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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
… we had the strength to speak, to do many things… [and] to change our lives," said Anastasia Maina, informal settlement dweller and … researcher Anna Bolin said: "Getting businesses 'investor-ready' is our greatest challenge." Malene agreed: "[That is why] we can't work only with money," she said. Sian Lewis ([email protected]) is …
Insight, 15 December 2016
Traffic jam in China. Photo: Simon Lim
Green Growth, and how we get there
… world to share their experience, analysis and tactics for greening our economies . One speaker quoted legendary investor Jeremy Grantham … growth today, or sustainability forever”. And this clear statement of our choices became the leitmotif for much of the discussion: on time … the discussions. Innovative activity in the informal economy, in the work of social enterprise and around land, water, and forests also needs …
Insight, 01 March 2013
A traditional dance festival attracts tourists in Romania's Maramures Nature Park. The park was designed as a multifunctional protected landscape and was zoned to reflect both environmental priorities and economic needs of local people (Photo: Radu Pop/UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Equity, justice and ecosystem services: what do we mean?
… benefit sharing", and in relation to PAs in the programme of work on PAs and Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological … the context of REDD+ and PA conservation, what language do we use in our efforts to promote fairer social outcomes?  Our suggestion is very pragmatic – if equity is currently the language …
Insight, 11 May 2015
A rubber boat carrying around 50 refugees arrives from Bodrum, Turkey to the Greek island of Kos (Photo: Christopher Jahn/IFRC, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
In this war of words, no one is the victor
… it has been allowed to get to this point is shocking, but perhaps our collective use of language is to blame. The media still broadly … drives to get aid packages to Calais, and petitions calling on our politicians to respond to this crisis with vision and leadership. … Antonio Guterres has called on EU and industrialised countries to work together to find a lasting solution to the crisis. The agency have …
Insight, 04 September 2015
Mogadishu attracts people from all over the country, making it the second-fastest growing city in the world, with a 4% annual rate of urbanisation growth (Photo: Baron Reznik, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The challenge of finding money to build shelter in Mogadishu’s informal settlements
… sheets. But even building these houses costs money – according to our respondents, ranging between $40 and $200, which most don’t have on … an enormous untapped market, both for housing and financial services. Our research shows that particularly vulnerable groups, such as women … out of the poverty cycle. Further reading Read more about Tana’s work with informal settlements in Mogadishu and Somalia: Accountability …
Insight, 28 January 2019
Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at the podium at the start of the pre-COP23 ministerial meeting. He called for a coalition of partners to reach 1.5 degrees (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
Least Developed Countries Group sets out priorities for COP23
… that LDCs face unique and unprecedented challenges in working to lift our people out of poverty while achieving sustainable development. … and the support of the international community to help LDCs achieve our ambitious climate plans. Ministers have also highlighted that …
News, 25 October 2017
Maize cultivation along the Kafue river in Kitwe, Zambia. Water levels in the river have decreased because of deforestation in the river’s catchment area (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Food, ecosystems, equality – can we have it all?
… and African academic institutions need to improve their capacity to work in a truly interdisciplinary way to tackle complex problems … we should bear in mind that we have effects on other sectors of our environment. So that when we are taking decisions, they should be … and their organisations in ways that emphasise interdisciplinary work and engaging with research users. This process may include …
Insight, 19 December 2017
A dish of amatehe
Protecting indigenous foods, preserving biodiversity – the solutions are in nature
… day should be a rallying cry that guides the changes to come – our solutions are in nature. Download:  Putting indigenous foods and …
Insight, 22 May 2020
Cover for 10780IIED.pdf
Gender needs and roles in building climate resilience in Hue City, Vietnam
Publication, 01 May 2016
Roasted coffee beans.
World Food Day: how do you keep co-operatives competitive?
… is a top exporter in volumes and quality. Some say co-operatives only work for export commodities that serve the waking North a cup of coffee, … agrifood business entrepreneurs and development practitioners. Our collaborative Knowledge Programme, ‘ Small Producer Agency in the … where farmers really are rather than where we want them to be. Our book ‘Small-scale farmers and the globalised market: Making choices …
Insight, 15 October 2012