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Participants at the CGIAR Climate Social Learning evidence gathering workshop, including IIED director of communications Liz Carlile (standing) (Photo: CCAFS)
Which factors are key for successful social learning?
… believing, that social learning has a role to play in achieving sustainable development outcomes? Were we mad? Could we really pull this off? … institutions and help these institutions achieve more sustainable results, measured as development outcomes. The goal is for …
Insight, 14 July 2014
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107 7 How will West African countries meet the MDGs?
… meet the MDGs? Camilla Toulmin and Bara Guèye(1) "For successful sustainable development, the focus and weight of effort must be at the level where … development process."(2) I. INTRODUCTION The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide clear global targets which are ambitious but also …
Publication, 01 January 1970
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
… take advantage of the key opportunity to include agriculture in the development of Intended National Determined Contributions (INDCs). The … store carbon and reduce pressure on forests. All have strong organic goals and use minimal amounts of chemical fertilisers; some use manure … world's greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture ; and that  sustainable agricultural land management practices can both improve …
News, 12 February 2015
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, headquarters building in Vienna (Photo: Michela Mazzoli, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Investor-state arbitration: an opportunity for real reform?
… and non-governmental organisations – including the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and IIED. The audio recording is available … ISDS does so is inconclusive , not all types of investment advance sustainable development, and the costs of attracting investment may outweigh the …
Insight, 07 December 2018
A group of women in a forest smile as they hold out handfuls of coffee beans
Producer agency and voice in certification schemes
… it will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals . Additional resources: Watch a recording of the webinar above or …
Insight, 26 March 2021
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… basic infrastructure and services for all urban residents. And as the Sustainable Development Goals say, "leave no-one behind".  David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 07 June 2017
The opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) begins in Bonn, Germany, on 31 August, 2015 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The tough journey on the road to Paris: addressing the needs of the most vulnerable
… but if countries walk together, they will advance towards building a sustainable future for the planet. In this journey, parties must … and harness further political momentum for the Paris agreement for a sustainable and equitable future for all. Dr. Achala Abeysinghe …
Insight, 02 September 2015
A market in Fort Portal (Photo: Sister Haiti, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Making sure Fort Portal's 'modernisation' plan feeds the poor
… is an opportunity to plan the growth of the town in an inclusive and sustainable way, shifting the focus to 'softer' infrastructure (e.g. … is an IIED International Fellow. He talked to me about the project's goals and about what has happened so far. PC: What is your main … dialogue with the local authorities to contribute to the shaping and development of the town.  We are looking at larger cities like Kampala …
Insight, 11 December 2015
Harvesting paddy fields
Ensuring small holders aren't squeezed out of agricultural investments
… of international donors and national governments alike. Small farm development can not only provide a commercially viable option but can … as an end in itself, rather than a means towards other national goals such as poverty reduction or food security. There is strong evidence to show that small farm development can not only provide a commercially viable option but can …
Insight, 06 December 2012
Supporting small-scale farmers: rights or markets?
… Development support for small-scale farmers must be based on both the enforcement of basic human rights and a pro-poor development of markets. This was the conclusion of a seminar Rights-based versus market-based development: a false dichotomy for small-scale farmers? held in … Sustainable markets …
Article, 09 March 2011