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Making sustainable development a reality – movements that inspire change: Make Change Happen podcast episode 17
… an opportunity to hear our researchers and guests discuss key global development challenges and explain what we are doing to support positive … In this episode marking IIED’s 50th birthday , our guests are all sustainable development innovators. Together, they discuss some of the … all seeking to make the intertwined environment and development goals a reality. But looking back at the work the sustainable …
Article, 21 June 2022
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FEBA Discussion Paper. Shared goals – joined-up approaches? Why action under the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 needs to come together at the landscape level
… from climate change or direct human action is essential for a sustainable future. A growing number of policy declarations and … nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable land management and disaster risk reduction. But … benefits should therefore not only invest in the replication, further development and upscaling of positive examples like the ones mentioned …
Publication, 01 December 2016
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New plan to end ‘vicious debt spiral’ for climate-affected Small Island Developing States
News, 30 May 2024
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From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development
… climate, biodiversity and social justice. Achieving this will require sustainable development actors to be alert to the changing geopolitical landscape. … on reducing inequality. The agreement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gave ‘development’ a genuinely universal framing, and … From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development …
Insight, 01 September 2022
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IIED at 5th Finance in Common Summit
… We will be bringing evidence-based research and practical, sustainable solutions, led by local perspectives to FiCS, to help … in Common Summit? Finance in Common, a global network of all public development banks (PDBs), aims to align financial flows with the Paris … philanthropies to align global finance with sustainable development goals. The 2025 summit will focus on the theme ‘fostering infrastructure …
Event, 26 February 2025
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Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities to develop low carbon, resilient futures
… is an urgent need to transform policy and practice to enable the development of low carbon and resilient housing and basic services.  The … information and providing a place for discussion and debate, so that sustainable development advocates can learn from others who are working … and Businesses and social enterprises with sustainable development goals. …
Article, 15 April 2024
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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, … Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda …
Publication, 01 April 2013
The focus of Green Economy Coalition convener Oliver Greenfield is on the SDG targets and indicators, and how that can lead to a green economy (Image: IIED)
Sustainable goals for a sustainable green economy
… The real transformational challenge set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is about getting everyone – from governments through to the … Sustainable goals for a sustainable green economy …
News, 11 September 2015
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Montréal Declaration on Small-Scale Women Farmers for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use
… of small-scale farmers, both women and men in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiverse seed and food systems around the world and … Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Targets, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.  … Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT) …
Publication, 09 December 2022
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Rewiring climate finance: new insight series asks, how can multilateral climate funds deliver for the poorest and most vulnerable people?
… resources to climate-vulnerable countries to deliver innovative, sustainable adaptation projects. While these funds have been delivering … architecture, fund managers designing access mechanisms, development practitioners working in vulnerable communities, and anyone …
News, 28 October 2025