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A farm in Uganda. There has recently been much debate about responsible investment in the agricultural sector (Photo: US Aid, Creative Common, via Flickr)
Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
… researcher (law and sustainable development) in IIED's Natural Resources research group . This is a lightly revised version of remarks …
Insight, 16 October 2017
Big changes in distribution of world's urban population
News, 21 October 2007
PLA 22 cover
PLA 22: General Issue
Article, 01 February 1995
Community reblocking to improve settlement design and the quality of the neighbourhood in Namibia (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Namibia shows how to support low cost housing
… will struggle to achieve the required scale and effective use of resources. They need to both encourage a local contribution and ensure …
Insight, 13 June 2014
Pastoralists with their goats in Niger.
Why following the herd can be good for Kenyan media
… move across, and to the knowledge they draw upon to take advantage of resources that are distributed there in an unpredictable way. Today, the …
Insight, 11 October 2012
RRA Notes 6 cover
RRA Notes 6: General Issue
Article, 31 May 1989
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues
… - IIED 2.1. Agriculture and food security - Laurel Murray 2.2. Water resources - Laurel Murray 2.3. Natural disasters - Laurel Murray 2.4. …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Bimbo Osobe and Samuel Akinrolabu, members of the Nigerian Slum/Informal Settlement Federation, lead a march of residents of Lagos waterfront communities threatened with eviction, to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's office to demand open dialogue with the government on alternatives to evictions of the urban poor (Photo: Andrew Maki)
Is this too easy?
… a passing interest but a declaration of intent to be backed up by resources. One of the key grassroots networks is Shack/Slum Dwellers …
Insight, 26 October 2016
A woman carries a Nile perch landed at Got Kachola, Kenya, where the NGO Renewable World is establishing community-run energy hubs for fish chilling and other local energy needs (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Four challenges to powering local economies
… measures to overcome barriers such as a gap in skills or financial resources. IIED's global research and collaboration with Hivos under the …
Insight, 12 September 2016
A sunset in rural Mali: a new day is dawning towards securing the land rights of rural communities (Photo: Kurt Paterson, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: How a new law in Mali is securing villagers' rights to land
… are local structures given the task of managing the lands and natural resources around the community, confirming who has rights to which …
Article, 10 August 2017