …
News, 07 September 2015
A group of young women protestors with placards, one reading "Your profits can't buy another planet"
Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the sustainability rule book, and now
Insight, 08 December 2019
A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
… promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands (PDF) . But all this work poses a problem. There is now overwhelming evidence that neither … it can be argued, has ceased to be analytically useful and distorts our understanding of social-environmental systems and their resilience, … confidently between the effects of local and global influences.  Our evolving understanding of the Sahel drought of the 1970s and 80s …
Insight, 29 September 2016
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… contexts allows us to explore how to overcome these challenges. Our approach is to build an ‘evidence base’ for advocacy work with government, business and civil society. Developing this kind … parts of the globe, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. Some of our recent access to energy research includes: a report exploring the …
Project, 26 October 2012
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Consent and conservation: getting the most from community protocols
… participatory processes. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 October 2012
Business models for sustainable development
… a micro-level but crucially failed to achieve success at scale. See our Overview briefing paper: Business models for sustainable … the whole market chain is a key feature. Key factors of success Our research has identified a number of factors that contribute to the … and evaluation need to be built in to the business model. Our work on business models for sustainable development cuts across several …
Article, 10 May 2010
Knowledge programme publications
… change adaptation. Small-scale farmer strategies to make markets work This Reflect and act briefing paper showcases a joint Hivos/IIED … markets overlooks the reality for the majority of smallholders, our author maintains. Policy should pay greater attention to addressing … meeting, Geneva April 2010 These titles are also listed within our publications database …
Article, 14 May 2013
Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… what the challenges are in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).  Our 'visioning workshop' in April  pulled together a range of global … trying to maximise their profitability, ensure a livelihood and often work together to achieve these goals. Relations between governments and … companies, often prevent this from happening Shared challenges In our research, stakeholders prioritised a number of key issues to address …
Insight, 05 June 2015