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Picture of students and speakers attending Fair Ideas.
Students on Fair Ideas and the future they want
… filmed short video interviews and brainstormed on what’s next for sustainable development. This group, selected from diverse academic disciplines from … to see how local knowledge and community cooperation can drive sustainable development, we thought widespread action needs …
Insight, 10 July 2012
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Dar es Salaam’s water supplies need stronger, more flexible management to meet SDG6
… Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of access to drinking water (SDG6) is a significant …
Publication, 01 December 2016
A new map produced by IIED shows seven types of innovative governance. Click on the image to see the map (Image: IIED)
Driving change by supporting action at the local level
Insight, 24 November 2015
People walking down a flooded road
D&C Days 2019: five themes for climate resilience for all
… The 2019 Development & Climate Days (D&C Days) , taking place on Sunday, 8 … and transitioning toward nutritious diets, equitable livelihoods and sustainable practices. We need to enact system-wide transformation towards integrative, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems that can tackle climate challenges, …
Article, 22 November 2019
Image of Namibian drylands with a stone hill rising in the background.
3-point action plan for leaders at Rio+20 summit
… world leaders will meet to agree ways to tackle the environment and development challenges facing humanity. IIED recommends action in three … of natural assets is the best way to ensure strong investment in and sustainable use of forests, water, soils and other resources, in ways … of local communities, they encourage long-term decision-making, and sustainable management of key assets. It’s also a better option for …
News, 22 May 2012
The road from Lomié in Southeast Cameroon (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Cameroon's real indomitable lions are in the forest
… the IIED-led project CoNGOs (NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin Forests) . The project … and aims to push forward secure forest tenure while delivering sustainable business opportunities for local forest people.  We were … quality standards, financial accounting, negotiating, organisational development, risk management, and logistics to name just a few.  …
Insight, 20 March 2017
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… Sustainable Development Goals: a forest module for a transformative agenda This … with trees) are such an important part of a number of different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that we recommend working towards a …
Article, 29 December 2014
An orange sky
How can we avoid another ‘lost decade’ in the climate fight?
… mass of China and the EU can push for a new set of rules for a more sustainable global economy. Political and legislative processes in the … as they did in Madrid.  Driving climate justice in the transition Sustainable change must be driven by policy and action that addresses … Making the connections in the planetary emergency Finding a sustainable pathway to change over the next decade requires us to …
Insight, 06 January 2020
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Meeting future demand for drinking water supply in Dar es Salaam: Hydrological modelling of the Ruvu River and assessment of flows
… requires significant new surface water resources if it is to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6. This study reports on the development of a hydrological model, using existing data, which assesses …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Aurelio Fuastino lives near a primary forest in Mozambique. He sees the forest as an important source of many products including medicinal plants. He and other villages have no control over loggers who have been given licenses in the forest (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
IIED seminar on locally controlled enterprises for forest peoples
… peoples. The seminar presented examples of successful self-determined development, including those based on local land use plans and community … of peoples who live in forests and works to promote community-based sustainable forest management. The meeting also featured a presentation … forest livelihoods and ensure forests are managed in a fair and sustainable way.He is an expert on locally controlled forest farm …
Event, 07 July 2015