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The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
IIED's best of 2016: blogs
… Why women's empowerment is essential for sustainable development February: Our most-read blog of 2016 put forward … across the world, supporting rural-urban migrants will be a key task.  McGranahan was summarising an article in the journal … we be at one of those moments in history when the rules by which markets work are reshaped by public will? We certainly need to be …
Article, 28 December 2016
Dialogue participants visited ASM operations (Photo: Mkhululi Nkosilamandla Ncube)
Can ASM lead the Africa Mining Vision?
… dialogue process is complementary to the CMV workflow – from engaging key players in research and priority setting, to developing national … demonstrated the vision's ASM goal.  Despite the usual inimical ASM issues observed during site visits, such as environmental concerns and … and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development. View a collection of …
Insight, 07 December 2017
Nairobi in Kenya is one of many fast-growing cities across Africa (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya, Creative Commons via Flickr)
African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons
… comes from infrastructure investment. National governments have a key role to play in establishing enabling legislation and building the … deficits and rapid population growth. They can use the bond markets to raise a significant portion of the capital required to … and helping local government or utilities mobilise investment for sustainable urban infrastructure. This blog first appeared on the …
Insight, 31 October 2018
A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
… weather. Making sure communities have the food they need is key. Not just in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals’ target of zero hunger , but to make sure … of finger millet, which is highly nutritious and sought after in markets and requires less water than rice and wheat. And in the east, …
Insight, 29 October 2018
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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 … participatory approaches to work with them on their own development issues and providing appropriate support for their livelihood …
Publication, 01 May 2008
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Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable groups to disasters and climate change: sustainable energy solutions in Quy Nhon City
… multiple methods, including survey questionnaires, focus groups and key actor interviews, this research focuses on the coastal communes of … is limited by financial constraints and unfavourable energy markets. The paper concludes with recommendations for how to increase … the resilience of vulnerable groups to disasters and climate change: sustainable energy solutions in Quy Nhon City …
Publication, 01 June 2014
Governance of oil and gas contracts in Kazakhstan
… concept of this two-year project was that the policy imperative of sustainable development (ie an integrated approach to securing … Sharing Agreement also occurred during the life of the project. Key project activities were: Preparing analytical research papers by … in the form of roundtable discussions and smaller meetings on key issues and options for future oil and gas investment in Kazakhstan, and …
Project, 23 September 2010
Will a standard for social responsibility make any difference?
… – but they are generally not  of interest to NGOs or relevant to sustainable development. ISO 26000 , which is an ISO standard for the … how an organisation manages itself and through an extensive list of issues that should be considered. This list includes the environment, … ISO and the wide awareness that will come almost automatically, the key question must be: how much difference can this standard make to …
Insight, 11 April 2012
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
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… Evaluation: a crucial ingredient for SDG success The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development calls for follow-up and review processes that … the flow of climate finance to decentralised energy, which is a key priority for achieving universal access, and identifies key funding … development outcomes. Read more: IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group explores how the formal and informal rules used …
Article, 02 January 2017