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Two women sewing face masks
Business with purpose in the era of COVID-19
… benefits such as cutting carbon emissions and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while achieving economic returns, has increased. There has …
Insight, 18 May 2020
IIED aims to contribute to the achievement of change which benefits poor people and the environment. The institute's strategy for the next two years has been published (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Engaging for change – refreshing our strategy for the next two years
… we have seen great progress towards a truly global understanding of sustainable development, and its adoption through Agenda 2030  and the Paris … achievement of the twin visions of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. There is progress, and the direction of …
Insight, 09 August 2017
CBD COP24 logo
IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
… partners hosted and spoke at COP side events. 2nd Wildlife Forum – Sustainable Use for Conservation and Livelihoods Date: Wednesday, 21 … for Biodiversity and Human Resilience Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement (CBD event – invitation only) Date: …
Event, 17 November 2018
A Rwandan farmers stands in her field of maize with hills rising behind her in the background.
Feeding the World: Why we must do more than just increase yields
… The paper urges a rethink of the increasingly popular policy goal of "sustainable intensification", which aims to produce more food per unit … Toulmin, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. “We need a new and more sophisticated definition; one that … that sustainable intensification contributes to other important goals for rural development, such as climate-resilient livelihoods for …
News, 05 July 2013
Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: governance for a more resilient urban future
… is increasingly recognised in international arenas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New Urban …
Publication, 01 January 2017
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… document' aims to set global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development, and secure cooperation from global stakeholders to rethink … their role as drivers of sustainable development and climate change goals. Conference objectives The UN General Assembly agreed that the …
Event, 20 October 2016
A vegetable seller with a food truck peels a cucumber
Urban poor community voices take to the stage at the World Urban Forum
… years, the World Urban Forum (WUF) brings together a host of actors – development professionals from NGOs, representatives of international … of the ' new urban agenda ', the UN's 20-year roadmap for achieving sustainable urban development. Cities can bring unparalleled opportunity … living in urban areas, the ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will only be achieved if towns and cities become healthy, …
Insight, 19 February 2020
Women cross a river
Time to move unseen foresters into the limelight
… are decided. A new report from WWF, researched by IIED, shows that sustainable forest management (SFM) benefits when communities living in … and land tenure issues related to IPLCs continues.   The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris climate agreement, and New York Declaration on …
Insight, 14 July 2020
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… be in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, when the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be agreed. The headline act for the first day, Pope …
Insight, 10 September 2015
Deforestation in Bhutan: forests are a prime example of how an integrated approach to policymaking can prevent benefits in one area undermining wellbeing elsewhere (Photo: Curt Carnemark/World Bank, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Integration: will the UN Forum on Forests lead the way?
… Integration is critical to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . This has been widely recognised, yet the framework of …
Insight, 01 May 2015