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A boat near Fiji. Tourism and fishing are important industries for the Pacific nation of Fiji. Both of these economically important sectors depend on effective marine conservation (Photo: Sam Gao, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ocean of bliss: rewriting the narrative
… that a universal goal on oceans is almost certain to be one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that will soon be agreed by United Nations member states. Goal 14 …
Insight, 08 June 2015
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Ethical carbon offsetting. Guidelines and lessons from smallholder and community carbon projects
Publication, 01 July 2016
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Urban migration and social exclusion: study from Indore slums and informal settlements
… urbanisation agenda in the broader pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. …
Publication, 01 March 2016
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Assessing the Open Working Group on SDGs Outcome Document: Initial Recommendations on Way Forward
… earlier response to the release of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Outcome Document. Our initial assessment of the OWG Outcome …
Publication, 01 November 2014
IIED founder Barbara Ward, who would have been 100 on 23 May, set out the case for a fairer, more just world system
A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward
… all her books, there was such depth in understanding the politics of development and of history, in how we got to where we are now. And in … Man, published in 1976, a chapter on “The Cost of Justice” sets out goals that pre-figure the Millennium Development Goals – for food and nutrition, rural and urban water and …
Insight, 27 May 2014
The Bairro Proletário do Dique in Rio de Janeiro was settled in the 1960s. The local infrastructure remains poor (Photo: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Is more inclusive urbanisation essential to the 2030 Agenda?
… The 2030 Agenda promises Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are "integrated and indivisible" and "leave no-one …
Insight, 02 March 2016
A group of fishermen on a boat in Bangladesh
Leave no one behind: assessing policy choices
Project, 20 May 2019
How can decentralised finance drive sustainable development? A new interactive story produced by IIED's Human Settlements Group highlights successful examples from the global South (Image: Kiln/IIED)
It's the thought that counts: how can Addis deliver for the world’s poorest?
… An interactive story highlighting how decentralised finance can drive sustainable development     Enter the architecture of aid   The upcoming United … how it will be used. It is clear that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will only be realised if sufficient, accessible, and …
Insight, 08 July 2015
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Assessing the Open Working Group on SDGs Outcome Document Key Messages
… an overview of our assessment of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Outcome Document, and highlights key challenges that need …
Publication, 01 September 2014
A glacial lake near the Jomolhari mountain in Bhutan. Receding glaciers threaten Bhutan's ecosystem with flash floods, landslides and water security problems (Photo: PNUD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: A crucial year for our planet, says Prime Minister of Bhutan
Article, 24 November 2015