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The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
Event, 23 November 2015
Kazakhstan's capital Astana will host the EXPO trade fair in 2017. Credit: Ken & Nyetta/Flicker (Creative Commons)
Kazakhstan: Green economy of the future?
… on specific sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, water governance or waste management Assess the viability of the … order to promote investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and waste management technologies. Opportunities to learn and show … will host the international trade fair, EXPO . It has chosen the theme Future Energy, which aims to "promote and discover sustainable, …
Insight, 30 January 2014
Chinese supermarket. Photo: Simon Lim
Reflections on ten years of rating big brands for sustainability
… themes -- land, women, farmers, workers, climate, transparency and water -- and calculates each score according to four measures: company … and to take action over smallholder farmers, labour standards, water, land grabs, and greenhouse gas reporting. Oxfam also calls on … such as the exploitation of farm workers, and grabs on land and water resources. The big surprise is the company sitting at the top of …
Insight, 27 February 2013
LDCs can use the example of Brazil, which has achieved a drastic fall in emissions thanks to avoided deforestation, to see what is possible despite limited economic capacity. Pictured is deforestation for the use of clay in Rio de Janeiro (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)
Climate action: Diplomats' discussions yield four themes for 2014
Insight, 04 June 2014
In the foreground, a hotchpotch of buildings close together, towered over by large buildings in the background.
Firm and fair foundations to transform cities, transform lives
… have become increasingly consolidated over time, including access to water, sanitation and housing, and local rights in villas, barrios … in the context of a warming planet . What is the key message or theme that IIED-AL wants to get across in 2022? JH: Our focus continues …
Article, 14 June 2022
Freedom or a free for all? Creating an open but safe cyberspace
… curbing freedom of speech: “cultural differences are not an excuse to water down human rights, nor can the exploitation of digital networks by … is carried out by individuals or by governments,” he said. This same theme was later reiterated by Joe Biden, the Vice President of the USA, …
Insight, 01 November 2011
CBA10 side events
Article, 18 April 2016
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
The Sustainable diets for all programme recognises that people – with their capacity to innovate and power to drive change – must be at the centre of efforts to reshape our failing food systems (Photo: © Mauricio Panozo of Lucano photography. Bolivia, La Paz)
How people are providing evidence, and influencing to get food policies that work for them
… huge burdens on public health systems everywhere, and depleting our water and natural resources. What if we all had healthier, more … this week’s City University Food Policy Symposium . The event’s theme ‘connecting people with food policy’ explored how gathering, …
Insight, 26 April 2018
The slogan on a woman T-shirt in Kitwe, Zambia - emblazoned with 'Addressing water and sanitation challenges through city-wide partnerships' - highlights the community-led approach (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Local funds allow informal-settlement residents to shape development
… This question of raising the needed additional finance was a key theme of the recent Habitat III conference , and was explored in an IIED … and organised groups of residents. Janet said: "In Ghana, if you want water in your house, you have to talk to governments about building a water pipe. In the slum you don't have drainage. We have to put our …
Insight, 01 November 2016