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A pro-poor urban agenda for Africa: Clarifying ecological and development issues for poor and vulnerable populations
… Foundation. It covers the key aspects of a pro-poor and ecologically sustainable urban agenda for Africa. Drawing mainly on African … have to be understood in relation to the multiple linkages between rural and urban areas. It discusses how an environmental health … pro-poor agenda. It also reviews the links between HIV/AIDS and urban development on the continent, focusing not only on treatment but also on …
Publication, 01 March 2006
Farmers loading tea leaves in Malawi (Photo credit: nchenga nchenga, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC)
… and distribution – has created both risks and opportunities for rural livelihoods in low and middle-income countries.  Developing value … constraining, fairer investments that deliver positive outcomes for sustainable development.  Yet interactions between governments, companies and rural …
Project, 03 May 2018
Three women and a man sit on a bench.
Women claim their space in land governance
… run for election for the leadership positions of its Community Land Development and Management Committee – the body responsible for making … But the lack of community-led land governance tools has left many rural communities – and women in particular – stripped of their rights … committee were facilitated by the Liberian land rights organisation Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) , in partnership with the …
Insight, 18 November 2021
A carpenter uses a jointer powered by a mini-grid
Productive uses of energy to jumpstart livelihoods
Article, 09 December 2020
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Natural Resource Management and Land Policy in Developing Countries: Lessons learned and new challenges for the World Bank
… The World Bank’s concept of its development mission has deepened in recent years, with greater weight … management has taken its place alongside agriculture as a major rural development concern. A more integrated picture of rural … of the viability of production systems that make extensive but sustainable use of fragile resources, such as those of pastoralists. …
Publication, 01 January 2002
An image of Mohammad Sayedul Haque, the Bangladesh Minister of Fisheries and Livestock alongside a table around which sit participants from Bangladesh, Myanmar and India as they discuss sustainable hilsa fishery management (Photo: Essam Yassin Mohammed/IIED)
Scientists call for international collaboration to safeguard hilsa fish stocks
… This video looks at efforts to encourage sustainable fisheries in Bangladesh Scientists, academics and officials … time to explore the transboundary collaborative research and development opportunities for sustainable hilsa fisheries management and … capital for the trust fund.  On another development, the chairman of Rural Savings Bank of Bangladesh, Dr Mihir Majumder, said that one of …
News, 06 May 2016
Bolivian family farming organisations show a poster about their award-winning coffee business development activity at the World Rural Forum in Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Modern food systems to emerge in new decade of family farming
… to be part of the launch of the Decade of Family Farming at the World Rural Forum , held from 25-29 March 2019. They were there to thrash out … sure they get the recognition they deserve as innovators for a more sustainable future.  Family farming involves almost 1.5 billion people … approach.   Family farms helping to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals Many of the organisations present in Bilbao are …
Insight, 04 April 2019
New paradigm for African agriculture sees sustainable intensification in a new light
… Over recent years, the term “Sustainable Intensification” – producing more outputs with more … Toulmin, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and one of the Montpellier Panel’s members. "But … and effective technologies and processes Increased investment in rural agricultural market systems and linkages that support the spread …
News, 18 April 2013
A woman in a yellow sari and wearing a facemask is standing in a field of crops. She is putting the plants into a bag tied around her waist.
Resilience through flexibility – the story of peri-urban agricultural workers in India
Article, 06 June 2022
Trafficking of wildlife, driven by escalating demand for products such as elephant ivory, is a booming market worth US$19bn a year (Photo: Nonprofit Organizations via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
International push to tackle illegal wildlife trade risks missing potential of sustainable use
… published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) reminds these, and other international initiatives, … with incentives that encourage poor communities to use wildlife in a sustainable and well regulated way. "Effectively tackling wildlife crime … is one of the strongest assets for sustainable development for many rural communities. A wealth of experience from across the globe …
News, 11 February 2014