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Timbuktu, Mali: A woman pours water from an irrigation canal onto her garden. Mali's climate-resilient agricultural plan will promote better irrigation systems (Photo: Marco Dormino/MINUSMA)
Least developed country leaders say "follow us" to tackle climate change
Insight, 06 October 2014
Cover for G03452.pdf
Socio-economic conditions in REDD+ pilot areas: A synthesis of five baseline surveys
… The project Poverty and sustainable development impacts of REDD+ architecture: Options for equity, growth … section 2 describes the pilot areas studied, section 3 gives an overview of household characteristics and livelihoods, section 4 …
Publication, 01 November 2012
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Submission by IIED to the UNFCCC on ADP work stream 2: the pre 2020 mitigation ambition
… greenhouse gas emissions gap by 2020 in order to set the world on a sustainable emission pathway that can hold global warming below 2°C. To … co-benefits of increased energy access and related contributions to development. This submission presents an overview of specific renewable energy policies and programs that have …
Publication, 01 October 2013
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. Evidence to inform an Action Dialogue
… on ASM, planned by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) to facilitate the rights-based formalisation of ASM … research on ASM in Ghana to inform the dialogue — giving an overview of the sector, identifying the barriers to formalisation, and … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 September 2016
Statements and workshop reports
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
… The Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development project  supported African countries to use their national … their NBSAP with sectoral priorities, development planning and Sustainable Development Goal implementation processes. Statement on … biodiversity in development policy and planning initiative: an overview Biodiversity mainstreaming in Namibia: progress and challenges …
Article, 09 July 2013
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The Nature of Economic Instruments: A brief overview
… Paper prepared for the Business Council for Sustainable Development, UNCED 1992: Economic Instruments from the Business … The Nature of Economic Instruments: A brief overview …
Publication, 01 January 1992
Participants at the third China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform meeting in Beijing (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform puts focus on business solutions
… sector in working with African stakeholders to promote pro-poor and sustainable investment and trade in Africa's forests.  On the first day, … forests are important for Africa, China and the world This is an overview presentation by Gaster Kawuubye, team leader at Tree Talk Plus … The speakers were Dr Ben Donkor, executive director, Timber Industry Development Division, Forestry Commission (Ghana); Anicet Ngomin, deputy …
News, 14 February 2017
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Future world? Addressing the contradictions of planet, people, power and profits
… This paper provides an overview of six global trends and drivers of change to which IIED will … formulating this strategy, and highlights the continuing relevance of sustainable development as a framework for addressing some fundamental challenges to …
Publication, 01 June 2013
Side event at the CBD Global Workshop on NBSAPs Revision Process, 12 November 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya
… organised a side event on the ' Mainstreaming biodiversity and development ' project. This project aims to support African countries to … was needed for each target audience.  Support provided through the Sustainable Advisory Council as a high level policy advisory institution … level. Side event presentations View the presentations – including an overview of the NBSAPs 2.0 project – on IIED's Slideshare site  or …
Article, 21 May 2014
The 36-page print version and online Annual Report highlight IIED's wide range of work to ensure global fairness (Image: IIED/We Are Tangerine)
IIED's 2014/15 annual report: shaping a fairer future
… focuses on how IIED is delivering its mission to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership … IIED's director, Andrew Norton, in which he welcomes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sets out the institute's future agenda. … investment processes. Key content in the 2014/15 annual report: An overview of the Sustainable Development Goals and highlights from IIED's …
News, 15 October 2015