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IIED’s external review 2011
… and areas of weakness. Currently, IIED is largely absent from global development debates and discourses. It is no longer the "go-to" institution for big, eye-opening ideas in sustainable development. There is considerable support from many … the concurrent intergovernmental process on  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  launched at Rio+20. We see this initiative as contributing …
Page, 26 June 2013
Hội An, Vietnam: in many towns in the developing world, street vendors constitute a significant share of total employment in the informal economy (Photo: Khánh Hmoong, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Green economy must work for street vendors as well as Wall Street
… green economy, as well as many national green growth plans and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), make little reference to the billions of people globally …
News, 24 February 2016
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… IIED senior fellow and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) director Saleemul Huq to give his view. For many … society to discuss how to develop a marine economy that is fair and sustainable. The two-day 'Towards an inclusive blue economy' event was … charming and educational animation about the Sustainable Development Goals from 2015. Video library These 10 videos are only a selection of …
Insight, 06 January 2020
The Nairobi Declaration will be taken to this year's UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) by Fatima Mohamed Hussein, on behalf of the Kenyan government, the conference hosts (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
International climate adaptation conference says 2015 summits must address the needs of the world's poor
… of Kenya (GOK), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies … support. Politicians and leaders will meet to draft agreements on Sustainable Development Goals, Financing for Development and Climate Change under the UN …
News, 29 April 2015
The morning fish auction at Mumbai's Ferry Wharf. Thousands of boats fish along the coast, putting acute pressure on fish stocks (Photo: lecercle, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaking the money pot to protect nature
… as the Aichi targets, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). I joined a selected panel with Eike Meyer ( GIZ ), Katia …
Insight, 25 July 2017
The journey to fetch fresh water for a resident of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India (Photo: Meena Kadri, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… relating to water across the globe. This year's theme is 'Water for Sustainable Growth', with water seen as central to all the challenges at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IIED's water work focuses on sanitation in urban …
Article, 24 August 2016
A demonstration of solar PV products by the Energy and Environment Partnership in Tanzania's southern Iringa Region gathers an audience of all ages (Photo: EEP Southern and Eastern Africa, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bringing solar out of the shadows
… Providing sustainable energy for everyone, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will need a massive shift to decentralised supply through …
Insight, 20 February 2017
Securing land rights for indigenous peoples, such as these members of the Xingu tribe, pictured in Brazil, is critical to alleviating poverty (Photo: Rights and Resources Initiative)
Securing indigenous and community land rights in the future we want
… Nations member states will meet to discuss an ambitious new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets for countries around the world to achieve by …
Insight, 24 March 2015
A trolley load and shelves of cinnamon dry inside a special drying facility
Vietnamese forest and farm producers work towards more resilient livelihoods and landscapes
… role in improving food security, reducing poverty, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But many family farms are isolated. This reduces their …
Insight, 27 May 2019
A local farmer uses manual callipers to measure a tree. Measuring trees in person can be cheaper and just as accurate (Photo: Geoff Wells)
The Paris Agreement, SDGs and simple local monitoring
… The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the stage for the next generation of public and private …
Insight, 07 January 2016