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Nick Robins makes a Critical Theme presentation to IIED staff in May 2014 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Critical theme: How can the financial system serve a green and inclusive economy?
… Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, discussed "How can the financial system … Although most national and international strategies for sustainable development have not touched directly on the 'rules of the game' that … on natural and human capital, discussed the importance of meaningful stakeholder reporting . His visit was organised as part of a strategic …
Event, 15 May 2014
Participants at the CGIAR Climate Social Learning evidence gathering workshop, including IIED director of communications Liz Carlile (standing) (Photo: CCAFS)
Which factors are key for successful social learning?
… believing, that social learning has a role to play in achieving sustainable development outcomes? Were we mad? Could we really pull this … non-inclusive development approach to participatory, bottom-up where stakeholder insights and expertise infiltrate outcomes and decisions … among and between stakeholders is included or at least reflected upon Engagement: analysis or reflection over who is engaged, why and how …
Insight, 14 July 2014
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… document' aims to set global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development, and secure cooperation from global stakeholders to rethink … Global Alliance for Urban Crises can play, as a collaborative multi-stakeholder network of urban and humanitarian practitioners, …
Event, 20 October 2016
Villagers walking back to their village, Mozambique (Image: Mike Goldwater)
IIED Annual Report 2016/17: a focus on impact
… seek to influence change through research, dialogue and practical engagement. In his introduction to the report, IIED director Andrew … impact in each of our four focus areas. As part of our work to  shape sustainable markets , we undertook research with our partners on finance … four countries, as well as growing interest from the international development community.  IIED's urban research stream seeks to  foster …
Page, 27 October 2017
An elephant feeds on Acacia trees in Kenya's Ol Kinyei Conservancy. The privately managed conservancy offers employment and training to local communities (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya Photo, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Turn up the volume: community voices on illegal wildlife trade
… as a serious crime, strengthening law enforcement, and supporting sustainable livelihoods and economic development. Countries that have participated in the IWT conferences … under these strategies. But overall, progress has been slow, with the sustainable livelihoods theme making the least headway.  Furthermore, …
Insight, 31 October 2018
Example of Volanta pump in use - note pump parts external to mounting - Niger
Global Water Initiative: Niger
… represents more than 43% of GDP and 44% of export revenues Planned development of 10,000 hectares of new irrigated land GWI focus dam: … Greater coordination of management efforts was required to ensure sustainable use of the resource. Our aim was therefore to increase access to water and sanitation services, in a sustainable manner, for poor and vulnerable inhabitants in the project …
Project, 16 February 2018
Forested hills in Nepal, with a house in the foreground and forested hills, and then clouds behind.
Report calls for REDD+ to Invest in Forest Communities
… and financing high on the agendas of both meetings. “The most sustainable, long-term conservation occurs when local communities have … sustainable forest management and to build local capacity for active stakeholder engagement and effective management.” says Joseph Lawson, Global …
News, 16 May 2012
A local blackout in Dar Es Salaam. Power outages in Tanzania's capital are often caused by old cables and transformers (Photo: jay grandin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Improving Tanzania’s power quality: can data help?
… data for their stories. ESMI data has also been presented at multi-stakeholder energy sector workshops – for example in March in Dar es … reliability, and quality of service to track progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 7 on energy access.  Next steps for Tanzania and beyond …
Insight, 29 June 2018
Investing in smallholders and workers is good for business
… from IIED and Hivos was whether, in the face of these changes, development efforts should focus on smallholders or wage labourers as … Beyond corporate social responsibility But marrying business with development is possible. Wilfred Kamami, and his agribusiness Wilmar in … Doing that involves more than simply signing a code — it means real engagement. Here is where development agencies can play a role — in …
Article, 21 June 2011
Field visit as part of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project, Mount Elgon, Uganda (IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda
Project, 15 February 2018