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Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
… papers and reports, visit the IIED Publications Library . The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been greeted as a  game changer , not just … Natural Resources Institute  (CANARI) Latin American Center for Rural Development  (Rimisp) Development Alternatives  (DA) Institute for … Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future …
Project, 14 December 2018
Small-scale miners dry ores in the process of gold mining in Geita, Tanzania (Photo: John Louis/Investing In Gold, Creative Commons)
Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… (ASM) can make a positive contribution to inclusive and equitable sustainable development and growth in some of the world's poorest and more … and productive employment across the mining sector and complementary rural livelihoods.  By ensuring that all stakeholders participate, that … Sustainable markets …
Project, 24 January 2014
The Asian Development Bank is helping herders in Mongolia combat the consequences of climate change by training them to cultivate fodder or animal feed that is more resilient towards extreme weather changes, using plants that are adapted to the area (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Finance for inclusive investment in climate resilient development
Insight, 03 August 2015
Street scene, Karachi, Pakistan. Photo by Fareena Chanda
Can we change the goals of development without changing the implementers?
… This blog refers to what was on 9 July the latest draft (PDF) of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets – not the most recent draft. We have a new … sufficient attention to biodiversity or water resource management or rural development. I come to this with a concern that urban issues get … Can we change the goals of development without changing the implementers? …
Insight, 09 July 2014
Woman sitting on a balcony wearing a face mask. Behind here, an informal neighbourhood of houses can be seen.
Five years on: how Brazil’s Zero Eviction Campaign is driving policy change for housing justice
… In June 2020, grassroots and social movements from across urban and rural areas, housing sector researchers and specialists and lawyers and …
Insight, 06 November 2025
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Productive uses of energy for resilient livelihoods in LDCs
Publication, 02 September 2021
A group meeting on climate change on boat run by the organisation Shidhulai in Natore, Bangladesh (Photo: Tony Stonehouse/IIED)
Developing nations strengthen ability to demonstrate effective climate change adaptation
News, 27 February 2015
Althelia Ecosphere's Simon Dent speaking at Fish Night 2 (Photo: Inta Photography)
Fish Night 2 looks at finance for sustainable fisheries
Event, 04 March 2015
A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
Article, 17 February 2020
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Food transitions: sustainable consumption policies across the rural-urban divide
… This explains what we plan to do under the 'Fair consumption from sustainable food systems' change initiative in our 2014-19 strategy. … 2016 to reflect new challenges and opportunities in the international development field as a result of major international events in 2015 and … Food transitions: sustainable consumption policies across the rural-urban divide …
Publication, 01 April 2014