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Building split in half
From protector to evictor of slum residents – reversal of roles for the judiciary
… part of planning policy. The state also created ‘hawker zones’ and markets to develop businesses and provide jobs for the refugee … buildings on the nalas has taken place. Not surprisingly, this is a key issue in other cities. For instance in Islamabad, the prime …
Insight, 24 February 2022
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… 43 ‘Voluntary National Reviews’ (VNRs) of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Extending a 2016 analysis, it finds that … gaps. More about this work: Evaluation processes will play a key role in national and global review systems for the Sustainable Development Goals. IIED and EVALSDGs have published a series …
Article, 21 December 2018
The influx of migrants and refugees onto the island of Lesbos was met with an influx of responders from various sectors who often did not effectively collaborate early on in the response (Tyler Jump/International Rescue Committee)
Finding space for dialogue when urban crises hit
… at Habitat II I, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development held every 20 years, explored how to … in IIED's Human Settlements research group, explained: "One of the key points coming out of our research into past humanitarian … growth of urban areas by strengthening city systems such as local markets, rather than displacing or duplicating them. "Reflecting on past …
News, 26 October 2016
Man talking while two others take notes
IIED research and evidence in academia
… World Development, The Lancet and One Earth, on subjects ranging from sustainable agricultural intensification to the potential of social … chain. Featuring IIED's Cristina Pita . 2021 Kenya’s informal milk markets and the regulation–reality gap This article in Development … journal This article we argues that nature-based solutions are key to meeting global goals for climate and biodiversity, and it urges …
Article, 23 September 2020
Richard Sandbrook Memorial Lecture
… Before he died, environmentalist and champion for sustainable development Richard Sandbrook said the best way his friends … March 2011), at a Richard Sandbrook Memorial Lecture, the “mafia of sustainable development” gathered to do just that — to discuss and … really growth?” asked Kakabadse. Such measures take no account of the key issues in society and nature: the number of healthy people in our …
News, 23 March 2011
A dilapidated road is repaired in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India (Photo: Rikynti Marwein via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Transforming growth for least developed countries
… sources which, if managed well, could be the basis for long-term, sustainable growth. What will it take to help them meet this goal and … exports that will lift countries from their low-income status. Four key priorities that can bring about transformational change in the LDCs … and other foodstuffs. They benefit from controlling domestic food markets, often at the expense of local farmers.  Governments need the …
Insight, 10 March 2014
A panel discusses artisanal and small-scale mining at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town (Photo: Abbi Buxton/IIED)
Building bridges between the money and the many in mining
… tend to see small-scale mining as a problem, the sector could provide sustainable livelihoods for millions of marginalised people. It's … to identify common problems and shared solutions. Collaboration, the key to achieving "shared value" in the extractives sector , is elusive. … benefits for all. Abbi Buxton is a researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at the International Institute for Environment and …
Insight, 11 February 2014
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
… discussions, workshops and skill shares. IIED has published the key messages from CBA13 , and will work to ensure that these reach our … is Rutta from @Helvetas with 'Aloe Vera 4 You', which provides a new sustainable income for vulnerable communities in Wag Hemra, Ethiopia. … channel : [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZ5Z1NYnzI&] Sustainable development at the community level Resiato Salyan works for …
Article, 04 April 2019
Women washing laundry at Sélingué dam, Mali, the second largest provider of energy for the country (Photo: Alioune Ba/Global Water Initiative)
Three big financial shifts put spotlight on social and environmental impacts of large dams — again
… The call comes at a key point in the story of large dams. In January the US Congress decided …
News, 06 May 2014
Buenos Aires, Argentina: luxury skyscrapers contrast with a shanty town of small brick dwellings with aluminium roofs. It is estimated that 10 per cent of the city's population lives in informal settlements (Photo: Mark Edwards/IIED)
Facing an increasingly urban world
… possible reason is the timing. The new global goal framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  and the breakthrough global legal … cities continue to develop on exclusionary pathways – through markets and institutions that protect the spaces and living conditions … is already set out, as David Dodman outlined in his comments . The key question is whether the conference in October can still be used to …
Insight, 13 May 2016