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Table of contents: PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… Action (PLA) includes general articles on participatory approaches to development submitted by readers and explores the links between participation, sustainable natural resource management and improving livelihoods, … Toulmin and reflections from Robert Chambers of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). …
Publication, 01 September 2013
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Think-tank alliance identifies eight shifts needed for sustainability
… published today by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, whose members include IIED and other think tanks in … focus on specific sectors – such as water, agriculture, energy and urbanisation. Download a copy of the report …
News, 12 March 2013
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Sanitation and drainage in cities II
… light of the failure to reach the sanitation target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this issue of Environment and Urbanization … discussion around how to ensure the stronger performance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, as the editorial points out, it will …
Publication, 01 October 2015
Traffic in Kathmandu, Nepal. Sixty per cent of air pollution in Kathmandu is caused by traffic: tackling pollution while growing their economies is a key challenge for Least Developed Countries (Photo: Rachel, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
London to host international dialogue event: "How will the Least Developed Countries innovate to lift themselves out of poverty?"
… Expert Group (IEG), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the ESRC's STEPS Centre, will explore how global … LDCs are leading the way on many issues central to achieving sustainable development, such as disaster response, waste recycling and … transformation." The meeting will include sessions on inclusive urbanisation and sustainable energy transitions for low carbon futures, …
News, 09 June 2016
An image of the outside of a Malawi bank, showing a ramp installed for wheelchair users. Generally the country is lagging behind in terms of provisions for people with disabilities (Photo: Steve Sharra)
People with disabilities struggle in Malawi's cities
… Inclusivity is a key theme running through several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 11 is specifically to do with cities and … will discuss how the SDGs present challenges and opportunities for urbanisation in the LDCs. …
Insight, 06 June 2016
Ibadan, Nigeria, a city that has experienced devastating high winds and flooding (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
How risk accumulates in African cities – and ways to break the cycle
… donor priorities or research agendas. Meeting the ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals to make cities safe, inclusive and resilient, calls … These are challenging but exciting times for African cities. Urbanisation is closely linked with economic growth, and the future for …
Insight, 30 January 2017
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The rural informal economy: Understanding drivers and livelihood impacts in agriculture, timber and mining
… Aimed at researchers and practitioners, the paper demonstrates that development interventions in resource governance need to be strongly … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Nairobi in Kenya is one of many fast-growing cities across Africa (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya, Creative Commons via Flickr)
African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons
… to meet the growing demand for housing and services. Africa’s rapid urbanisation is a huge opportunity for national governments. It’s … paved roads to health care. Urban growth can turbocharge economic development, since people working in industry and services tend to be … and helping local government or utilities mobilise investment for sustainable urban infrastructure. This blog first appeared on the …
Insight, 31 October 2018
Informal housing in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's cities are struggling to meet demand for affordable housing and settlements are growing (Photo: Olli Pitkänen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Ethiopian informal settlement jigsaw puzzle: an opportunity to re-sort the pieces?
… of young migrant workers, are factors contributing to the rapid urbanisation.  But Ethiopian cities are struggling to meet mounting … condominium units have been built under the Integrated Housing Development Programme, intended for poor or lower-income groups – but … Africa, as part of an IIED-led consortium.  Under the project, Social Development Direct  and Econvalue  have been examining trends in shelter …
Insight, 25 October 2018
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From the MDGs to the SDGs and Habitat III
… In 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals. And the UN Conference Habitat III to be held in …
Publication, 01 April 2016