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Ring Statement: Realising Sustainable Development
… the Rio Summit laid out its ambitious plan for a more equitable and sustainable global future. In that heady and hopeful time, governments first began to see how sustainable development might work in practice, agreeing goals based on the recommendations of Gro Harlem Brundtland’s World … Ring Statement: Realising Sustainable Development …
Publication, 01 June 2007
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A sustainable future for fisheries: how fiscal policy can be used to achieve SDG 14
… Last year, governments adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at ushering in a new era of sustainable development … A sustainable future for fisheries: how fiscal policy can be used to …
Publication, 01 December 2016
A woman waits beside a busy intersection as cars and motorbikes drive past.
State of the cities marks phase two of Transformative Urban Coalitions
… their social, technological and political structures towards more sustainable systems. The programme has facilitated the establishment of … to complex urban challenges. They address local challenges in urban development and inequality, while at the same time reducing carbon … labs have each produced a story showing their local challenges, goals and successes in creating decarbonised and just urban futures. …
News, 22 April 2024
Business models for sustainable development
… at scale. See our Overview briefing paper: Business models for sustainable development: innovation for society and environment What are business … and scale-up. Trade-offs among different sustainable development goals – economic, social, environmental – need to be recognised and … Business models for sustainable development …
Article, 10 May 2010
Which is the best approach when working for sustainable energy for all? (Photo: Bernard Polet, via Flickr)
How can we finance sustainable energy for all?
… The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) explored some of these challenges in November at a one-day workshop on 'Financing sustainable energy for all', co-hosted by the International Institute … energy access, both as a separate goal and also embedded within other goals, and how to measure the impacts of such global interventions. …
Insight, 15 December 2014
In a video interview, IIED chief economist Paul Steele argues that the universal nature of the goals show that 'development' extends beyond aid (Image: IIED)
A step change in our approach to development
… [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGVKTPMtfDw] The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent "a real step change" according to IIED's chief … A step change in our approach to development …
News, 27 August 2015
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Business models for sustainable development: innovation for society and environment
… This, the first of eight briefings in the IIED ‘business models for sustainable development’ series, shows how business can help to deliver the Millennium Development Goals. This overview covers all the stages in the process, from ensuring … Business models for sustainable development: innovation for society and environment …
Publication, 01 May 2009
Collecting water from a solar-based purification system supplied by CAFOD. Chila Union, Mongla District, Bangladesh. Photo: Photo: Paula Nyunt / CAFOD
CAFOD/IIED show context is key to sustainable energy for all
… to the goal of universal access to modern energy by 2030 is the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All). SE4All also recognises the … of powering the world while preventing dangerous climate change, with goals on doubling energy efficiency and renewable energy globally — also … could work. Research by the International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED) and others like Practical Action shows that …
Insight, 16 September 2013
Street with colourful buildings and people standing in the shade. A body of water can be seen in the background.
Housing and equitable cities: bolstering local action for the implementation of SDG 11
… maintain it. Adequate housing is crucial to allowing progress on most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Actions across all levels of government are needed to …
Event, 19 July 2023
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Transforming the course of development post-2015
… United Nations General Assembly is expected to agree on new global goals for development for the next 15 years. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a new direction for the … Transforming the course of development post-2015 …
Publication, 01 September 2015