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A demonstration of solar PV products by the Energy and Environment Partnership in Tanzania's southern Iringa Region gathers an audience of all ages (Photo: EEP Southern and Eastern Africa, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bringing solar out of the shadows
… Providing sustainable energy for everyone, in line with the Sustainable … to make this possible, public finance – money needed to grow nascent markets – needs to be able to reach this sector. Global climate finance … incentives, and a level playing field with the centralised grid, are key to getting more money flowing to this vital sector. The government, …
Insight, 20 February 2017
An IIED workshop that aims to explore the latest thinking on REDD+ gets under way (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Coverage of Moving ahead with REDD+: Prospects and challenges workshop
… On the first day, some of the key players in REDD+ debated the challenges and opportunities for moving … event also focused on IIED's forthcoming work on REDD+ and how the Sustainable Development Goals can complement REDD+, and saw the launch … How and from where will finance beyond readiness be sourced? Can markets alone be liable to compensate or purchase carbon credits likely …
Event, 09 April 2014
Brazil ambassador Carlos Sobral Duarte addresses a meeting to define the key elements of a draft treaty to govern the high seas (Photo: IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon)
Moving a step closer to protecting the high seas
… of meetings, with the final session aimed at defining the treaty's key elements.  Dangers of a governance gap The ocean brings multiple … level: it is becoming increasingly recognised that conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity actually builds the prosperity of … is a senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . …
Insight, 02 August 2017
Annual report 2009/10
… that lets biomass energy drive greener economies, not black markets. Learning groups show muscle:  an independent review showed that … to think and write – and to be published, often for the first time. Sustainable markets Accountability in the pipeline:  a suite of IIED … their work. Going mainstream:  strategic environmental assessment – key to mainstreaming environment and development into policy – made …
Page, 21 October 2010
Small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains
… export horticulture. What IIED did The project was built around three key themes: Dialogue , among supermarkets, other retailers, … different solutions. Research from the project was published in three key publications. The pocketbook ' Fair Miles: Recharting the food miles … Sustainable markets …
Project, 02 October 2008
Cover for 14515IIED.pdf
Getting the message across: Promoting ecological agriculture in Bangladesh
… smallholder farmers, many NGOs have been training farmers in more sustainable farming methods. Despite this, the numbers of farmers … perhaps reflects farmers’ belief in the need for such an approach.A key roadblock to the wider adoption of ecological agriculture was the …
Publication, 01 May 2006
Cover for G00384.pdf
How can payments help manage watersheds sustainably and fairly? Phase 3 workplan for an action learning process in South Africa
… Deveoping markets for watershed protection services and improved livelihoods - … for watershed services established, documented and disseminated to key stakeholders in South Africa. Baseline information, key constraints … 2003 to October 2004) of the project reviewed the potential for markets or payments for watershed services in five countries, including …
Publication, 01 March 2005
Cover for G00400.pdf
Developing incentive-based mechanisms for watershed protection services and improved livelihoods in India. Workplan 2004
Publication, 01 October 2004
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
… could be better used to help the communities they work with, and One key takeaway from the presentation for the technology developers in the … Kumari uses mobile phone apps to enhance her yields and get access to markets and labour (Photo:  C. De Bode/CGIAR, via Flickr ,  CC BY-NC-SA … different contexts. I noted that how to reach young women and men was key: technology can be a route to engage young people in climate action …
Article, 15 October 2020
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… This video was part of a joint IIED/Hivos project on sustainable diets for all . Everyday realities: cotton contracts in … investors involved in contract farming arrangements, especially as markets become more competitive. … to help decision makers. He described IIED's work to identify the key characteristics of better evidence and  a series of …
Article, 12 January 2018