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Jakarta: migrants from rural villages sleeping in an area that they rent for Rp 1.000,- (10 cents Euro) per night per person. There can be more than 50 people living and sleeping in this area at one time (Photo: Henry Ismail, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stopping rural people going to cities only makes poverty less visible, and stripping migrants of rights makes it worse
… much rapid urban population growth, but rather the lack of proactive planning (and political will) to accommodate it.  Migrants and urban … lack basic infrastructure and are located in dangerous areas where land is cheaper.  But there is also a severe lack of data on migrants in …
Insight, 18 March 2015
Justice in the forests: a series of short films
… brought government together with charcoal producers in search of more sustainable and pro-poor policy solutions. … production – and that legalisation and management can make it a sustainable source of green energy as well as reducing poverty at the … to communities in Vietnam when they were given commercial rights to use forests – and how this provides an incentive for sustainable forest …
Article, 15 April 2011
A community in Bangladesh maps out their local resources and plans for an emergency.
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
… in collaboration with the Bangladesh Environment Network and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Bangladesh, located at the … most at-risk countries for severe coastal storms. With much of its land area at or only several feet above sea level, it is particularly … and 3) international universities and institutions. ARCAB aims to use rigorous research to develop proven community-based adaptation …
News, 22 January 2013
A man stands by a tree stump in Mozambique.
REDD+: What is needed to make it work for the poor?
… Bolsa Floresta (which means Forest Allowance), run by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation in forest reserves in the Amazonas state Brazil, … respond to market failure and to improve decisions about forest and land use. But decisions on the design of REDD+ also need to be adequately … Policy and planning …
Insight, 06 December 2012
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represented a new approach to … The members of the LDC IEG had expertise in different aspects of sustainable development, including community development, environmental … economy of environmental and rural development, decentralising land tenure and natural resources management, climate change, resource …
Article, 03 August 2015
People stand on a sea-wall with a road and look out at the ocean.
8 points on financing climate change adaptation in urban areas
… members of the Malawi Homeless People’s Federation had negotiated for land, built homes and constructed 2,500 eco-friendly toilets in … governments apply, each urban centre should be allocated funds whose use has to be determined with community organizations with transparency … informal settlements, it also means local governments that can better use international funding to complement local resources, and …
Insight, 20 June 2013