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Which is the best approach when working for sustainable energy for all? (Photo: Bernard Polet, via Flickr)
How can we finance sustainable energy for all?
… of these challenges in November at a one-day workshop on 'Financing sustainable energy for all', co-hosted by the International Institute … what circumstances can it be made to work? These are some of the key questions research on pro-poor access to electricity is seeking to … tell. Where the market does not reach: Understanding the areas that markets cannot reach (disaster relief areas, the very poorest urban and …
Insight, 15 December 2014
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Productive uses of energy for resilient livelihoods in LDCs
… energy (PUE), especially when powered by renewables, can support more sustainable and resilient livelihoods in Least Developed Countries, by … well-established value chains; and dismantling longer-term structural issues that prevent equitable uptake of PUE in rural areas. The COVID-19 … promote PUE, given the influx of financing to help small businesses — key energy users — stay afloat and build their resilience to future …
Publication, 02 September 2021
Women are sat at tables selling food a distance apart
Uganda’s hungry food vendors: counting the cost of COVID-19
… of fresh foods could continue – but only in officially designated markets, and following strict operating procedures issued by the … to drive local food system change. This sits under the IIED-Hivos Sustainable Diets for All programme . Seeking alternatives To comply … while preventing the spread of the virus.  But inclusivity is key here: any decision-making by policymakers on how to get food vending …
Insight, 11 June 2020
A fish market in Vĩnh Trường, Vietnam. More than 300 million people are directly or indirectly employed by the fisheries sector, and must be addressed by the oceans SDG (Photo: Khánh Hmoong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
A sustainable ocean by 2030
… era for the world's oceans as the global community signs up to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 14 calls on states to … the attention they deserve and have been recognised as one of the key pillars of sustainable development. I even heard someone compare … senior researcher in environmental economics in the Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 14 September 2015
Wind power turbines and electricity pylons alongside one another in China
Delivering energy access for all: Make Change Happen podcast episode 2
… podcast  offers an opportunity to listen to researchers discuss key global development challenges and explain how they are working to … the potential to improve the ways in which services are delivered. Sustainable Development Goal 7  aims to ensure access to affordable, … solutions and be responsive to changing technologies, contexts, and markets. There is still a long way to go to achieve energy access for …
Article, 14 November 2019
Satellite image of the zinc, lead and silver mine in Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Report scopes sustainability of China-Latin America relations
… – from timber and minerals to soybeans, its desire to access new markets and its strategy of south-south cooperation and ‘soft power’ … trade increasingly apply international standards that aim to ensure sustainable, accountable operations." In addition, there are new … long-term relationships and China’s reputation in the region. The key test will be putting these good intentions into practice." Download …
News, 09 May 2013
Workshop participants undertake a participatory resource mapping exercise for community enterprises (Photo: Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources - ANSAB)
Forest and Farm Facility launches Phase II
… helping them to organise, connect to each other and develop new markets and opportunities.  Since its launch in 2012, FFF has provided … partner countries, and will suggest a wider FFF network and set out key project milestones. The launch event is being held at the biennial … land tenure. Related resources Forest business incubation: towards sustainable forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that …
News, 20 July 2018
Two women sitting down and speaking to each other.
Sustaining coffee producers’ agency in the context of COVID-19
… in Kenya that aims to tackle barriers to an inclusive, fair and sustainable coffee sector. Its main focus is promoting access and agency … and youth into the coffee supply chain by directly linking them to markets. Vava Coffee seeks to create strong relationships with the … IIED’s YouTube channel Brian Oduor pointed out that coffee prices are key to encourage farmers to grow this crop. Vava Coffee has gathered …
Insight, 04 August 2020
CANARI’s Radar tool helps small and micro enterprises assess their impacts. Here Kemba Jaramogi from Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project in Trinidad and Tobago presents their Radar. (Photo: CANARI)
Time to turn the PAGE?
… for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) : ‘Advancing inclusive and sustainable economies’ event in Cape Town looked like it could be … have the ‘silver bullet’ solution for green economies but they’re a key to making them happen and PAGE, with its multi-stakeholder approach, could provide a forum to make concrete progress on issues such as defining and measuring progress on ‘social purpose’, how …
Insight, 17 January 2019
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NGOs, Business and the Challenges of ‘Scaling Up’:
… was the second in a series of workshops exploring the role of NGOs in markets. The first in the series was convened on 26th March 2007 and was … between NGOs and business within markets. As a result of key issues highlighted in the first workshop, it was decided to focus on the … Sustainable markets … NGOs, Business and the Challenges of ‘Scaling Up’: …
Publication, 01 July 2007