In low- and middle-income countries looking to harness their mineral wealth for industrial development, Indonesia's nickel ...
The work of the Hunnarshala Foundation following the Kutch earthquake demonstrated how traditional, vernacular building practices could be combined with seismic‐resistant techniques, reducing costs ...
Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate risks increasingly affecting the lives of urban residents in cities across the ...
Growing demand for ‘critical minerals’ and geopolitical rivalries between large economies are fuelling a scramble to secure ...
Water is a hugely strategic resource for most companies and its increasing scarcity creates significant business risk.
Taking stock of smallholder inclusion in modern value chains: ambitions, reality and signs of change
This report examines the promise and reality of including smallholders from developing countries in modern value chains as a path to sustainable development. Drawing on an extensive literature review ...
Adaptation finance is critical to developing countries for adapting to the increasing impacts of climate change and to support the rapid shift to climate-resilient development pathways. At COP26 in ...
Sapphires from the island of Madagascar, ranked among Earth's top ten most ecologically diverse countries, wow the world's top traders and jewellers. The nation is one of the world's biggest sapphire ...
Western economics is not only destroying the environment. It is also destroying Indigenous peoples’ holistic development models that ensure balance with nature, and provide alternative paradigms for ...
The world’s biggest capital cities have experienced a 52% increase in the number of days reaching 35°C over the past three decades, according to new analysis by IIED. It shows an overall rise in the ...
Biodiversity policymakers negotiating the new international framework at the upcoming global biodiversity summit (CBD COP15) must ensure traditional knowledge and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ...
David Satterthwaite examines global trends in the size, growth and distribution of the world’s urban population. He also considers climate change and COVID-19. The transition to a predominantly urban ...
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