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Creating a new menu for food security policy
… and inclusion, and recognise the crucial interdependence between urbanisation and rural development. Unless food policy reflects this shifting terrain, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda will be put at …
Publication, 01 December 2015
The devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City (Image: Gerald Paragas and Amillah Rodil)
New film tracks city's recovery from deadly typhoon
… as the city moved from humanitarian response to the recovery and development phases after the disaster. Typhoon Haiyan devastated … City government set up to coordinate early recovery and longer term development. In particular, it focuses on the processes of relocation of … in urban contexts. With funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) , the fund will work to fill evidence gaps by …
News, 07 July 2016
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Summary of Durban’s Local Agenda 21 Programme, A: The sustainable development challenge
… the programme, 1994-2001 and the difficulties faced in localising the sustainable development concept in Durban, in particular the initiation and … consensus among stakeholders. The programme has, however, helped keep sustainable development on the city's agenda and has provided a … Summary of Durban’s Local Agenda 21 Programme, A: The sustainable development challenge …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Building with wood in Africa could slash carbon emissions
… commissioned by IIED. In ' African timber cities: carbon sinks with development benefits? ', authors Mudit Sharma and Mokena Makeka compare … to support the use of timber and ensure building quality and safety.  Development organisations could help scale up forestry with high-quality … management as well as establishing models to make certification for sustainable forest management affordable by small landowners. They could …
News, 27 April 2022
A slum is upgraded in Zambia. Local urban poor organisations are working with local governments to solve problems, but need financial support (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), via Google licence)
Show me the money!
… This week, national and local governments, development agencies, NGOs and civil society gather in Quito for the … to achieve Habitat's vision of creating global cities that are sustainable and inclusive and that truly benefit the people living in them. Communities and local governments drive solutions Inclusive urbanisation means improving access to adequate housing and providing …
Insight, 18 October 2016
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Working for a just & sustainable world
… Document begins: International Institute for Environment and Development Working for a just & sustainable world Welcome to IIED, a UK-based international policy … Working for a just & sustainable world …
Publication, 01 June 2006
A farmer near Bagré dam in Burkina Faso dries paddy rice (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development
… managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development. However, the debates around the specific policies and … 'megatrends' such as rising food and energy prices, climate change, urbanisation and demographic transitions that are shaping African … Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development …
Insight, 15 October 2014
Covers of best publications 2021.
IIED's best of 2021: publications
…  that you don’t want to miss.  1 Investing in nature for development: do nature-based interventions deliver local development … the delivery of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals.  The report, published with … show how IIED and partners are helping to encourage a fairer and more sustainable world.  7 The impacts of COVID-19 on climate diplomacy …
Article, 17 December 2021
Jockin Arputham, right, signs documents with Stellenbosch Mayor Sidego in South Africa
IIED remembers Jockin Arputham
… for Social Entrepreneurship. More recently, he highlighted what the Sustainable Development Goals could mean for slum dwellers ahead of World Habitat …
News, 15 October 2018
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… changing Kabarole region of Western Uganda. This approach aims for sustainable innovation in local food policy and planning, by including … Uganda, in common with other African countries, is planning for rapid urbanisation in its drive for economic growth and modernisation, as well … drew on Vision 2040 as the starting point for driving local economic development, rural development, food security and ecological health. The …
Insight, 10 October 2016