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Madizini in Tanzania grew from a village into an urban centre, initially because the local sugarcane plantations and factory needed workers. Now the town supports a wide array of businesses (Photo: Jytte Agergaard)
Reframing food security for an urbanising world
… food security and improved nutrition is central in current global development agendas and debates. Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) aims to achieve zero hunger by … by IIED and IFAD to reflect on the nature and diversity of urbanisation processes and rural-urban linkages, their impacts on food …
Insight, 10 April 2017
An illustration with a speech bubble: "We're dealing with multiple intertwined crises" with scales and illustrations depicting climate change, COVID-19, rising inequalities and biodiversity loss
A green recovery from COVID-19? Not without climate, nature and development solutions
Insight, 26 November 2020
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Local funds for local development
… Public investment is essential for urban development, especially for extending and improving infrastructure and … be designed to support community- and local government-led urban development? A new and more ambitious finance agenda is needed if no-one … organisations as a foundation for achieving global aspirations for sustainable development and poverty eradication. …
Publication, 01 April 2018
Champion of urban climate action Debra Roberts will deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture. Click the image to apply to attend the event (Image: IIED)
Jack of all trades, master of the urban agenda
News, 14 September 2016
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Quantifying the attributional and consequential impacts of Kenya’s future timber construction developments: Ndarugu Student City
… subsidy recommendations to further develop the forestry sector and a sustainable timber market within Kenya and Sub Saharan Africa more …
Publication, 15 October 2021
Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: governance for a more resilient urban future
… is increasingly recognised in international arenas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and … scholars of urban studies, sustainability and environmental studies, development studies and Asian studies. This book is available to …
Publication, 01 January 2017
This map of the covered and open drains in Jamshed Town, Karachi illustrates how communities have led on installing sewers and drains (Image: Orangi Pilot Project–Research and Training Institute)
Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'
… by very high life expectancies. Local government responsibility The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mention addressing these risks and 'leaving no … work is concentrated in four core cities – each presenting different development and hazard contexts: Ibadan (Nigeria), Karonga (Malawi), …
Insight, 08 May 2017
A typhoon hits shanties in Manila. Urban governments, which are already struggling to provide basic infrastructure services, also need to build resilience to climate change (Photo: Ernie Penaredondo/Global Water Partnership, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs and 'a new urban agenda'?
… No one can accuse the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of lacking ambition. If all their commitments are actually met, we will have a sustainable, equitable, inclusive, resilient… world by 2030. My …
Insight, 08 September 2015
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Hub for Housing Justice: strengthening global alliances for just housing futures
… migration, and limit progress towards achieving and localising the Sustainable Development Goals. IIED has developed a portfolio of projects related to … objective is to influence policymaking by promoting more just and sustainable housing conditions for the world’s majority, reducing …
Project, 02 October 2024
Study warns of failure to plan for rapid urbanisation in developing nations
… their land and housing needs within a constantly updated vision of sustainable land use. "A 'business-as-usual' approach that simply reacts … so they can take full advantage of its potential to contribute to development, rather than vainly attempting to prevent it as Brazil did." … Study warns of failure to plan for rapid urbanisation in developing nations …
News, 06 August 2010