The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Madrid, Spain, this December will be a turning point for global action towards the Paris Agreement. COP25
This paper discusses ideas and methodologies on reducing urban poverty, paying particular attention to the changes that can be triggered by the practice of community savings. As local communities struggle
This study sought to inform climate change policy by analysing agricultural adaptation in developing countries. Country case studies following a common methodology in Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda
This study aims to investigate adaptation requirements and their cost implications in the context of coastal agriculture in Bangladesh. The particular objectives of the study are: To investigate the operation
The paper attempts a stock taking of urbanization in the post colonial period in India and critically examines the scenarios projected by international and national agencies. The policies and programmes
In 2009, developed countries pledged US$30 billion of ‘fast-start climate finance’ — new and additional funding, with ‘balanced’ allocation between mitigation and adaptation, to be provided during 2010–12.
As governments in the global North look to diversify their economies away from fossil fuel and mitigate climate change, plans for biomass energy are growing fast. These are fuelling a sharp rise in the
In ten forest hotspot countries across Africa and South Asia, the IIED-steered Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG) has been working since 2003 on ways to shift power over forests towards those who
Could the informal economy be the route to deliver the big sustainable development ideals such as the Green Economy, Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies, given that its share
<p> The Argentine government’s PERMER (Project for Renewable Energy in Rural Markets) programme, introduced in 1999, provides electricity for basic lighting and social communication needs for families
<p> How can investors be encouraged to consider more than purely commercial and short-term gains? Several different sets of investment principles now exist, aiming to incorporate social, environmental
