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RIP BoP?
… and the poor. Strong criticism of the BoP approach emerged from the development community - the ‘ mirage at the BoP ’. BoP was claimed to be … on Enterprise Development , and Inclusive Business . Also, read an overview of the potential of business delivering pro-poor outcomes. The … legacy. May he rest in peace.    Ben Garside is a researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group. …
Insight, 19 September 2010
Maintaining the solar street lighting in the village of Tinginaput, India. SDG 7 calls for access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (Photo: UK Department for international Development Creative Commons via Flickr)
Poverty Environment Partnership issues call to action on 2030 Agenda
… and climate issues at the heart of efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. The report, entitled … interventions where no one is left behind." The report opens with an overview of the changing context for meeting poverty, environment and …
News, 13 July 2016
Cover for G03225.pdf
Talking REDD+: beyond forestry – joining up and moving forward
… the UNFCCC (COP17), the International Institute for Environment and Development, together with its partners, hosted a South-South learning event, ‘REDD+, poverty reduction and sustainable development: are there cost-effective and pro-poor options?’ … its success and to lower transaction costs. This briefing gives an overview of the key REDD+ issues, in particular: integrating mitigation …
Publication, 01 December 2011
Protesters march and carry climate-related placards
IIED and partner events at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit
Event, 23 September 2019
Miners from the Tanga region in northern Tanzania participating in discussions about how to make ASM in Tanzania more sustainable (Photo: Steve Aanu)
Mining dialogue paves the way for change
… mining stakeholders for four days of discussions about promoting sustainable small-scale mining.  Interviews with the participants show … about how good practice in ASM can be an engine for sustainable development for Tanzania.  Rachel Joseph mines the gemstone Tanzanite … dialogue, as it happened A Flickr album of photos from the event An overview of IIED's ASM work in Tanzania …
News, 05 February 2018
Cover for G03585.pdf
South-South REDD: A Brazil–Mozambique initiative for zero deforestation with pan-African relevance
… This report provides an overview of the 'South–South REDD: A Brazil–Mozambique Initiative for … Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA), and the Foundation for Sustainable Amazonas (FAS) in Brazil. The Ministry of Agriculture, … of REDD+. The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) provided the technical leadership with Eduardo …
Publication, 01 May 2013
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2017 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2017: publications
… finance reaching the local level delivers effective, efficient and sustainable results.  This 48-page working paper explores the flows of … more: IIED is researching the benefits and challenges of devolving development and climate finance to the local level , and is helping to … research on ASM in Ghana to inform the dialogue – giving an overview of the sector, identifying the barriers to formalisation, and …
Article, 28 December 2017
A street in Beirut.
Stronger Cities Initiative
… programmes. Following an introduction to response analysis and brief overview of cash programming in urban contexts, the framework takes the … Security of tenure in urban areas This paper provides an overview of nine key strategies for approaching tenure security in urban …
Article, 31 May 2017
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Future is Now 2, The
… In preparation for the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in September 2002, IIED is launching … future. The series will comprise of four issues. Volume I gives an overview of what was accomplished at Rio and the challenges that remain …
Publication, 01 January 2001
The Kob population in Uganda is being depleted by poaching, pictured in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Photo: Roger Day Photography)
Building capacity for pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda
Project, 22 July 2014