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Prakash Mathema speaking at the opening ceremony of the 8th annual conference on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA8) held in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2014 (Photo: IIED)
Q&A: Helping the poorest nations with development goals
… next year. At the same time, the global community is negotiating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will become a part of global development … The global community is in the process of crafting a set of goals on sustainable development and agreeing the next phase of climate action … Q&A: Helping the poorest nations with development goals …
Article, 19 September 2014
An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… discussions in China Fostering collaboration and joint action for sustainable Chinese investment and trade in Africa through building … examining how China and Brazil are shaping African agricultural development . Read ' Chinese migrants in Africa: facts and fictions from …   BRICS urban transition: sharing key lessons for the future of urbanisation in BRICS countries , including China. These countries …
Article, 01 August 2019
A man transports logs by bicycle. Services provided by informal economies, such as small-scale logging, are often not integrated into plans for green growth (Photo: Jolien Schure/CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Informal economy and green growth conference pinpoints need for new policy agenda
… activity to international strategies for promoting green growth and sustainable development.  Green growth aims to deliver economic sustainability, …  by Paolo Cerutti, CIFOR.  Informality and rural transition – urbanisation, food economy and changing rural livelihoods , by Philipp … Sustainable markets …
News, 31 March 2016
Two people pour liquid on a plate of potatoes.
Indigenous food systems prove highly resilient during COVID-19
… seeking to reorient industrial and globalised food systems towards sustainable, local and native alternatives. This work has united … insufficient economic resources to afford adequate food. Thus, global urbanisation was reversed, with migrants abandoning cities and returning … system – one that contributes to a world that is healthy, just and sustainable for all. But the summit has been co-opted by corporate and …
Insight, 26 August 2021
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… basic infrastructure and services for all urban residents. And as the Sustainable Development Goals say, "leave no-one behind".  David Satterthwaite … IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, University College London; Sarah Colenbrander …
Insight, 07 June 2017
Washing in Kolkata. Urban poor groups must engage with city government and utility companies in order to become drivers for change (Photo: Wolfgang Sterneck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can global funds be accountable at the local level?
… With landmark agreements including the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement in place, there is much … pressures for global funds to address a range of environment and development challenges. But how will these funds be found? And, …
Insight, 09 August 2016
Food vendors give people living in Nairobi's informal settlements easy access to fresh food (Photo: Grace Githiri)
Nourishing livelihoods: the food vendors sustaining Nairobi's slums
… FVA, vendors can lead the way towards healthy food and more equitable development in informal settlements. Alice Sverdlik is a PhD student in …
Insight, 15 January 2016
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Doing more with less: COVID-19 relief by community networks in Southeast Asia
… and show elements of a more humane, equitable and environmentally sustainable city development model while addressing immediate COVID-19 needs in the …
Publication, 16 May 2022
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Universalising water and sanitation coverage in urban areas: From global targets to local realities in Dar es Salaam, and back
… Global targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals and associated monitoring play a key role in …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Asian Coalition for Community Action
Critical theme: Introducing the Asian Coalition for Community Action
… a coalition of organisations working on urban poverty and housing development in Asia. The focus of her presentation was the Asian … in achieving city-wide scale. In many cities, there are now funds for development jointly managed by local government and urban poor networks … at Tufts University, on 20 May focusing on the private sector and sustainable business practices. Her full presentation on "What would …
Event, 02 July 2014