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Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.
Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates
… between energy use and food, especially nutrition, tends to focus on agriculture and transportation. There is little evidence connecting food … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 21 February 2022
A growing call for organisation
… Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Article, 02 June 2011
Two men and two women stand outsite the credit union building.
A top-level producers’ union (KANBAOCU) and its fast-growing Jwa Ngwaane Community Cooperative Credit Union
… Meanwhile, ORGIIS secures project funds for forest restoration and sustainable land use. Mobilising cooperation and distributing benefits … Food and agriculture …
Article, 31 May 2024
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Think-tank alliance identifies eight shifts needed for sustainability
… published today by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, whose members include IIED and other … the on-going international policy processes that will shape both the Sustainable Development Goals (which nations agreed to create at the … Future papers will focus on specific sectors – such as water, agriculture, energy and urbanisation. Download a copy of the report …
News, 12 March 2013
A person standing looking at steep hillsides with terraced fields.
Loss and damage in Rwanda: a young climate activist reports
Insight, 03 September 2020
Old woman walks in the forest holding a stick.
How the Amazon bioeconomy can catalyse an inclusive green economy
Insight, 27 June 2022
Modern agrifood markets: Marginalising small producers even further?
… concentration in the global food sector and its consequences for sustainable development -sought to: test this theory of change – is it … but more resistant to ‘tidy’ research. What does this mean for sustainable livelihoods and pro-poor market frameworks? It is not just … Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Article, 20 September 2010
A cook serves up the daily soup at the Achumani market in La Paz (Photo: Mauricio Panoso)
IIED and partners urge citizen involvement in international food policy debate
… The 2nd Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme  takes place in Costa Rica from 5-7 … political commitment for policies that will support a transition to sustainable food systems. The conference has been organised by the One … cities – requires a systems perspective: this is the recognition that agriculture, food trade, retailing and diets are all closely linked. …
News, 05 February 2019
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… researches the potential of initiatives to improve people’s access to sustainable energy to promote socio-economic development and reduce … move towards green economies in which the poor benefit from producing sustainable, clean energy. IIED has carried out research on how to … through case studies of different business models. What is the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative? The UN’s Sustainable Energy for …
Project, 26 October 2012
Fishing in Kenya's Lake Naivasha provides income for local people, but fish stocks have declined sharply due to over-fishing and the diversion of water for agriculture (Photo: Cheryl Q, Creative Commons via Flicker)
Green lessons for the blue economy
… one into the country! I was going to Nairobi to participate in the Sustainable Blue Economy conference  – part of a run of efforts by the … blue economy. A tremendous amount of capital is needed to shift to a sustainable blue economy but there is chronic lack of financing. The … and promoting good health and sustainable fisheries  Climate action, agriculture and fisheries, waste management and pollution-free oceans, …
Insight, 11 December 2018