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About 1.5 million Syrians are currently in Lebanon. The influx has added complexity to an already fragile system of water provision (Photo: Loan Diep)
Water in MENA: ripple effects in times of conflict
Insight, 12 December 2017
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… This question and ways forward were discussed at the Food we want – Sustainable, Local, Fair event held at IIED last week. Food security is … Summit, 1996 PDF ).  It’s a complex issue, interlinked with health, sustainable economic development, environment and trade. The majority of farmers in Africa … Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option …
Insight, 05 April 2012
Women traders on a market stall, with rows of different fruit and vegetables in front of them
Harnessing the potential of Zambia’s informal food sector
… Zambia’s informal food market is growing, driven largely by rapid urbanisation. Selling a variety of products at relatively low prices, … of ensuring that economic growth benefits all and of accelerating development efforts while leaving no one behind. But they do not mention … on informal vendors for their food. Giving the sector a voice The Sustainable Diets for All programme (SD4ALL) works with local partners …
Insight, 17 October 2019
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Cost–benefit analysis of mangrove restoration in Thi Nai Lagoon, Quy Nhon City, Vietnam
… mangroves are considered an important resource for socio-economic development as well as playing a role in both the mitigation of, and … extensive loss of mangroves has taken place due to the expansion of urbanisation, aquaculture development and infrastructure construction. … alternative options to decide the best use of wetlands and to promote sustainable development. …
Publication, 01 October 2013
A community sanitation facility in Jinja, Uganda (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
World Toilet Day: People need equality and dignity when they 'have to go'
… open also harms other aspects of wellbeing, from dignity to social development. MDG7 Overall, the world is unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goal 7, Target 7c, to "halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation". Even if …
Insight, 18 November 2014
Community-based adaptation in Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS
Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning
… The Government Network on Climate Change Mainstreaming and Development includes members from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, … and plans by ensuring they consider how climate change could affect development. The network has developed a framework for assessing and … future decision making process. There must be assured, adequate and sustainable financial resources for the poorest of the world impacted by …
News, 25 April 2013
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IIED's best of 2019: publications
… links to related blogs and project pages. 1 Biodiversity loss is a development issue. A rapid review of the evidence Issue paper From genes … to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. IIED, the International Union for the … sector conduct in favour of bottom-up, locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. 4 Money where it …
Article, 23 December 2019
The Sustainable diets for all programme recognises that people – with their capacity to innovate and power to drive change – must be at the centre of efforts to reshape our failing food systems (Photo: © Mauricio Panozo of Lucano photography. Bolivia, La Paz)
How people are providing evidence, and influencing to get food policies that work for them
… our water and natural resources. What if we all had healthier, more sustainable diets? Sounds good, but what does this look like in … approach to food research and policy-making as part of the Sustainable Diets for All programme . We are working with civil society … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 26 April 2018
Book urges new development agenda for small-scale farming
… researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and co-author of the book. Vorley and his co-authors … fact that fewer young people will want to farm tomorrow. Policies and development interventions to support small-scale farmers need to fit … researcher at IIED, says it would be better for governments, donors, development agencies and big business to work to understand and support …
News, 29 November 2012
Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.
Prema Gopalan remembered
… (SPARC) : Prema demonstrated a two-way pathway between disaster and development informed by a climate lens, seeing the way that climate … and chemical fertilisers. She gave these women land to farm using sustainable and scientific techniques to produce organic food and sell … and other risks faced by their communities. And in turn, this builds sustainable community networks that work in collaboration with the …
News, 23 May 2022