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Woman washing dishes with a jerrycan.
To address food insecurity in Uganda post COVID-19 the government must act now
… to eat. Uganda in lockdown Ugandans from all walks of life, both in rural and in urban areas, have prayed, panicked and prepared. The … for many households, especially those with large families. Many in rural areas were left without food packages on the assumption that rural … A statement (PDF) from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development describes how women’s reduced capacity to generate income …
Insight, 24 September 2020
Women including mining engineer Judith Akorfa Buaba (centre) employed at the Dakete mine, in Ghana (Photo: Gabriela Flores Zavala)
Can mining dig rural women out of poverty in Ghana?
… and catalyst for moving onto something better, for 'socio economic development'. The sector needs to fulfill this potential for the lives … Sustainable markets … Can mining dig rural women out of poverty in Ghana? …
Insight, 08 March 2016
A storm rages over downtown Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in the early evening (Photo: Jeff_Holmes via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Three ways developing nations can close the climate finance gaps
Insight, 04 April 2014
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… period from 2019. Our strategic priorities The signing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate … inter-dependencies and relationships between urban centres, rural areas and the global environment.  Read more about our work on …
Page, 29 July 2022
2009 Development and Climate Days film festival highlights
… The film festival that was held as part of the 2009 Development and Climate (D&C) Days was a popular feature of the four-day … Pada's home is an island in southern Bangladesh. For him and other rural people eking out a living, life is changing radically as climate … : Chinese youth present an animated take on the energy challenge and sustainable urban life-styles   The Earth Story : Animation highlights …
Article, 22 July 2010
Wind power turbines and electricity pylons alongside one another in China
Delivering energy access for all: Make Change Happen podcast episode 2
Article, 14 November 2019
Chinese and African delegates visit a nursery and learn about a reforestation project in Pemba, Mozambique (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Sustainable investment in African forest resources highlighted at China-Africa event
… tree nursery, and day three focused on the way forward for shaping sustainable forestry and China-Africa partnerships. The  detailed agenda … cooperation between the Mozambique Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER) and the State Forest Administration of China.   … Sustainable investment in African forest resources highlighted at …
News, 20 November 2017
Cover for 6027IIED.pdf
Wildlife Working for Sustainable Development
… presented as being at best irrelevant, at worst an obstacle to development. It is, in fact, neither. The actual and potential contribution of wildlife to economic and social development could be substantial (Prescott-Allen and Prescott-Allen, … utilisation are very considerable and, if ploughed directly back into rural development programmes, can benefit local communities. …
Publication, 01 January 1988
Picture of the Punakha Dzong, an administrative centre in Bhutan. A river runs past it in the foreground and wooded hills rise behind it.
Low carbon resilience in the least developed countries: a panacea to address climate change?
… (LDCs) have developed some kind of plan to bring together low carbon development with climate resilience, ranging from the Bangladesh Climate … increase their access to energy and national energy security through sustainable energy models, such as solar energy or hydropower. In other … be quicker and cheaper to initially provide energy and electricity to rural populations through non-renewable means. This approach however, is …
Insight, 22 January 2013
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Policy Options for Agricultural Investments and Governance of Markets: In support of small-scale farmers in Guatemala
… and market governance play a fundamental role in ensuring inclusive, sustainable development of small-scale farming, particularly with regard to women in rural areas. This study focuses on establishing the framework of … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 September 2013