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Esilalei, Tanzania: Teresia Olotai uses a refrigerator plugged into a solar powered micro-grid. Delivering energy access in rural Tanzania could help transform local economies (Photo: Morgana Wingard, USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How energy can generate growth in Tanzania's rural economy
… of poverty without safe, reliable and affordable energy. Indeed, the Sustainable Development Goals recognise that energy access is crucial for giving … Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME): "To make businesses sustainable, [the] quality of products needs to be continually improved. …
Insight, 21 September 2017
Fresh vegetables on display for sale
IIED launches annual review of 2019
… to find shelter solutions. IIED works to support a shift to a more sustainable economy and inclusive markets. The review describes how the … made the case for better collaboration between the biodiversity and development sectors, arguing that biodiversity loss is a growing threat … evidence was widely read and paved the way for IIED's new Nature 4 Development initiative .  All of IIED's work is informed by the need to …
News, 05 February 2020
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… be in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, when the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be agreed. The headline act for the first … Paris, challenging us to address how we achieve resilient low carbon, sustainable development in the next 15 years. Paris is of course …
Insight, 10 September 2015
A group of people, largely young people, gather to pose for a photo, inside a conference venue.
Building a resilient future led by youth
News, 17 November 2022
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… and promote its role in supporting global food security and sustainable development.  The new INMIP report  documents a 2018 learning exchange … the role of genetic resources in food security, nutrition, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change mitigation and …
News, 15 February 2019
Cover for G00450.pdf
93 6 Feeding the future? Agri-food systems and the Millennium Development Goals
… begins: 93 6 Feeding the future? Agri-food systems and the Millennium Development Goals John Thompson I. INTRODUCTION Ridding the world of … Annu Ratta and Joe Nasr (1996), Urban Agriculture: Food, Jobs and Sustainable Cities, Publication Series for Habitat II, Volume One, UNDP, … 93 6 Feeding the future? Agri-food systems and the Millennium Development Goals …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
… Presented at DSA Annual Conference 2008 ‘Development’s Invisible Hands: Development Futures in a Changing … the efficacy and sustainability of development investments. In turn, sustainable development can reduce vulnerability to climate change, … development practice. As stated by Huq and Ayers (2008), “Good (or sustainable) development (policies and practice) can (and often does) …
Article, 14 November 2008
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Emerging forest associations in Yunnan, China: Implications for livelihoods and sustainability
… of collectively-owned forest among China's 31 provinces, forestry development continues to play an important role in Yunnan's rural economic development. This report assesses the competitive challenges that small … around Kunming. But in less industrial areas of Yunnan, the development of SMFE associations is likely to require greater catalytic …
Publication, 01 April 2006
A street vendor sells produce in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Schristia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Showcasing innovations in policy approaches to informality
Article, 21 July 2015
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
… of alternative rules and institutions informed by Chinese ideas of development and sustainability. The Chinese vision of ecological … . Our current 'China in the world' programme of work focuses on the sustainable development challenges and opportunities of China’s overseas … Cook, Lila Buckley (Editors) (2015), IIED Research report |  中文 Urbanisation, rural transformations and food security: the view from …
Article, 01 August 2019