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Mozambique: bringing the cattle in from the fields. Mozambique is vulnerable to climate change because of its geography, but also has a poorly developed economy, frail infrastructure, and high levels of poverty (Photo: ILRI/Stevie Mann, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance from the aid budget must also deliver on poverty
… it made in New York to eliminate extreme poverty and implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . Because the UK's official … development goals (and climate action is a key part of the new sustainable development agenda). Indeed it is not always possible or … that deliver poverty reduction (investment in climate resilient agriculture in Bangladesh, for example) and finance that is used purely …
Insight, 30 September 2015
A glacial lake near the Jomolhari mountain in Bhutan. Receding glaciers threaten Bhutan's ecosystem with flash floods, landslides and water security problems (Photo: PNUD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: A crucial year for our planet, says Prime Minister of Bhutan
Article, 24 November 2015
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93 6 Feeding the future? Agri-food systems and the Millennium Development Goals
… sector from which most of the rural poor derive their incomes. Urban agriculture also provides a significant proportion of the urban poor … with part of their income or food.(1) As Chapter 2 notes, prosperous agriculture can create many income-earning opportunities in urban … Annu Ratta and Joe Nasr (1996), Urban Agriculture: Food, Jobs and Sustainable Cities, Publication Series for Habitat II, Volume One, UNDP, …
Publication, 01 January 1970
The Forest and Farm Facility Vietnam team displays new forest and farm products and knowledge from work with Forest and Farm Producer Organisation businesses (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Mass mobilisation: boosting businesses and protecting forests
… climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods demanded by the Sustainable Development Goals. But its real constituency are the women … on its objective to 'improve livelihoods through strengthening of sustainable forest and farm business' by facilitating links between 279 … points In Gambia engagement was structured around a strong national agriculture and natural resource policy platform, and  In Myanmar and …
Insight, 20 March 2018
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Food. Riots and Rights
… markets as a means of food distribution, provide a viable and more sustainable approach to designing a fairer and more resilient food … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 September 2013
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Creating a new menu for food security policy
… food policy reflects this shifting terrain, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda will be put at … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2015
Dlonguebougou, is a village of 1,500 people in the commune of N'Koumandougou, on the northern edge in central Mali (Image: Google Maps)
Long-term change in the Malian Sahel: portrait of Dlonguebougou village
Project, 14 August 2017
Delegates at the 4th Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in West Africa (Photo: GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS water ministers agree to build fairer dams
… reaffirm their commitment to a shared and common approach to sustainable management of the water resources their populations rely on …
News, 16 December 2015
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Evictions
… Israel. Also papers on health in Nairobi's illegal settlements, urban agriculture in Harare and sustainable cities and China. There are also profiles of the Urban …
Publication, 01 January 1994
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… Hannah Reid was  interviewed at the COP24 Climate Action Studio . Agriculture’s future, delivering net zero emissions - trade, … value chains be made more resource efficient and make best use of sustainable, renewable energy? What is the role of demand side measures … Energy is central to the achievement of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. The challenge is how to …
Event, 02 December 2018