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No climate justice without housing justice
… in urban areas, such as the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This is part of a series of articles setting … and zoning instruments, where the norms that shape land and housing markets are dictated not only by supply and demand, but also by the … African cities ' project, which shed light on the power structures shaping the urban poor’s access to housing in Nairobi, Hawassa and …
Article, 23 June 2022
17442IIED.pdf
Making Lebanon’s water flow: delivering better basic urban services
… spaces have been shaped by regional and national conflict. Basic services, including water provision, have long suffered from fractured … Vulnerable urban residents rely on vendors, informal services and markets, when state provision and camp-focused humanitarian responses … utilities and local institutions; and engagement with the informal sector. … 17442IIED … Anna Walnycki … Urban … Water … Making Lebanon’s …
Publication, 01 November 2017
Why markets matter
… Recognition of the role of markets and the private sector in contributing to sustainable development has been growing strongly in recent years. Where … governance mechanisms have an important role to play.  Introducing Shaping Sustainable Markets Shaping Sustainable Markets is a flagship …
Insight, 19 March 2012
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… expansion.  Forests provide vital ecosystem services that underpin sustainable food supply – from providing habitats for species that … countries aim to ensure domestic food security, supply international markets to boost economic growth, and create employment for the … political and economic forces at play is a crucial first step towards shaping a more sustainable future of the forest and farm landscape in …
Insight, 21 August 2017
Q&A: Revealing the value of small-scale fishing to national economies
… Ina Porras is a senior researcher in the Shaping Sustainable Markets research group and part of the ocean and fisheries economics …
Article, 23 May 2018
16677IIED.pdf
Energy for all: Better use of subsidies to achieve impact
… and commercial actors and better approaches to propel and guide markets, with policy and regulatory instruments that can adapt as … impacts and avoid market distortion – and few examples in the energy sector of how they have adapted over time to shifting markets, enabling … … Nipunika Perera … Kevin Johnstone … Ben Garside … Energy … Sustainable markets … Energy for all: Better use of subsidies to achieve …
Publication, 01 September 2020
From New Zealand to Africa: managing land use trade-offs
… while also protecting its forests, which provide vital ecosystem services? Through my fieldwork, I have met many African agricultural … and forest on or around it. Collectively the decisions they make shape Africa’s farm and forest landscape. If we can better understand … nature makes it engaging for land managers. A new tool for sustainable land management I was excited to explore how AHP could help …
Insight, 04 March 2022
Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature
… ensure balance with nature, and provide alternative paradigms for sustainable development. For many of the world’s 476 million Indigenous … and are still very much alive in the Andes. So too are  barter markets (PDF) , which provide people at different altitudes with access … of development. Indigenous Peoples have a leading role to play in shaping alternative paradigms to mainstream economic models that are …
Insight, 12 April 2021
Cities’ development trajectories
… But if city governments have key roles in (for instance) meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (and now controlling the COVID-19 … to generate action than information on ‘urban areas’. Economic change shaping cities’ trajectories We can assume that most of the world’s 100 … economy. Large cities also have large housing and land-for-housing markets – but these too may be largely invisible. In most cities in the …
Insight, 16 June 2020
Six steps forward for African mining
… environmental damage and the lack of effort to make mining operations sustainable. The two events running in parallel highlight the industry's … (fitsum.weldegiorgis@iied.org) is senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . … Fitsum Weldegiorgis … Sustainable markets … …
Insight, 01 March 2017