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PLA 61: Tales of shit: Community-Led Total Sanitation in Africa
… The overview article provides an introduction to CLTS, and discusses key elements for successful CLTS and issues around scaling up CLTS in … Sanitation Research) Programme aims to develop and promote sustainable sanitation in the developing world through capacity … section on the website, with extensive resources. SuSanA The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) is an informal network of …
Article, 01 November 2010
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… of supplying produce to their own immediate local and national markets, as evidenced in the case studies. They also have the ability to … positive impact if the LCF approach is scaled up.   Macqueen said: "A key land use difference between locally controlled business and … compendium's business models offer an alternative approach to deliver sustainable use of the world's rapidly disappearing forests, and offer …
News, 04 September 2015
Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
… If the new agreement is to be acceptable to all countries and sustainable, it needs to start from a normative framework that has … it needs, this normative framework treat could be based on seven key elements, which I describe in more detail in this new briefing paper … countries. Developed country parties must commit to providing sustainable, predictable, new and additional public finance for …
Insight, 07 November 2013
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… to come together shortly before the UNFCCC sessions to identify key issues for their countries and groups that will be discussed. Key … Environment Institute); Angela Enriquez (WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities), and Sarah Colenbrander (chair, and global programme … Women's unequal participation in decision-making processes and labour markets exacerbate inequalities and often prevent women from fully …
Event, 06 November 2017
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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… public. Watch these videos to find out more about the conference’s key themes. World Leader’s Dialogue IIED’s Director, Camilla Toulmin, … livelihoods and poverty alleviation, and the various factors (such as markets and governance, rights and tenure, and policies) that impact …
Event, 16 August 2012
A small mining operation near Garies in the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stuck between a deposit and a hard place
… a lack of foresight and a missed opportunity to address some of the key issues juniors experience on a regular basis. In 2012, the … Buxton ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher with IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 26 February 2015
A tree nursery run by Fedecovera, is the world's biggest exporter of cardamom and a cooperative with 25,000 members (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Organise to thrive
… business administration "Rigorous financial administration is the key to financial self-sufficiency," says Alfredo Cu, Fedecovera's …
Insight, 30 June 2015
Are small-scale farmers there to feed themselves and large-scale farmers there to feed the world? Credit: Flickr/Peter Casier
Can small-scale farmers feed the world?
Insight, 15 March 2011
Renewables, why bother?
… been barriers for rural electrification. But other factors are also key. The failure of attempts of the World Bank and Global Environment … local actors to get involved.   Ben Garside is a researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group …
Insight, 04 August 2010
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
Event, 02 December 2018