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Solar panels on the ground next to a lake.
Working in partnership towards more inclusive Sustainable Energy for All
… Energy is a key enabler for development and the seventh Sustainable Development Goal , which calls for universal access to sustainable energy by 2030. IIED and partners have been working for … Working in partnership towards more inclusive Sustainable Energy for All …
Article, 15 September 2020
Getting water from a tanker in Vijinapura, India. Partnerships between local government and slum/shack dweller organisations can help deliver urban development goals (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas?
… The global discourse on development and all its goals has become almost entirely divorced from the local on-the-ground … allocated. So in discussions at the United Nations on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and now on the new urban agenda (to … Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas? …
Insight, 16 August 2016
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Options for sustainable business incubation that serve Cameroon’s community forests
… This report explores options for sustainable forest-business incubation in Cameroon, where the concept of … in law for the last 20 years. Yet CF is failing to achieve its goals of sustainable forest management and community development, as communities struggle to comply with complex bureaucracy … Options for sustainable business incubation that serve Cameroon’s community forests …
Publication, 01 September 2019
A woman bends over to tend to rows and rows of small trees being grown
Unlocking public climate finance for sustainable business transformation in Africa
… Globally, US$10 trillion of investment is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and annual adaptation costs in developing countries are estimated … Unlocking public climate finance for sustainable business transformation in Africa …
Project, 01 September 2021
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Trees, poverty and targets. Forests and the Millennium Development Goals
… players in the forestry world get together they are good at setting goals. They are a good match for the political leaders that gave us the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since the 1980s there has been a proliferation … of goals. If forestry goals were all we needed to make progress, then sustainable and pro-poor forestry would have long since become a …
Publication, 01 April 2007
A group of girls sitting in a circle on a mat, having a discussion. In the background, a poster reads "Partners for Resilience through Strategic Partnership".
Adaptation Research Alliance: accelerating adaptation action and solutions
… Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals  in a changing climate requires transformational adaptation that … local needs and demands. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office , it was officially launched in 2021 at the UN … Climate-resilient development …
Project, 29 March 2022
View of Kunming, China, of a lake and houses in the background
Learning from Paris: what would ‘Kunming-compliant’ look like for development cooperation agencies?
… that is to ensure their activities are in line with, and support, the goals on the Paris climate agreement. Signed in 2016, the agreement … low-emissions (ideally ’net zero’ emissions), climate-resilient development, and Make finance flows consistent with a low-emissions, … and Paris (as well as with the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature  and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . This means avoiding trade-offs so …
Insight, 25 February 2021
Sustainable development co-operation with BP-Azerbaijan
… foreign investor. In 2006 and 2007, IIED worked in an innovative sustainable development co-operation agreement with the communications and external … the company's investment in the country be a positive contribution to sustainable development, and give IIED new opportunities to work towards … Sustainable markets …
Project, 25 June 2008
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Regulatory takings, stabilization clauses and sustainable development
… Investment VII “Best practices in promoting investment for development” Paris, 27-28 March 2008. This article examines the … and of stabilisation clauses for host state regulation in pursuit of sustainable development goals – specifically, for regulation raising the social and … Sustainable markets … Regulatory takings, stabilization clauses and sustainable development …
Publication, 01 March 2008
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Post-2015 - framing a new approach to sustainable development
… note, prepared by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda (IRF2015), offers principles and approaches for … The paper is the first in a series that will examine how post-2015 goals and strategies can address development issues such as water, … Post-2015 - framing a new approach to sustainable development …
Publication, 01 March 2013