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More than 80 representatives of slum-dwellers federations attended the 9th World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: the World Urban Forum brought together governments and grassroots – what next?
… researcher, David Dodman is director of IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Article, 14 February 2018
New web resource helps to boost development with sound environmental management
… countries these tools don't function as effectively as they could. Research by IIED partners shows, for example, that in southern Africa … only, and don’t look at its potential revenues". Despite this, research by IIED and partners around the world has revealed a wide range … and contributions to improve the resource. Environment Inside and the research findings upon which it is based were funded by the UK …
News, 10 August 2010
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The State of Sustainability Initiative
Publication, 01 January 2009
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Drawers of Water: 30 Years of Change in Domestic Water Use and Environmental Health - Uganda Country Case Study
… reports the initial results of the study in the 11 Drawers of Water research sites in Uganda and provides a comparison of the two datasets … It also introduces findings from a second phase of participatory research, which provides insights into the water use histories of …
Publication, 01 January 2002
South Africa: Anna with friends and family in front of her new solar water heating system. It is often more cost-effective to provide energy services to poor communities via off-grid sources (Photo: Abri le Roux, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Public and private sectors: delivering energy access for people living in poverty
… markets and to fill the gaps where the private sector cannot reach. Research, including by CAFOD and IIED, shows that a … Activities include policy and advocacy, public campaigns, research, development and capacity-building of civil society …
News, 04 June 2015
Women opening the fruit of the marula tree to extract the kernel for making marula oil (Photo: CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Encouraging collaboration: drafting a new law to stop biopiracy in Namibia
… traded.  The draft bill states that any person who wants to conduct research, commercialise or add value to any genetic resource, including … actors must obtain a letter of consent from a local leader to research or export a natural product. Kairabeb points out that … IIED tool  Indigenous natural products , National Botanical Research Institute report …
Article, 21 March 2016
The community owners of a furniture factory pose for a photo
Locally controlled forest enterprises are the whole enchilada
… the rather unwieldy Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . But recent research led by IIED under the title ‘ Innovations towards prosperity ’ … reproductive fulfilment, and (vi) cognitive identity and purpose. The research ( full text ) analyses innovations towards prosperity found in …
Insight, 10 September 2018
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 5 Direct and indirect uses of wealth ranking in Mongolia
… of a important economic policy decisions. It did collaborative policy research and training much to change attitudes and behaviour project in Mongolia. The Policy Alternatives among the research team members. There are for Livestock Development (PALD) project also signs that after the research team reported aims to facilitate the transition from a to their …
Publication, 01 January 1992
Informal settlements in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. The World Bank estimates that some 29 million Indonesians live in urban areas with poor access to basic services (Photo: Axel Drainville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Urban risks: where are the top five biggest blind spots?
… the total population. In Nairobi, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has shown that aggregate figures for infant and … ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group  and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, … Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS) , African Population and Health Research Center (2012), APHRC, Nairobi Population and health dynamics in …
Insight, 18 April 2017
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What's the catch? Lessons from and prospects for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in developing countries
… socio-economic impacts of MSC certification. It also outlines future research needed to understand what factors will allow more fisheries to …
Publication, 01 June 2015