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Neglected energy source can fuel giant leap forward in developing nations
… move towards green economies in which the poor benefit from producing sustainable, clean energy. The report points out that reliance on … as a source of energy and enact policies that make supply chains sustainable." Macqueen explains more in an IIED opinion paper that will … will greatly serve their national interests. This will need a new approach that legalises and secures sustainable production by and for …
News, 09 March 2011
Sourcing gender
… Designing business models that reach and benefit poor women working in agriculture can be a challenge for businesses. But is that surprising? … into the heart of business in a financially sound and (importantly) sustainable way. But before we leap too far ahead, what can current … businesses core objectives. Using the ‘gender-sensitive value chain’ approach we can make the following recommendations: 1. Where women are …
Insight, 17 November 2010
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IIED's best of 2019: publications
… links to related blogs and project pages. 1 Biodiversity loss is a development issue. A rapid review of the evidence Issue paper From genes … to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. IIED, the International Union for the … empowerment? Research report Private-sector investment in commercial agriculture in low- and middle-income countries has been growing. And …
Article, 23 December 2019
Making food systems work for people and planet
… the book's author Dr Michel Pimbert, who is the director of IIED’s Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Livelihoods programme. "It is now time to … policy reversals needed to democratise food systems. Using a novel approach that includes video and audio clips of farmers, indigenous … Food and agriculture …
News, 06 May 2008
Food vendors give people living in Nairobi's informal settlements easy access to fresh food (Photo: Grace Githiri)
Nourishing livelihoods: the food vendors sustaining Nairobi's slums
Insight, 15 January 2016
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
… These investments can make an important contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals. However, developing and financing dams in a … We highlighted thinking from diverse sectors, ranging from food and agriculture, to finance, cities and infrastructure and biodiversity. All …
Event, 02 December 2019
Fisheries account for 12 per cent of The Gambia's GDP. The country's Atlantic coastline and the mangroves along the River Gambia estuary are vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Javier D. Creative Commons via Flickr)
GCF funding boosts ecosystem-based adaptation in The Gambia
… the government has been taking an ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approach, promoting small-scale projects that maintain or enhance the … EbA approaches have been used in key sectors such as fisheries, agriculture, tourism and forestry. Fisheries contribute around 12 per … they can continue to produce essential crops. Climate Resilient Sustainable Agricultural (CRSA) practices have also been promoted. A …
Insight, 22 June 2017
More People, More Trees / Plus de gens, plus d'arbres
… farmers' groups in Burkina Faso and Kenya using a new, participatory approach - promoting simple, appropriate measures. In the early 1990s … to support their testimonies, and looks at the current challenges of sustainable land management in the context of climate change. Ce livre … positive dans la participation de communautés au changement dans l´agriculture au Burkina Faso et au Kenya. Dans le film, les paysages …
Publication, 01 October 2010
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Virtuous Circles: Values, Systems and Sustainability
… systems that are linear, centralised and globalised. In the linear approach, it is assumed that at one end of a system there is an … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 November 2011
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
Event, 01 December 2014