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Forested hills in Nepal, with a house in the foreground and forested hills, and then clouds behind.
Report calls for REDD+ to Invest in Forest Communities
… from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) and broader development goals, and explores how and why the two should be integrated. The report … and financing high on the agendas of both meetings. “The most sustainable, long-term conservation occurs when local communities have …
News, 16 May 2012
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… to see the new Secretary of State at the Department for International Development (DFID) firmly express his determination to dramatically … finance. Our three key messages are: all UK aid should support the goals of the Paris Agreement; we need meaningful transparency to enable … poor people: iconic species such as elephants grab the headlines and sustainable use of these species can generate significant revenues and …
Insight, 31 May 2019
IIED's animation explains what the Sustainable Development Goals are and highlights why they matter (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
Animating the universal ambition of the SDGs
… and urges world leaders not only to sign up to this transformational development agenda – but also to make these aspirations a reality. And … response to the challenge of communicating the scale and reach of the Sustainable Development Goals. "We wanted to show that although the SDGs are complex and relate …
Article, 03 June 2015
Two community leaders prepare service contracts for a novel container-based sanitation service before installing toilets in users' homes in Cap Haitien, Haiti (Photo: Felipe Jacome)
Learning from the MDGs: improved sanitation and drainage in cities
… aimed to 'halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation'.  Across … now that it is clear that we have failed to achieve the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of the people without …
News, 07 October 2015
Cover for G03094.pdf
Learning Network brochure
… as: key to reducing rural poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals; a pillar of global food security; a source of increased supply … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2011
Informal housing and tall buildings behind.
Definitions matter – part one
… This matters because progress towards many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is strongly influenced by these definitions and related …
Insight, 10 November 2021
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ABS and Poverty: Practical Approaches for Reducing Poverty through ABS
… held on 3rd February 2006. World leaders have agreed the Millennium Development Goals which set a series of targets, mainly for 2015, for eradicating … especially in developing countries". The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), which provided the mandate for …
Publication, 01 March 2006
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Parliamentary role and relationship in effectively addressing climate change issues - Swaziland
… poor. It is a particular threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and progress in sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Increasing temperatures …
Publication, 01 January 2011
The devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City (Image: Gerald Paragas and Amillah Rodil)
New film tracks city's recovery from deadly typhoon
… as the city moved from humanitarian response to the recovery and development phases after the disaster. Typhoon Haiyan devastated … City government set up to coordinate early recovery and longer term development. In particular, it focuses on the processes of relocation of … in urban contexts. With funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) , the fund will work to fill evidence gaps by …
News, 07 July 2016
A community-owned Mexican sawmill in Oaxaca (Photo: Duncan Macqueen)
Incendiary observations from the 4th FLARE conference
… enriching tree cover, as I explain below Mining and infrastructure development are the third major cause of forest loss and equally … we need to make governments and donors aware of the huge potential of sustainable smallholder forestry. IIED and FAO partners at the Forest … will be critical if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate agreement.  …
Insight, 22 October 2018