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A woman carries a Nile perch landed at Got Kachola, Kenya, where the NGO Renewable World is establishing community-run energy hubs for fish chilling and other local energy needs (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Four challenges to powering local economies
… A rush of innovation in off-grid energy markets linked to falling solar prices and mobile-enabled payment … for PUE in rural settings. Our work so far points to four key elements needed to drive PUE. In-depth assessments, tailored … is a senior researcher working on energy in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . …
Insight, 12 September 2016
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Small Farmers Economic Organisations and Public Policies. A comparative study
Publication, 01 January 2005
Vast quantities of logs being unloaded in the port of Zhangjiagang, South-East China. Estimates suggest timber imports travelling through Zhangjiagang increased by more than 60% in 2017 (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
Crucial agreement with China could save Mozambique’s forests
… of Mozambique’s economy and its ability to develop in a way that is sustainable and can benefit its people.   Change in Mozambique’s forest … to develop practical systems for processing forest products based on sustainable sourcing. And China’s commitment to invest in establishing … help implement any new timber tracking system. Long-term management Key reforms to Mozambique’s forest management and forest law are also …
Insight, 14 August 2018
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REDD+ in dryland forests: Issues and prospects for pro-poor REDD in the miombo woodlands of southern Africa
… and facilitate market-led conservation, leading to some successful sustainable management of natural resources. The lessons from CBNRM in … a policy continuum. In a region where poverty is high and is also a key driver of land use change, REDD+ mechanisms need to be pro-poor, …
Publication, 01 May 2010
Solar-powered irrigated water pumps such as this one in Bangladesh can help villagers cope with unreliable rainfall patterns (Photo: Neha Rai/IIED)
Climate finance must reach poor families
Insight, 16 February 2015
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Power Tool: Associations for business partnership (PLA 53)
… joint action of many private smallholders. This tool tackles five key problems in migrant communities:~• Lack of information (little … scale of resources with which to negotiate and poor knowledge of markets for produce). ~• Lack of administrative experience (no history … aimed to develop, test and circulate existing and new tools to bridge key gaps in policy processes and content. These policy tools – tips, …
Publication, 01 December 2005
The Dolakha FSC-certified community forest user group speaking at the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013 (Photo: Leianne Rolington/IIED)
Focusing support for locally controlled forest enterprise
… is working to reduce poverty and deforestation by better linking sustainable, locally-controlled forest enterprises to each other, markets, service providers and policy processes. Forest Connect supports … tactics, create toolkits and develop strategy.  Prioritisation is key The alliance has supported a range of successful forest enterprises …
Article, 14 March 2014
David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, addresses the conference on urban crises (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Urban crises conference: time to put learning into practice
… environment, and also affect the ways individuals take action.  Key themes Many conference speakers stressed the importance of … collectively. Humanitarian agencies could also promote inclusive markets to foster integration. As well as partnering and collaboration, … the importance of taking action in urban areas – including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Agreement and the New Urban …
News, 23 November 2017
Boys herd family cows in Wakesi, Kenya while dark grey storm clouds gather behind.
Looking beyond land to support rural youth
… of rural youth, on- or off-farm. For many, access to land is key. “All farmers rely on land for income and welfare,” said researcher … and grow But for others, the solution lies not in land at all. The key is to enable people to engage in agriculture without land, suggested … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 30 May 2012
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Poverty, pastoralism and policy in Ngorongoro: Lessons learned from the Ereto I Ngorongoro Pastoralist Project with implications for pastoral development and the policy debate
… Poverty Assessment commissioned by Ereto in 2003 identified four key factors that reduce pastoralists’ livelihood opportunities and make … results achieved by Ereto I show that it is possible to promote sustainable livelihoods and help tackle poverty among pastoralists by … providing appropriate support for their livelihood strategies. This key lesson has far-reaching implications for policy dialogue in the …
Publication, 01 May 2008