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This barrio in Guatemala has no running water or sewers. The country receives abundant rainfall, but lacks infrastructure to deliver water to households (Photo: David Amsler, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can natural capital accounting increase water access?
… Day , I was invited to reflect on the challenges of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for water and sanitation at a … for many economic processes, such as hydroelectricity, fisheries and agriculture. The manufacturing and service industries rely on water, and … shown. Ina Porras ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED. …
Insight, 05 April 2016
A woman farming in Tanzania. Efforts are being made to ensure women are less negatively affected by decisions on large-scale agricultural investments than men (Photo: Dirk Musschoot/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Enhancing women's role in land management decisions
… to land can be enhanced at the local level, focusing on commercial agriculture and village bylaws in Tanzania.   The recent wave of large-scale land acquisitions in commercial agriculture has increased pressures on land, impacting on … solicitor and legal tools consultant at IIED focusing on law and sustainable development. Resources Slides from the webinar, including a …
Insight, 24 March 2016
An aerial view of Entebbe airport. The airport is located on the shores of Lake Victoria, close to numerous environmentally sensitive wetland areas (Photo: Niranjanoak, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Environment or the economy? How Uganda uses natural capital accounts in policymaking
… Sustainable development is never straightforward: in a traffic-clogged … cost of biodiversity loss in our policy decision making, if we want sustainable socioeconomic transformation to a middle-income country … of small-scale fishers’ livelihoods, fish processing businesses, agriculture and tourism. There have to be policies that do not consider …
Insight, 09 January 2019
Cover for 17147IIED.pdf
Reshaping contracts for quality natural resource investments
… right is a key part of maximising the investment’s contribution to sustainable development. This goes beyond concerns about public …
Publication, 01 March 2013
Cover for G00448.pdf
55 4 The Millennium Development Goals and natural resources management: reconciling sustainable livelihoods and resource conservation or fuelling a divide?
… Development Goals and natural resources management: reconciling sustainable livelihoods and resource conservation or fuelling a divide? Dilys Roe(1) I. NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS Natural resource management is central to the … high proportion of the world's population.(2) This includes not only agriculture in rural areas; 1.6 billion people rely on forest resources …
Publication, 01 January 1970
2017: pastoralists in Isiolo county in Kenya are digging for water in dried-up river beds. Agricultural insurance schemes can help pastoralists and farmers be more resilient to climate shocks (Photo: Denis Onyodi/KRCS)
Insuring against climate risk in Kenya
… finance is also needed to fund post-disaster recovery and long-term sustainable development. Covering these costs demands an  innovative … for those taking out insurance.  The government also runs the Kenya Agriculture Insurance and Risk Management Program, which provides yield … cycle – pre-disaster, during disaster, and post-disaster – to ensure sustainable recovery.  The government's draft policy on disaster risk …
Insight, 06 June 2017
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Building a global biocultural brand to support indigenous landscapes
… the communities who sustain them — receive very little support. To be sustainable, socioecological production landscapes such as biocultural … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 April 2019
Cattle herds settle on village fields.
The Sahelian Great Green Wall: start with local solutions
Insight, 04 February 2021
A batch of palm oil fruit bunches in Borneo. Demand for palm oil is set to double by 2030. (Photo: Rainforest Action Network)
Reducing forest footprints
… in a way that benefits small-scale enterprises and promotes sustainable development outcomes.  What did IIED do? In February 2013, …
Project, 12 September 2013
"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
Insight, 25 April 2017