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Turning green the strategic way: the role and potential of strategic environmental assessment in securing a green economy
… concerns into policy-making, planning, programme development, mega projects and development decision-making. Over the last 20 years there … conference in 2012, the emergent green economy concept was a central theme, but it was agreed that nationally (as opposed to globally) driven … sustainable agriculture/food production and supply; green energy and trade. It also discusses the use of indicators in monitoring …
Publication, 01 May 2013
This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
… Change (CBA13) taking place on 1-4 April 2019 in Ethiopia. Under this theme, participants will examine how technology can build the resilience … that are helping communities adapt. Q: CBA13’s adaptation technology theme will explore how technology can build community resilience to … in arid or drought-prone areas. Renewable off-grid systems provide energy for milling, cooking, processing and refrigeration – all services …
Article, 27 February 2019
The logo for the Sustainable Development Goals (Image: the United Nations)
Public-private partnerships and aid's 'private turn': addressing the investment law dimensions
… goods and services across different sectors – from agriculture to energy, health, education, and water and sanitation.   PPPs and the … have been widely debated in relation to PPP-based infrastructure projects. Investor-state contracts for these projects have formed the … 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
Two women talking to each other at a crowded event.
Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems and the environment
… voices policy debates on climate change, agro-fuels and the food-energy nexus. A range of international events including citizens’ …
Project, 01 September 2011
A group of people pose for a picture, behind words that say "Gobeshona Global Conference 1"
Gobeshona Global Conference 1
Event, 18 January 2021
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
Event, 06 November 2017
The Forest Investment Program, an example of an investment fund with simplified funding frameworks, has invested $10 million in a $24 million project with the African Development Bank to restore Ghana's rapidly degrading forests (Photo: Greg Neate, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Six steps to local climate finance
Insight, 06 November 2016
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 in Cameroon, where Centre pour l'Environnement et le Developpement has been supporting junior lawyers in rural communities (Photo: Lorenzo Cotula/IIED)
Legal empowerment: what we do, what we've learned
… about strengthening local organisations. So while development projects often involve raising awareness or designing 'tools', it is …
Insight, 14 November 2017
Moving beyond the preamble to creating a new story at Rio+20
… development goals (SDGs), structured around the core themes of water, energy and food; Progress on GDP+, the term increasingly used to refer … the role of the private sector in development. Clean and renewable energy Green MP Caroline Lucas also highlighted that fossil fuel … welcomed because they were community, rather than corporate-led, projects. Mark Simmonds responded that there would be deep hostility to …
Insight, 24 May 2012