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Closing sacks of sorted plastic for recycling at the Banvari Compound at Dharavi.Credit Meena Kadri. Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en_GB
Work and shelter – two struggles, one reality
… and/or have unsafe housing. Even the most basic of services, piped water, is frequently not available – or only at a price.  Hundreds of … working conditions – BUT they do little to reduce the costs of rent, water and other essentials, or ensure people have a chance to live close … opportunities. Urban social movements work to improve access to water, land and/or housing. Women are often active members as they bear …
Insight, 09 December 2013
Young man pushing a cart with branches.
Q&A: What does the youth inclusion theme at CBA14 have in store?
Article, 25 August 2020
A community sanitation facility in Jinja, Uganda (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
World Toilet Day: People need equality and dignity when they 'have to go'
… of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation". Even if the target were claimed to be met, … including WaterAid identified four types of violence related to water, sanitation and hygiene: sexual violence, physical violence, … It will include articles relevant to this year's World Toilet Day theme, including a review of violence in the water, sanitation and …
Insight, 18 November 2014
The logo for the Sustainable Development Goals (Image: the United Nations)
Public-private partnerships and aid's 'private turn': addressing the investment law dimensions
… sectors – from agriculture to energy, health, education, and water and sanitation.   PPPs and the regulatory framework of foreign … initiative – Regulating Aid Investments in Development (RAID). If the theme resonates, we would be delighted to hear from you. Dr Lorenzo …
Insight, 30 January 2018
Screenshots from IIED best videos
IIED's best of 2020: videos
… than the previous year by mid-December – from over 50 countries. 1 Water before gold: voices from Santurbán … doing and excitement at the progress she was making shined through. 3 Webinar recordings   An obvious consequence of moving events online, … The importance of youth inclusion was a strong theme of the year, and this was evident during CBA14 as the likes …
Insight, 30 December 2020
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
Event, 05 November 2016
An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
Insight, 01 June 2016
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… management issues, for instance by working out ways to share scarce water resources across groups of farmers .  But an emerging body of …
Insight, 16 March 2017
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MDG3-ch3.qxd 31/8/05 9:45 am Page 55 55 3 Conservation with social justice? The role of community conserved areas in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
… Document begins: MDG3-ch3.qxd 31/8/05 9:45 am Page 55 55 3 Conservation with social justice? The role of community conserved … Everyone depends on natural resources and systems for food, water and many other needs, and for keeping the planet inhabitable. 1. … Action Group, India. Ashish Kothari is also Co-chair, IUCN Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity, and Protected Areas …
Publication, 01 January 1970
PLA 39 cover
PLA 39: Participatory Communication
… Guest Editors: Joanna Howard and Patta Scott-Villiers  The special theme section of this issue of PLA Notes examines how popular … under the  Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License . Content can be freely reproduced for … complete issue. Contents Editorial 'Sharing the last drop'. Household water security and equity in small coastal watersheds Gregory C. Ira …
Article, 30 September 2000