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Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… This question and ways forward were discussed at the Food we want – Sustainable, Local, Fair event held at IIED last week. Food security is … – such as seeds, fertilizers, credit –  and to technologies, markets, land and decision making processes – would pay multiple … first step. Agri-businesses must significantly shift their thinking about women in the global marketplace and secure the notion of women as …
Insight, 05 April 2012
Relocated street vendors operate in the car park below the alun-alun of the Masjid Raya Mosque in Bandung, but this basement area does not attract many customers and vendors have to breathe in car and motorcycle fumes due to the poor air circulation (Photo: Kemal Jufri/Panos Pictures)
Building trust through dialogue with street-food vendors
… since 2000. By 2010, Bandung's wider metropolitan area was home to 7 million people . Despite steady economic growth across … not only of a sharp decrease in customers and profits, but also about the discomfort of working in a hot, humid area with poor air … ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 05 November 2015
CBA13 networking: IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Saleemul Huq in conversation with Susan Nanduddu, director of the Uganda-based African Centre for Trade and Development
CBA13: event highlights
… four pitches: Dorice from @sdinet is delivering her pitch at #CBA13 about waste management project 'Trash to Cash' for slum dwellers in … is Rutta from @Helvetas with 'Aloe Vera 4 You', which provides a new sustainable income for vulnerable communities in Wag Hemra, Ethiopia. … in the negotiating rooms must be translated into tangible action at home, and must also be informed by and learn from local solutions that …
Article, 04 April 2019
The journey to fetch fresh water for a resident of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India (Photo: Meena Kadri, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… relating to water across the globe. This year's theme is 'Water for Sustainable Growth', with water seen as central to all the challenges at … water via local kiosks, rather than by having it piped into a home, found it significantly more expensive. Taking the discussion of … further, Ina Porres, senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group , discussed in her blog for World Water Day  how …
Article, 24 August 2016
A view from distance of dozens of buildings in close proximity on a hill
Karachi, informal settlements and COVID-19
… and influential urban scholars, to write this blog, focusing on his home city, Karachi, one of the world’s largest and most rapidly growing … persons who are likely to have migrated are porters at the wholesale markets, waiters in hotels and restaurants, contract industrial labour, … work programme to physically improve UC and establish sustainable health, education and IT related programmes which build on …
Insight, 06 May 2020
This barrio in Guatemala has no running water or sewers. The country receives abundant rainfall, but lacks infrastructure to deliver water to households (Photo: David Amsler, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can natural capital accounting increase water access?
… Day , I was invited to reflect on the challenges of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for water and sanitation at a … access. In many cases conflicts arising over water are not so much about scarcity but about political and institutional issues. For … ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED. …
Insight, 05 April 2016
Elephant yams growing on a forested slope in Myanmar.
Myanmar: Could an unusual yam help the march of community forestry?
… out shifting cultivation, they are also establishing more permanent home gardens boasting a rich diversity of agricultural and tree crops … conditions for Elephant Foot Yam. Compared to an income per acre of about US$ 215-320 for maize, the income per acre from Elephant Foot Yam … the requirement that such businesses create local incentives for sustainable forest management – as is happening with the Elephant Foot …
Insight, 17 May 2013
Climate activists march to the entrance of Georgetown University before President Obama's speech on climate change. Photo: 350.org via Flickr
IIED views on Obama's climate change plan
… is winning the race on green technology, on support for domestic sustainable energy, and on carbon markets. Obama needs at the same time to get much more open governance … Federal government has announced significant adaptation actions at home, reflecting the fact that – importantly – Obama recognises that the …
News, 25 June 2013
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
Care workers in Guinea put on protective clothing (Photo: EC/ECHO)
Ebola – what must we learn?
… heightens the risks of infection spreading. It's a hard choice – stay home and safe, or set off to earn money, making contact with thousands of people in the noisy bustle of cities and markets across the region. Let us hope that the mobilisation of people … and prosperity so all can benefit. The world is mapping out the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that we hope will offer us a …
Insight, 30 October 2014