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It’s got to be virtual and in person – key steps for a successful COP26
Insight, 22 June 2021
The Independent Expert Group has produced a series of publications (Image: IIED)
The work of the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by creating spaces in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process for LDC perspectives to be showcased. The events …
Article, 07 August 2015
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaking the World Economic Forum in 2017 (Photo: Jakob Polacsek/World Economic Forum, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: getting indigenous women's voices heard on the SDGs
… the rights of indigenous women. What needs to happen to ensure the Sustainable Development Goals deliver for indigenous women? HOI: It’s my strong view that we … Outstanding women in development …
Article, 15 May 2018
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SDG2: achieving food security, sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge
… in harsh environments, contributing to the targets set out in Sustainable Development Goal 2. We argue that greater support is needed for …
Publication, 01 December 2016
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Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible?
Publication, 01 May 2015
Mobile phones being sold in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Access to information and new technologies will be key to help delivering transformational change to the world's poorest countries (Photo: ConDev Center, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Painting a new picture of development
… the world gathered in London for a dialogue event to discuss how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could provide a framework to reimagine development in their … Painting a new picture of development …
News, 17 June 2016
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Think-tank alliance identifies eight shifts needed for sustainability
… published today by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, whose members include IIED and other think tanks in … policy processes that will shape both the Sustainable Development Goals (which nations agreed to create at the Rio+20 Summit last year) …
News, 12 March 2013
Fishing in Kenya's Lake Naivasha provides income for local people, but fish stocks have declined sharply due to over-fishing and the diversion of water for agriculture (Photo: Cheryl Q, Creative Commons via Flicker)
Green lessons for the blue economy
… one into the country! I was going to Nairobi to participate in the Sustainable Blue Economy conference  – part of a run of efforts by the … the importance of inclusivity, giving strong focus to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a robust framework for measuring progress towards a … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 11 December 2018
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Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… It will also be a crunch year for international environment and development diplomacy. The 2030 international development agenda – anchored around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – will reach its mid-point and progress against the goals … Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an …
Insight, 29 April 2019
In urban and rural communities across the world, low income families lack the shelter and services they need to live with dignity, security, health and prosperity (Photo: IIED)
References: how can decentralised finance drive sustainable development?
… such funds set up –  for instance by the Department for International Development (DFID) and by the European Union . Since 2000, a growing … Citizen '. The importance of such funds for meeting the Millennium Development Goals was emphasised in a working paper in 2005 . There were also … References: how can decentralised finance drive sustainable development? …
Article, 08 July 2015