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A Bolivian woman stallholder sells potatoes and other vegetables. Bolivian diets are changing, moving away from traditional foods and towards processed foods (Photo: Mauricio Panozo, Lucano Photography)
The Bolivian diet: women’s voices and choices
… exhibition was held alongside the Second Global Conference of the UN Sustainable Food Systems Programme , which took place in San José, Costa … around the globe to discuss how to make the world's food systems more sustainable. The photographs and the accompanying interviews paint a … changing food systems and looking at how to make them more sustainable is a part of the work of the Sustainable diets for all …
News, 08 March 2019
IIED aims to contribute to the achievement of change which benefits poor people and the environment. The institute's strategy for the next two years has been published (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Engaging for change – refreshing our strategy for the next two years
… we have seen great progress towards a truly global understanding of sustainable development, and its adoption through Agenda 2030  and the Paris … need to underpin achievement of the twin visions of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. There is …
Insight, 09 August 2017
An expanse of water next to a bank of soil
Policymakers take note: climate displacement is driving millions into slavery
Insight, 05 July 2021
Women delivering a package to another woman, all wearing face masks.
Climate justice needs vaccine justice
Insight, 01 February 2021
IIED's Andrew Norton and IIED chair Rebeca Grynspan with Gro Harlem Brundtland sit at the front of the Barbara Ward lecture on 19 June 2018
Come on board: IIED seeks new chair
… challenge and guide us as we work to address critical environment and development issues. Real change for those in need, now IIED’s board was … are heard and see their rights protected Shape inclusive, healthy and sustainable towns and cities in Africa and Asia, where the bulk of the … we do: a world of growing, entrenched inequality cannot offer a sustainable future. We will further progress the integration of gender …
Insight, 10 May 2019
Cover for 14570IIED.pdf
The organisation of rural associations for progress, Zimbabwe: Self-reliance for sustainability
… address poverty and rebuild this area after the destruction and under-development associated with the fight for independence. It works … its focus has expanded to urban areas as well. Its aim is development and poverty reduction through empowerment, participation and … not only as executing bodies, but also as channels for dialogue on development initiatives, philosophy, and approaches. It also emphasises …
Publication, 01 August 2008
The cover of Vision 2030 Jamaica
One people, one vision
… and nurturer of great athletes, is less known as a trailblazer for sustainable development. In 2009 the country adopted Vision 2030 Jamaica , a … Equity  Sustainability (economic, social and environmental), and Sustainable urban and rural development.  Jamaica's national politics …
Insight, 22 December 2016
Two community leaders prepare service contracts for a novel container-based sanitation service before installing toilets in users' homes in Cap Haitien, Haiti (Photo: Felipe Jacome)
Learning from the MDGs: improved sanitation and drainage in cities
… aimed to 'halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation'.  Across … now that it is clear that we have failed to achieve the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of the people without …
News, 07 October 2015
Knowledge gained from interviews carried out in Kenya by Chinese journalists will be presented to a meeting in Beijing (Photo: Angelo DeSantis via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Chinese journalists study growing links between China and Africa
… with support from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).  China is now Africa's largest trading partner, but … newspapers and online outlets. The stories will cover topics such as urbanisation in Africa, forestry and livelihoods, wildlife and … are growing fast and this poses both challenges and opportunities for sustainable development. "Accurate media coverage of these links is …
News, 18 March 2014
An illustration showing two people reading a book titled "Participatory Learning and Action" in front of the words "positive change"
Participatory Learning and Action: archive
… on the expertise of guest editors to provide detailed accounts of the development and use of participatory methods in specific fields. All … practitioners. The PLA archive PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods September 2013 … to climate change December 2009 PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for development June 2009 PLA 58: Towards empowered participation: stories …
Article, 31 January 2022