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Rainforest logged to make way for palm oil plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Deforestation for agribusiness is destroying habitats and the ecosystems upon which local communities depend (Photo: David Gilbert/RAN, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Law and political economy of the global resource squeeze: can action rise to the challenge?
… Africa, but also in Asia and Latin America.  More recently, deal making has slowed due to changing commodity prices, but most analysts … in this field, so I have learned a lot in the process. Reflecting back on how these issues played out in the commodity boom and bust can provide insights into how countries can be better prepared before the next commodity cycle. Many countries in the …
Article, 04 March 2019
A man stands on a cut down tree amid a landscape of timber
China’s investments, Africa’s forests: from raw deals to mutual gains?
… questionable land titles; large-scale displacement of local communities and indigenous people; high biodiversity-value forest loss; … converted. Indigenous communities are particularly hard hit. Pushing back for real, protected benefits Working with CED, the Global … of Congo supporting organisations of artisanal loggers to make better deals with Chinese companies , in Uganda on …
Insight, 19 June 2019
The new OpenLandContracts.org database contains the details of publicly available investment contracts from around the world (Image: Columbia Centre for Sustainable Investment (CCSI))
Opening up land contracts
… deals affecting land use are kept hidden from public view, leaving communities in the dark about decisions that can so profoundly affect … But this new advance also creates new opportunities to push the boundaries even further.  Contract disclosure can only make a … – evokes an ideal as well as a description. I hope that, looking back in five years' time, we will be celebrating the important …
Insight, 20 October 2015
Annual report 2009/10
… vulnerable cities can be to catastrophe, while extreme events left better prepared cities unscathed. IIED investigated how so-called … was working to upend the current system of agricultural research by helping farmers’ and citizens’ groups shape agendas and funding for food … and the government sought IIED’s expert guidance to map its path. Making local organisations heard:  national governments and …
Page, 21 October 2010
CBA13 networking: IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Saleemul Huq in conversation with Susan Nanduddu, director of the Uganda-based African Centre for Trade and Development
CBA13: event highlights
… Vera 4 You', which provides a new sustainable income for vulnerable communities in Wag Hemra, Ethiopia. pic.twitter.com/OvhBoWDmHL — IIED … dollars through these auctions and 99% of this revenue went directly back to the communities – which was quite a big benefit." The project … old granddaughter. By the time she is 20, climate change could push more than 100 million people into poverty. When she is 40, 143 …
Article, 04 April 2019
Power and politics in Nigeria
… read ‘one-better’ than your neighbour — is seen throughout many rural communities. The issue for people once they buy a generator is the cost … to save money and pollute less. What is the government doing? Back to power and politics. Power sector reforms have been stalled for a … on keeping the status quo. There is now a process underway to push the power reforms through — championed by the President. The result …
Insight, 24 February 2011