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The data for Chinchiná river basin water accounts will be collected in 2015. Making Colombian decision makers interested in using the data requires focused, relevant communication that responds to their priorities (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Reminder to self: information supply needs to be driven by demand
… with country governments and institutions that aims to promote sustainable development by raising awareness of the value that NCA can bring to decision making on development policy and plans. As part of … resulting in sets of complex data around resource stocks and flows, consumption levels and the economic consequences of losing particular …
Insight, 23 February 2015
Seeds carefully picked from a pile of rotting and old beans in Mali.
Food waste: can grassroots initiatives stop us throwing good food in the bin?
… The world produces 4 billion metric tonnes of food for human consumption each year. But according to figures published earlier this … food varieties, a cooperative of women have set up Papamanka , a sustainable restaurant. The women there demonstrated a deep respect for … and socially conscious alternative to a regular supermarket – you can buy misshapen fruit and vegetables, that other supermarkets reject, …
Insight, 04 June 2013
2015 is a critical year for sustainable development: IIED is tracking the route to Paris and COP21 in December (Image: IIED)
Walking along the road to Paris
Insight, 15 June 2015
New Melones Lake, California, which is facing one of the most severe droughts on record with a state of emergency declared in January (Photo: Ben Amstutz, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
2016 – when global meets local in climate action
Insight, 04 January 2016
Green Economy Coalition gives Rio 2012 text a Grade B
… Twenty years on from the first summit on sustainable development, yesterday the United Nations Conference on … one another.  So, our big question back to the UNCSD Bureau is: How can we integrate these proposed initiatives of corporate, national and … access to a basic minimum level of modern energy services for both consumption and production uses by 2030.  We’re also glad to see a call …
Insight, 13 January 2012
Richard Sandbrook Memorial Lecture
… Before he died, environmentalist and champion for sustainable development Richard Sandbrook said the best way his friends … made it clear that business as usual is no longer an option. “Consumption patterns today are unsustainable,” she said. “There are … what we know from science into messages that policymakers can understand and act on: “very valuable information is produced in …
News, 23 March 2011
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
… wage employment, the programme enables rural households to meet consumption gaps during shocks. Although MNGREGS' explicit focus is not … (PWDs), coping mechanisms by PWDs, and how policy and practice can enhance climate resilience for PWDs. Climate Action Studio at COP24 … value chains be made more resource efficient and make best use of sustainable, renewable energy? What is the role of demand side measures …
Event, 02 December 2018