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Cover for G02165.pdf
APPENDICES
… or name of the initiative A.2. Type of the initiative A.3. General goals of the initiative A.4. Specific goals of the initiative A.5. … including the reputation of the initiator for initiatives in a sustainable development context; how the initiative will be financed; the reputation …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Aerial view of informal settlement
Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… through local institutions to engage with and support community-led development, as in the work of the Akiba Mashinani Trust in Kenya. And … of disaggregation needed for planning poverty reduction. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals call for more disaggregated data – but they do not recognise the …
Insight, 10 August 2021
Assessing REDD+: beyond carbon measurements
… do we gauge the success of these projects? REDD+ and other low-carbon development projects are not all about reducing emissions — they are … living in or near forests meet both climate and development goals — through, for example: • improved agricultural productivity, … well is important. For example, the Improved African Hut for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Well-Being of the People …
Insight, 08 September 2011
Cover for 17240BIIED.pdf
Investment treaties and sustainable development: investment protection (Burmese language)
… wording of these treaties drives important trade-offs between policy goals. Seemingly straightforward treaty provisions intended to reassure … is the third in a series of four promoting debate on IITs and sustainable development and has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen … Investment treaties and sustainable development: investment protection (Burmese language) …
Publication, 01 May 2014
A discussion on protected area governance in a stakeholder workshop with a community on the edge of Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda (Image: Francesca Brooker/IIED)
Q&A: How can we achieve 'fairer conservation'?
… and equality are now mainstream, including being central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and some of their targets. While the concept of equality is …
Article, 27 February 2018
Madizini in Tanzania grew from a village into an urban centre, initially because the local sugarcane plantations and factory needed workers. Now the town supports a wide array of businesses (Photo: Jytte Agergaard)
Reframing food security for an urbanising world
Insight, 10 April 2017
Cover for G00357.pdf
Forest Governance Learning Group - Malawi, Improving Forest Governance - Improving Rural Livelihoods
… to the realization of the national goal of conservation and sustainable management of forest goods and services for improved and … to good forest governance • To make measurable progress in improving sustainable local returns to livelihoods from law enforcement, private …
Publication, 01 August 2005
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
… Huq, also director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), provided regular vlogs from Lima (above) and on  … and traditional governance systems of indigenous peoples to promote sustainable land management. 12th Development and Climate Days … Forum: Enabling forest landscapes to score Sustainable Development Goals Session Date:  Saturday 6 December Speakers: Including IIED …
Event, 01 December 2014
Kazakhstan's capital Astana will host the EXPO trade fair in 2017. Credit: Ken & Nyetta/Flicker (Creative Commons)
Kazakhstan: Green economy of the future?
… commitment to mainstreaming the green economy agenda into national development, in a speech in January 2014. The country aims to diversify … example, a State Commission or a Council under the President ( the Sustainable Development Council offers lessons) Increase Kazakh … chosen the theme Future Energy, which aims to "promote and discover sustainable, energy solutions". The target date of 2050 is just over 35 …
Insight, 30 January 2014
Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… how IIED uses these four impact pathways to build a fairer and more sustainable future. Impact pathway 1: Multi-stakeholder dialogues IIED's … Basin, the IIED-led consortium  CoNGOs  is helping to create more sustainable and equitable livelihoods from community forests. In July … significant sustainable domestic income and support conservation goals. Our consultancy on valuing forest products evolved into a …
Page, 24 October 2018