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A man in a suit holding a microphone laughs along with a woman standing next to him behind a podium.
IIED deepens links with largest global network of local governments
… gathering convened by the UN to increase momentum for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  SDG11 aims to make human settlements ‘inclusive, safe, …
News, 12 March 2024
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Fiscal reforms to benefit Mozambique’s shrimp fisheries
… managed sustainably, these fisheries can contribute to inclusive and sustainable development. But Mozambique’s fisheries are under threat from … Mozambique make vital progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 September 2020
Cambodian farmers harvesting wheat while wearing a brightly coloured shirt.
Making the IDA replenishment work for poor communities: a test case for rebooting aid
Insight, 16 December 2024
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Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
… papers and reports, visit the IIED Publications Library . The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been greeted as a  game changer , not just by … Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future …
Project, 14 December 2018
Small-scale fisheries at the Brahmaputra.
Connecting social protection with fisheries management and conservation
… to enable and incentivise behaviours that support more productive, sustainable and resilient fisheries, while also reducing poverty and … sustain and increase their contributions to a range of Sustainable Development Goals, including those related to food, nutrition, income and climate. … Sustainable markets …
Project, 06 June 2022
Women smallholders replanting rice in the irrigated area around the Bagré dam in Burkina Faso (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Water and land rights – hand-in-hand for sustainable development
… with colleagues from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and partners from Mali and Senegal. 'Water for … made the link with two big events on development and climate: the sustainable development summit taking place in New York in late … of the sessions and workshops were about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how to ensure water is thoroughly integrated into the …
Insight, 25 September 2015
Two people sail a canoe around stilt houses.
Financing least developed countries’ climate strategies: taking the long view
… catastrophic climate breakdown. But to achieve the treaty’s long-term goals, including to stabilise greenhouse gas levels, countries need to … to formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies”. These are known as long-term strategies (LTS). … be matched with long-term finance; LDCs need more predictable and sustainable funding . What type of funding is needed? A recent IIED …
Insight, 04 November 2021
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Sustainable and equitable solutions to the climate crisis
… to finance the combined ambitions of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We work with the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to … Sustainable and equitable solutions to the climate crisis …
Publication, 01 March 2018
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Why gender matters for biodiversity conservation
… inequality in biodiversity conservation is fundamental to meeting the goals and targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) … Global Biodiversity Framework, and building synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals. There are positive outcomes for nature, equity and …
Publication, 24 November 2022
Sewing on the street in Djibouti. The informal sector still plays an important role in most of the LDCs (Photo: Charles Roffey, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five obstacles facing Least Developed Countries
… beginnings The LDC Group was established in the late 1960s to ensure development aid targeted those who needed it the most. The long-term aim … the graduation of LDCs remains a mere aspiration.    Proliferation of goals and targets LDC delegates voiced concern about the mind-boggling … of goals and targets set by various global frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals, IPoA, the Paris Agreement on climate …
Insight, 29 June 2016