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Financial summary 2013
… tackling the ‘resource squeeze’, climate change policy, building sustainable cities, and shaping responsible markets. In addition, we will work on cross-cutting sustainable … for building trust between different interests and groups, and for key people to learn together and work out what they think. In 2012/13 …
Page, 02 August 2013
A woman carries a Nile perch landed at Got Kachola, Kenya, where the NGO Renewable World is establishing community-run energy hubs for fish chilling and other local energy needs (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Four challenges to powering local economies
… A rush of innovation in off-grid energy markets linked to falling solar prices and mobile-enabled payment … for PUE in rural settings. Our work so far points to four key elements needed to drive PUE. In-depth assessments, tailored … is a senior researcher working on energy in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . …
Insight, 12 September 2016
A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference
… transforming economic systems for people and planet, and shaping sustainable development goals (see list of speakers and other … our complacency. It’s an indictment of those of us who work on these issues: we elect politicians, shape markets, and choose leaders who get away with the kinds of policies we …
News, 20 June 2012
Villagers walking back to their village, Mozambique (Image: Mike Goldwater)
IIED Annual Report 2016/17: a focus on impact
… positive change at both the local and international scale, and across key research areas.  The report sets out how IIED and its partners seek … impact in each of our four focus areas. As part of our work to  shape sustainable markets , we undertook research with our partners on finance for energy …
Page, 27 October 2017
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
… could be better used to help the communities they work with, and One key takeaway from the presentation for the technology developers in the … Kumari uses mobile phone apps to enhance her yields and get access to markets and labour (Photo:  C. De Bode/CGIAR, via Flickr ,  CC BY-NC-SA … note from the conversation? BS: There were some interesting issues that came out of the dialogue. Several people raised the issue of …
Article, 15 October 2020
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaks in a plenary session on day one of IIED's Fair Ideas event in Rio de Janeiro, June 2012 (Photo: Tom Broadhurst/IIED)
The things that make me proud
… World Bank and other development institutions starting to establish Sustainable Development units, and at grassroots level, NGOs … Ced Hesse , Charles Lane, Ian Scoones and Richard Moorehead were key members of the team. We also engaged with the desertification … for squatter communities , and recognising the vibrancy of informal markets for creating jobs and livelihoods . As always, by working with …
Insight, 22 June 2015
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
Sixty-two-year-old Elizabeth Mukwimba has a solar-powered lighting system. She no longer has to buy expensive kerosene and has been able to use the savings to re-roof her house (Photo: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development)
Electricity supplies in Tanzania: putting people first
… that is relatively new to the energy sector involves exploring four key aspects: How can useful information be effectively shared between … Garside ( [email protected] ) is senior researcher in the Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . He is a specialist in information and …
Insight, 13 December 2016
Officials on a climate finance course meet farmers in Bangladesh to learn about the benefits of solar irrigation pumps (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance for those who need it most
… ambitious targets on climate finance. We are focusing on these key issues:    International finance architecture: we seek to ensure … to the poor through their existing planning and budgeting systems   Markets for the poor:  we want to help ensure that private sector … Neha Rai, Sarah Best (2014), IIED How climate finance can support sustainable development , Nanki Kaur, Tighe Geoghegan (2013), IIED …
Article, 13 May 2016
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