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There is no government-provided water connection in the Shivaji Nagar slum area of Raipur. Under UN definitions, a household has "improved provision" for water even if it only has access to a public tap or standpipe. (Photo: indiawaterportal.org, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Setting the bar too low: is there really progress on UN development goals?
… United Nations claims great progress towards most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In a report  [PDF] published in September, the … people living in extreme poverty and the proportion of people without sustainable access to improved sources of drinking water. The proportion … Settlements Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development and the editor of the peer-reviewed journal Environment and …
Insight, 03 December 2013
Aerial view of flooded coastal town and destroyed housing
Climate change, economics top agenda for Majority World experts seeking EU policy change
… areas for European Union (EU) policy change according to a survey of sustainable development experts, mostly from the Majority World. Respondents to the … of climate change, threats to natural systems, the impacts of urbanisation around the world and the role of the private sector. …
News, 25 January 2023
Women learning how to install and maintain solar home systems in the rural town of Bogra, northern Bangladesh (Photo: ILO, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era
… 2016 has been a big year for international agreements on development. New Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets were agreed. The Paris … COP21 will die down, if it hasn't already. This means champions of sustainable development within LDCs have a mountain to climb. One way … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 28 June 2016
Cover for 9123IIED.pdf
Building Partnerships for Urban Waste Management in Bamako
… on the cultural aspects of urban waste management, an approach to sustainable local development and improving the urban environment was developed. This … and lessons learned. Finally, a more systematic approach to stimulate sustainable development within the context of decentralisation is then …
Publication, 01 December 2001
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
Article, 15 June 2020
Smog over Kathamandu. Air pollution in Nepal's capital regularly breaches the World Health Organisation's safety guidelines (Kashish Das Shrestha)
Clearing the air in Kathmandu
Insight, 07 June 2016
Cover for G03782.pdf
Food transitions: sustainable consumption policies across the rural-urban divide
… This explains what we plan to do under the 'Fair consumption from sustainable food systems' change initiative in our 2014-19 strategy. … 2016 to reflect new challenges and opportunities in the international development field as a result of major international events in 2015 and … Food transitions: sustainable consumption policies across the rural-urban divide …
Publication, 01 April 2014
Cover for 9547IIED.pdf
Building homes, changing official approaches: The work of Urban Poor Organizations and their Federations and their contributions to meeting the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas
… demonstrating approaches to slum and squatter upgrading, new house development and expanding provision for water, sanitation and other … They are also more inclusive of the poorest groups and usually more sustainable. Where local and national governments support them, these … their Federations and their contributions to meeting the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas …
Publication, 01 July 2005
A busy side street in the settlement of Dharavi
Invisiblising cities: the obsession with national statistics and international comparisons
… applies for water and sanitation data used to monitor progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Monitoring progress on the SDGs has become …
Insight, 25 February 2020
Lagos in 2010. Under different scenarios, Lagos could have 61 million inhabitants in 2100, or over 100 million (Image: Ricardo Gomes, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will Africa have the world's largest cities in 2100?
… progress towards sustainability, with sustained efforts to achieve development goals, while reducing resource intensity and fossil fuel … and Delhi – 44.3.   This assumes extension of current trends in urbanisation, along with middle of the road assumptions about population … Agreement, bring to the future of our cities?   And looking to the Sustainable Development Goals, with their ambition for cities that are …
Insight, 07 October 2016