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In the absence of electricity, students in Bangladesh are given charger lights so they can study at home (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ensuring an Energy Sustainable Development Goal delivers for poor people and the planet
… the next global framework to eradicate poverty and move towards truly sustainable development. While it mentioned dozens of development issues crucial to … It is not feasible, affordable nor desirable to connect many rural populations to grids that are slow to deploy, prohibitively … Ensuring an Energy Sustainable Development Goal delivers for poor people and the planet …
Insight, 25 March 2014
Esilalei, Tanzania: Teresia Olotai uses a refrigerator plugged into a solar powered micro-grid. Delivering energy access in rural Tanzania could help transform local economies (Photo: Morgana Wingard, USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How energy can generate growth in Tanzania's rural economy
… in towns and cities and not matched in remote areas; poorer, rural communities are being left behind.   A major factor underpinning … of poverty without safe, reliable and affordable energy. Indeed, the Sustainable Development Goals recognise that energy access is crucial for giving … How energy can generate growth in Tanzania's rural economy …
Insight, 21 September 2017
Two women sit as they hand pick coffee beans at a desk
Kenya’s coffee sector in the COVID-19 context: can producer agency be sustained?
… An initiative led by IIED is generating lessons on how rural producers, their associations and wider communities can best empower themselves to articulate their development priorities, make informed choices, and negotiate effectively … disruption within the coffee industry. Its focus has been creating sustainable livelihoods for more smallholder farmers. At the core is …
Event, 19 May 2020
A man carries a box with spring onions through a busy scene
Redefining smallholder farmer inclusion in modern value chains: three ways forward
Insight, 15 September 2022
A woman farmer bends over to tend crops in a field
One-size-fits-all policies won’t deliver sustainable farming in Africa
…  published by IIED offers suggestions on how policymakers, donors and development agencies can better support African farmers to improve agricultural production in sustainable and climate-friendly ways. The paper sums up the findings of … and concerns over a period of two years.  The case studies found that rural households must balance a range of competing objectives and make …
News, 26 April 2020
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Land Tenure and Rural Development in Burkina Faso: Issues and strategies
… forestry. Land is the mainstay of economic activity, particularly in rural areas, and it is a determining factor in the cohesion of rural communities and vital to the country’s development. Assured access to land is the first condition for … and examining the land tenure issues which may hinder more sustainable production. …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Peer review of The Netherlands National Strategy for Sustainable Development
… to monitor the progress and implementation of National Strategies for Sustainable Development (NSDS), such as internal reviews, external auditing, … planning bureaus, science and education); and sessions on rural areas and agriculture, water, and energy). A youth delegation … Peer review of The Netherlands National Strategy for Sustainable Development …
Project, 01 May 2008
Experts available at Financing for Development conference
… The Third International Conference on Financing for Development is taking place from 13-16 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … of IIED director in June 2015. From his doctoral fieldwork in rural Mali through a career that has spanned research, academic and … finance for those who need it most Blog:  Finance, Addis and the Sustainable Development Goals Blog:  Will new development banks help or …
News, 13 July 2015
A man carries a sack of cocoa beans on his shoulders.
Producer organisations offer huge potential for delivering nature and climate finance
… finance for their members and deliver climate and nature funding to rural communities.  Small-scale and family farmers and Indigenous Peoples are central to the sustainable management of forests and agriculture. They own or manage … supporting biodiversity and promoting food security.  However, these rural communities have little access to external finance, limiting their …
News, 04 April 2024
Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India (Photo: Akshay Mahajan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Data that supports local development
… Progress on all the goals and targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  and the Paris Agreement, as well as the new … statistics. Some national statistics are available for urban and rural areas but rarely for individual cities, let alone for wards or … Data that supports local development …
Insight, 22 September 2016