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Getting water from a tanker in Vijinapura, India. Partnerships between local government and slum/shack dweller organisations can help deliver urban development goals (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas?
… The global discourse on development and all its goals has become almost entirely divorced from … allocated. So in discussions at the United Nations on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and now on the new urban agenda (to … least developed countries. Of course, what is recommended has to be sustainable (although with much confusion as to whether this is …
Insight, 16 August 2016
Members of Namibia's Marinefluss Conservancy hope their remote community will benefit from joint ventures with tourist enterprises (Photo: Steve Felton, WWF via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Women, wildlife and the workings of the CBD
… at the UN Biodiversity conference is whether to adopt new guidance on sustainable wildlife management. These are practices that sustain … to be discussed by parties. This has included, most recently, the development of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.  … set at the international level are rarely translated into meaningful engagement and inclusion of local communities at the national level.  …
Insight, 20 November 2018
Semarang, Indonesia: One of the ten initial cities in the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network, Semarang has been a pioneer in integrating climate change resilience into city planning and management. (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Climate change governance in cities
Project, 30 March 2015
A woman miner holds a rough red garnet found at a mine in Tanzania. Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale miners are fuelled by determination and the hope to strike it big (Photo: Magali Rochat)
Four lessons on communicating ASM stories of change
… The goal is to help transform ASM into the engine of local sustainable development that it has the potential to be.  Based on … for a dialogue in Tanzania in November. Effective communication and stakeholder engagement are at the programme's core.  Telling stories of change One … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 17 October 2017
Just how inclusive is ‘inclusive business’?
… the first step in assessing how ‘pro-poor’ business contributes to development and smallholder empowerment, is to understand what we mean … farmers] can stand on their own two feet will be the most sustainable solution to this whole debate.” No miracle cure Some … private sector is not easy: it requires a long-term perspective, real engagement with all stakeholders and the flexibility to respond to local …
Article, 27 June 2011
IIED's ASM workshop brought together stakeholders from across the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to share their experiences and perspectives (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
Waking the lazy, sleepy giant
… and marginalised on the periphery of international and national development agendas. This first IIED visioning workshop was therefore a … potential innovations that may help to realise this vision. The multi-stakeholder dialogue came into its element, as participants shared their … importance of context, and asked 'what would a national-level multi-stakeholder dialogue look like?’' It is here that IIED will translate …
Insight, 21 May 2015
Kazakhstan's capital Astana will host the EXPO trade fair in 2017. Credit: Ken & Nyetta/Flicker (Creative Commons)
Kazakhstan: Green economy of the future?
… coherent measures to mainstream the green economy — such as a multi-stakeholder green economy forum, screening of public expenditure, green … example, a State Commission or a Council under the President ( the Sustainable Development Council offers lessons) Increase Kazakh … Adopt a step-by-step approach in order to create dialogue and engagement with Kazakh industries and businesses — and a strong business …
Insight, 30 January 2014
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?
… in Bonn will bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss how sustainable land use can be mainstreamed for the benefits of people and … Future agricultural development needs to carefully consider how ambitious food security … and losers – both in terms of 'people' and 'planet' of different development pathways. Otherwise there is a risk that agricultural …
Insight, 19 December 2017
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
… Researching this apparent paradox reveals that the city’s housing development is not catering to its largest potential customer base: the … themselves in settlements, neither their homes nor their situation is sustainable.  A durable solution for housing Mogadishu’s vulnerable …
Insight, 28 January 2019
Introducing improved climbing bean varieties in Rwanda has transformed beans from a subsistence crop into a cash crop (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT via Flickr)
How are Rwanda, Ethiopia and Bangladesh preparing for climate change?
… Change Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has just finished 18 months of research into these … or between ministries. Rwanda also shows a diversity of views across stakeholder groups, although they broadly remain within the discourse of … that greater attention must be paid to developing wider stakeholder engagement within policymakers and those associated with policy …
Insight, 24 November 2014