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Cover for G02288.pdf
Biofuels trade and sustainable development: the case of Costa Rica
… policies and availability of natural, financial and institutional resources, it explores how to develop the bioethanol sector,and assess …
Publication, 01 January 2007
Report flags progress and pitfalls in Uganda's energy sector
… to rural electrification, covering the whole spectrum of energy resources. Strengthen the policy and legal framework on which reforms … is still marked by widespread energy poverty, despite its abundant resources, especially of renewable energy. The report highlights …
News, 02 December 2011
Cover for G03067.pdf
Hivos Provocation Insights 1: Producer agency and the agenda to make markets work for the poor
… food security, as suppliers for agribusiness, as managers of natural resources, as providers of environmental services, and as adapters to …
Publication, 01 February 2011
People sit on chairs two metres apart while listening to a man at a lectern
COVID-19: IIED in the media
… warns that the COVID-19 pandemic “could distract attention and divert resources away from focusing on the climate crisis in the short term” … on +44 (0)7557 658 482 or email [email protected]. Further resources See IIED’s press releases and media mentions on all of the …
Article, 14 April 2020
Cover for G03555.pdf
Low-carbon energy development in Nigeria
… renewable energy technologies, and ensure responsible use of energy resources. Find out more about our work on improving people's access to …
Publication, 01 December 2012
Cover for 17133IIED.pdf
Fair and sustainable food systems: from vicious cycles to virtuous circles
… structure assumes that the Earth has an endless supply of natural resources at one end, and a limitless capacity to absorb waste and …
Publication, 01 June 2012
Cover for G03407.pdf
Creating the Ulu Papar biocultural community protocol: process and product in the framing of a community agreement (PLA 65)
… on a prior participatory research process to document the use of key resources for community livelihoods. The protocol was developed through …
Publication, 01 June 2012
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… financial and food security. More production is depleting natural resources and preventing sustainable production over the long term. The …
Insight, 10 October 2016
Jockin Arputham, once an itinerant carpenter who slept outside, gives HRH Prince Charles an insight into urban development issues and a tour of Dharavi (Photo: SPARC)
From slum-dwelling carpenter to US$1.25 million prize winner
… of any poor community is being organised — bringing its own ideas, resources and strategies to the table." But Jockin also recognised that … initiatives, solve local problems and use their finance to raise new resources. Remarkably, they make funding go so much further than in …
Insight, 08 April 2014
A fisher in a boat in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Carrots and sticks: incentives to conserve hilsa fish in Myanmar
Project, 30 October 2017