International Institute for Environment and Development (London)
Website: http://www.iied.org
July 15
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Africa: Book Charts Path From Harmful Land Grabs to People-Centred Investment in Africa [press release]
The time is ripe for a new approach to the large-scale land deals that ultimately connect millions of consumers and savers in rich nations with millions of poor rural farmers in... Read more »
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Africa: Tedx Talk - a Small Change to Aid, a Big Impact On Urban Poverty [press release]
One small change to how donors provide development aid could unlock the power of poor people in urban centres to address their own problems, says Dr David Satterthwaite, senior... Read more »
July 05
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Africa: Feeding the World: Why We Must do More Than Just Increase Yields [press release]
A new paper published today by the journal Science argues that to ensure sustainable food supplies for the Earth’s growing population, policymakers must focus on more than... Read more »
April 30, 2012
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Africa: Tools to Help Small Businesses Sustain Forests, Limit Climate Change and Cut Poverty
The International Institute for Environment and Development has today published a toolkit for those wishing to help small enterprises in the forestry sector fulfil their potential... Read more »
March 08, 2012
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Africa: Urban Poverty's Hidden Dimensions Threaten Development
Residents of low-income and informal urban settlements suffer hugely from inadequate living conditions and limited access to services, which puts a disproportionate burden on... Read more »
December 14, 2011
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Africa: Biggest Study of Large Land Deals to Date Warns of Threats to Poor [press release]
The most comprehensive study of large land acquisitions in developing countries to date - published online on 14 December by the International Land Coalition (ILC) - has found more... Read more »
December 13, 2011
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Africa: African Youth Step Up to Governance Challenges [press release]
All over the world citizens are starting to demand accountability from those in power. We are seeing exciting experiments in participatory governance. But are they working for... Read more »
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