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Shifting the balance: equity and sustainable consumption
… planet, the dictates of ecology and technology limit growth. Yet a key element of this issue – consumption – has until recently hardly … Sustainable markets … Shifting the balance: equity and sustainable consumption …
Publication, 01 January 2009
Workshop participants in Mozambique discuss results from group work on how to make farming more sustainable (Photo: Lynn Boyd, ADRA Mozambique)
Five ways to make farming more sustainable
… deal of uncertainty about their impact on smallholders' access to markets, land and employment. Low external input, sustainable agricultural practices such as agroecology and organic … University Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo gathered representatives from key agricultural institutions to discuss the constraints to scaling-up …
Insight, 20 May 2015
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REDD+ in dryland forests: Issues and prospects for pro-poor REDD in the miombo woodlands of southern Africa
… the miombo ecoregion of east and southern Africa has addressed these issues in its evolution. This has seen the evolution of policy, legal … 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
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp.
New research series kicks off with look at energy delivery models
… developing countries into more formal (sometimes developed country) markets to sell their goods can be difficult. The same is true of making … (and at times commercial) benefits. The first of this series,  Sustainable Energy for All? Linking poor communities to modern energy … development project or a government programme, but innovations in the key elements of the model will help ensure positive sustainable …
Insight, 12 December 2012
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Sustainable Development OPINION 2005 LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or secure livelihood? Summary of conclusions from the Land in Africa Conference held in London, November 8-9, 2004.
… Document begins: Sustainable Development OPINION 2005 LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or … policy makers, opinion leaders and researchers concerned with KEY FINDINGS: land issues gathered in London with international agencies and experts for … Sustainable Development OPINION 2005 LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or …
Publication, 01 November 2004
New approach to debt could raise over US$400 billion for climate and nature projects in developing countries
… triple challenges of debt, climate and nature should be one of the key items on their agenda.  Sejal Patel, a researcher at IIED and author … a broad debt restructuring facility that will address the structural issues building up due to external shocks and that will make these …
News, 14 July 2022
A vendor in India uses energy produced by a micro-grid funded by SunFunder (Photo: Sameer Halai/SunFunder)
Off-grid energy powered by the crowd
… How can the power of an immense crowd deliver sustainable energy access? Different models of crowdfunding are being … regarding crowdfunding, private donors and foreign lenders – all key actors to achieving energy access goals. The power of "the crowd" is … finance, regulatory and other support measures across different markets". Strict regulation for foreign contributions given to …
Insight, 09 April 2015
Sustainable development co-operation with BP-Azerbaijan
… IIED's capacity to work on energy issues developed rapidly in Azerbaijan, where the British company BP was … foreign investor. In 2006 and 2007, IIED worked in an innovative sustainable development co-operation agreement with the communications … members visited IIED for a workshop in May 2006 to explore a range of key issues in sustainable development. IIED staff facilitated meetings …
Project, 25 June 2008
The journey to fetch fresh water for a resident of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India (Photo: Meena Kadri, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… Sweden, from 28 August to 2 September focuses on a wide range of issues relating to water across the globe. This year's theme is 'Water for Sustainable Growth', with water seen as central to all the challenges at … further, Ina Porres, senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group , discussed in her blog for World Water Day  how …
Article, 24 August 2016
Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)
Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?
… decade , is intended to kick-start reflections and conversations with key stakeholders. The paper raises many questions about how well the mining industry has put sustainable development theory into practice.  The research is based on … It is clear that much of MMSD's agenda is still relevant today. Issues such as the environment, community development and health and …
Insight, 07 June 2012