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Investment treaties and sustainable development: an overview
… proper reflection and public debate on these policy choices. This overview briefing is the first 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: an overview …
Publication, 01 May 2014
A woman looks down at a mobile phone in her hand.
Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development
… change, enhancing livelihoods and for predicting future trends in development.  But it’s also possible to perpetuate inequalities if … different ways digital technology could be used to advance the sustainable development agenda for the benefit of everyone. It chose to … to effectively target funds at the local level. The paper provided an overview of the pattern of technology development to date, potential …
Project, 24 August 2022
A host of people carrying placards and banners, with a prominent banner that says: "Danger: delay kills you".
From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development
… climate, biodiversity and social justice. Achieving this will require sustainable development actors to be alert to the changing geopolitical landscape. … to address them. That is a journey that has barely started. A recent overview by IIED lays out some of the implications for the countries … From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development …
Insight, 01 September 2022
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Rural Planning in the Developing World with a Special Focus on Natural Resources: Lessons learned and potential contributions to sustainable livelihoods. An overview
… This detailed overview study encompasses several conventional fields of development planning and explores innovative local planning approaches … to the relationships between strategic planning and local economic development. There are five chapters which deal with: lessons from … on Natural Resources: Lessons learned and potential contributions to sustainable livelihoods. An overview …
Publication, 01 January 2000
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A city-led strategy for sustainable development
… This backgrounder gives an overview of IIED's city-led strategy for sustainable development - a global programme of research, learning, training and … A city-led strategy for sustainable development …
Publication, 01 April 2014
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Facts and Figures on Financing for Sustainable Development: A brief compilation
… brief compilation of basic terms, facts and figures on financing for sustainable development. This does not represent an exhaustive overview of available data, but serves as background material for … Facts and Figures on Financing for Sustainable Development: A brief compilation …
Publication, 01 February 2015
September 2015: on the eve of the United Nations summit to agree the 2030 Agenda, a film introducing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto the UN headquarters building (Photo: UN Photo/Cia Pak)
Effective evaluation for the Sustainable Development Goals
… The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 puts follow-up and … is equitable, relevant and sustainable. The paper provides an overview of six key considerations for effective evaluation. These are: … Effective evaluation for the Sustainable Development Goals …
Project, 21 October 2017
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Resource nationalism and sustainable development: a primer and key issues
… particularly oil and gas. The report "Resource nationalism and sustainable development: a primer and key issues" by Halina Ward provides a conceptual, legal and practical overview of the many manifestations of resource nationalism and … Sustainable markets … Resource nationalism and sustainable development: a primer and key issues …
Publication, 01 May 2009
A woman bends over to tend to rows and rows of small trees being grown
Unlocking public climate finance for sustainable business transformation in Africa
Project, 01 September 2021
Small-scale fisheries at the Brahmaputra.
Connecting social protection with fisheries management and conservation
… to enable and incentivise behaviours that support more productive, sustainable and resilient fisheries, while also reducing poverty and … sustain and increase their contributions to a range of Sustainable Development Goals, including those related to food, nutrition, income … country efforts and their main messages were summarised in a  brief overview note . Building on these lessons, we worked with the World Bank …
Project, 06 June 2022