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Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh queue to get access to a raised tube well; local indicators about access to water are essential for the SDGs (Photo: Development Planning Unit, UCL, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
… With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets agreed, now there is a need to work … poor and where action is needed.   Similarly, averages for rural and urban areas for infant, child and maternal mortality rates …
Insight, 09 March 2016
This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
… and Susan Nanduddu (SN), director at the African Centre for Trade and Development based in Uganda, explain how the sessions will draw together … – all services that can help build the economies of remote rural communities.  These examples show that adaptation technology – … by climate change. Technologies must be easy to access, they must be sustainable and there must be potential to scale up, modify or innovate …
Article, 27 February 2019
Image of Namibian drylands with a stone hill rising in the background.
3-point action plan for leaders at Rio+20 summit
… world leaders will meet to agree ways to tackle the environment and development challenges facing humanity. IIED recommends action in three … of natural assets is the best way to ensure strong investment in and sustainable use of forests, water, soils and other resources, in ways that create jobs, profits and secure livelihoods in both rural and urban areas. "When governments recognise the rights and …
News, 22 May 2012
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Policy and Institutional Mapping for Small Scale Producers' Participation in Dynamic Markets in Turkey
… agriculture, which supports the livelihoods of the majority of rural poor, is poorly prepared for these changes. Public policy makers and development partners are generally remote from changes taking place … challenging environment, in ways that contribute to the resilience of rural economies. Work undertaken 22-26 May 20061 on policy and …
Publication, 01 May 2006
Flooding in Fiji. Fiji's prime minister has said the his nation is in "a fight for survival" as climate change brings almost constant cyclones (Photo: TC Evans/Fijian Government)
The Talanoa dialogue: sharing stories in Bonn to inspire ambitious climate action
… can build climate resilience. Delivering solar power to poor, rural communities is just one example of climate action needed to make … only global warming but also the broader challenges of inclusive, sustainable development.      2017 marked yet another record of extreme weather …
Insight, 02 May 2018
Gatekeeper series: Local organization Profiles
… Understanding and Supporting the Role of Local Organizations in Sustainable Development David Satterthwaite and Gabriela Sauter, August 2008 All … to the grassroots. Read more and download GK137d: The Organization of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP), Zimbabwe: Self-reliance for …
Article, 01 April 2010
The Nebbou area, between Ouagadougou and Leo, a dry reservoir used for the manufacture of handmade bricks in Burkina Faso (Photo: Ollivier Girard/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR))
Archive of completed drylands and pastoralist projects
… village IIED has documented  social and environmental change in a rural village in the dryland region of central Mali for more than 35 … budget.  Generating new perspectives on climate-resilient drylands development Policymakers often perceive drylands as marginal, … with partners to show that, with supportive policies, drylands can be sustainable and highly productive ecosystems where pastoralists manage …
Article, 17 December 2012
Farmers sit in a field sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, Peru.
Making the Nagoya Protocol work at the community level
… As the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development ( Rio+20 ) showed, intergovernmental negotiations on the … local communities. They are often the best custodians of nature in rural areas, and their traditional knowledge can be important in …
Insight, 04 July 2012
Securing land rights for indigenous peoples, such as these members of the Xingu tribe, pictured in Brazil, is critical to alleviating poverty (Photo: Rights and Resources Initiative)
Securing indigenous and community land rights in the future we want
… Nations member states will meet to discuss an ambitious new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets for countries around the world to … roughly 50 to 90 per cent (PDF) of the total source of livelihoods of rural households living in poverty worldwide.  Women also benefit …
Insight, 24 March 2015
Biocultural products of the Potato Park in Peru, an example of the goods and services that can be produced by indigenous peoples to provide income and enhance incentives to sustain biocultural heritage (Photo: ANDES)
Consultation: designing a new biocultural heritage indication
Insight, 20 August 2015