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Members of the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation learn techniques for building houses on land that is affected by climate-related hazards, including waterlogging. Picture: David Dodman.
12 Christmas crackers from IIED
… to increase food security in the global South focus too much on rural food production and not enough on ensuring poor people can access … into question. Download the report . 4. 'Post-2015' international development goals: Who wants what and why 2015 will be a watershed year … agencies often see as only as a problem — could be a source of sustainable livelihoods for millions of marginalised people, according …
Article, 27 December 2013
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Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets: Evidence and Action
… supermarkets and food companies be partners in the economic growth of rural areas? Can small-scale farmers meet the high expectations for food … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 September 2008
The case of the coca leaf
… in the Andean region is a major source of income for the impoverished rural populations as well as the primary ingredient in cocaine. As of … By purchasing Guayakí Yerba Mate, consumers are contributing to the sustainable product practices and reforestation of the Guayakí … principle of renewable resource management, supported by consumers of sustainable products, Market-Driven Restoration™. Guayakí Yerba Mate is …
Insight, 01 April 2010
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Power from the Trees: How Good Forest Governance can Help Reduce Poverty. Opinion piece
… Opinion piece for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Forestry is no magic bullet for poverty eradication any … own. But good forestry does offer some high potential routes out of rural poverty. Forestry can contribute to food security, provide …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Africa's water crisis: a quarter of a billion dollars down the drain
… Hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted on rural water projects in Africa, threatening the health and livelihoods … briefing paper by the International Institute for Environment and Development. The announcement comes ahead of the UN’s World Water Day (22 March). Tens of thousands of boreholes in rural areas have fallen into disrepair, depriving poor communities of …
News, 20 March 2009
Woman collects water for irrigation in Selingue, Mali. Photo: Khanh Tran-Thanh
Ensuring water is equitably allocated and governed
… maintenance of the old. The achievements in meeting the Millennium Development Goal  "to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation" may not … drinking water supplies from individual drinking water points in rural areas in West Africa. This work was carried out in collaboration …
Project, 05 August 2013
Forest farmer representatives from eight Southeast Asian countries exchange experiences with one of the branches of Tree Bank Foundation in Central Thailand (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
In the king's wake
… and innovations in five key areas promoting: Rights to secure tenure Sustainable forest and farm management Sustainable livelihoods through … form a minimum set of preconditions for viable businesses run by rural producers – none are optional. And there were many lessons from … support from the Asian Farmers Association for sustainable rural development (AFA) , whose participants represented the association's …
Insight, 20 December 2016
Prioritising positive and negative social impacts of the protected area at Rwenzori Mountain National Park, Uganda (Photo: Rob Small)
Introduction to conservation, communities and equity
… is critical to reducing biodiversity loss, and to supporting rural communities that depend on nature for their livelihoods. But many … national and international policy retrenchments – particularly around sustainable use of wildlife, the forms this may take and who may benefit … to those motivations   Supporting community-based approaches to sustainable wildlife management and in particular engaging communities …
Article, 05 August 2013
Women walking along Sélingué dam in Mali, June 2014 (Photo: Lucile Robinson/GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS encourages states to learn from returns on investment of large dams in West Africa
… an active part in the discussions to ensure that the experiences of rural populations who live and work around the dams are taken into … April 2014, ECOWAS member states approved a draft directive for the development of large-scale water infrastructure in the region, which … Governments and donors hope that these will boost environmentally sustainable energy production, improve national food security and …
News, 25 March 2015
women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
… community networks and maintain their visibility as drivers of development. As movements and networks gain public recognition, they are … Swayam Shikshan Prayog is taking action to improve the resilience of rural communities (Photo: copyright Swayam Shikshan Prayog )   … Philippines, grassroots leaders reached out to their networks in 24 rural barangays (districts) to disseminate information to educate …
Insight, 22 July 2020