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The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, is one of the world's largest cities. It is surrounded by rivers and lies only a few metres above sea level. The urban poor living in flood-prone areas are most threatened by climate change (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
The IPCC and an urbanising planet
… all-weather roads and emergency response services. There are huge development deficits in urban areas in low and middle-income countries. … do, they lack the means or the channels to support this.   Within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) discussions, there is little recognition of how much the …
Insight, 06 November 2014
Representatives of Indonesia communities discussed ways to improve urban conditions at the third Urban Social Forum (Photo: Fabrizio Salvatori)
Indonesian civil society discusses its urban future
… is leaving many excluded and at the margins of the country's economic development. The Urban Social Forum is a one-day event organised by Kota … to develop a shared urban agenda and collective vision for more sustainable, inclusive and democratic urban development. This year there … passionate and dedicated people who are working towards the same goals, sharing their experiences and encouraging each other to keep …
Insight, 21 January 2016
Old Indonesia coins. In Indonesia, like the UK, the income of the poorest 40 per cent has to grow at twice the rate of the national average if the income gap is to stay the same (Photo: Anis Eka, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
How serious are the SDGs about tackling inequality?
… In 2015, all 193 of the United Nations'  Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . These goals commit every country to take a range of …
Insight, 04 October 2016
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor
… urges action to ensure that people can use groundwater in a safe and sustainable way. "The policy trend is to promote the use of piped water … including those that measure progress towards the UN Millennium Development Goal on water, fail to acknowledge the value of different … steps to enable poor communities to use groundwater in a safe and sustainable way, rather than discouraging their use of this resource.” …
News, 12 November 2010
Images of indigenous biocultural heritage territories are profiled in a new photofilm (Photo: IIED)
New photofilm profiles biocultural heritage territories
… Biocultural heritage territories promote simultaneous goals of endogenous development and biodiversity conservation, based on indigenous and … in preserving fragile ecosystems. IIED is supporting the development of indigenous biocultural heritage territories as a strategy …
News, 11 November 2014
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Distinguishing community forest products in the market .
… demand (or the lack of it), and develop options, to distinguish1 sustainable and fair community forest products for discerning consumers … concern over widespread poverty (not in the least in the Millennium Development Goals), it can be seen as a mission to undertake, without knowing the …
Publication, 01 January 2006
Pakistan's Sarhad Rural Support programme deals with constant uncertainty and disruptive events. Here goods are delivered to flood victims in Chitral (Photo: Gul Hamaad Farooqui, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What can Southern NGOs teach us about disruptive change?
… Around the world, development efforts are at a crossroads: the common framework provided by the Millennium Development Goals has been replaced by a challenging new agenda ; global action on … a springboard for the innovation that will be needed to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals.  Lila Buckley ( [email protected] ) …
Insight, 26 January 2016
Delegates at the international symposium on agroecology (Photo: John Choptiany/FAO)
Agroecology offers FAO a 'new window' on agriculture
… uses ecological concepts and principles to design and manage sustainable agro-ecosystems, offering benefits for productivity, food … such as the UK's Coventry University and by international development organisations such as UNCTAD , have further raised … very important time. In the zero draft of the Sustainable Development Goals, 'promoting sustainable agriculture' is not just a means but an …
Insight, 02 October 2014
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Ecosystem Conservation - A neglected tool for poverty reduction
… Ten years ago, at the 1992 Rio conference, debates about sustainable development focused on how to ensure the ecological sustainability of … Rio remains equally valid today: how can poverty be eradicated on a sustainable basis? This is not just a concern of environmentalists. All …
Publication, 01 January 2002
A farmer's house and sugar cane field in Cambodia, where there is concern about large-scale investment in sugar plantations driving local people off the land (Photo: Brian Hoffman, via Creative Commons)
Human rights should be at the heart of investment policy making
… that undermine human rights are unlikely to promote inclusive sustainable development. A country may well receive investments but these do not … benefits. And while international instruments on human rights and on sustainable development have been shaped by different historical …
Insight, 20 October 2014