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People walk along a street.
City leadership for refugee protection and socio-economic inclusion
… was co-hosted by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and IIED, in collaboration with the Women's Refugee Commission, Refugees … funding environment, there is a clear case for a change in strategy among donors, host countries and UN agencies, in support of … actors in refugee protection and inclusion. Speakers Anh Thu Duong, Global Cities Hub (welcoming remarks) Patricia Barandun, SDC (chair) …
Event, 17 December 2025
A farmer’s market, Fort Portal, Uganda
Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
… reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through our partnership in the global climate negotiations with the least developed countries.   We … change. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnTxTzv-oMY] IIED director Andrew Norton introduces our new 2019-2024 strategy Promoting meaningful change through partnership We developed …
Insight, 08 April 2019
Dam filling up a half empty reservoir
New archive restores knowledge produced by the World Commission on Dams
… Commission on Dams (WCD) launched its final report in London, in the presence of Nelson Mandela.  The commission, which comprised … member, had spent three years and around US$11 million reviewing the global evidence base on dams and development.  Its final report (PDF) … and sustainable” .  But until the launch of a new archive by IIED this week, if you had tried to find the global evidence base online …
News, 21 December 2021
Local voice, global forest, local forest, global voice
… and locally controlled forestry as a vital component in any realistic strategy going forward to address climate change mitigation and adaptation. So who is this group and where has it come from? Global forest: How better to answer this than by going back to its … (IUCN), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a series of local …
Insight, 17 January 2011
Group of seated women looking in the same direction
‘Building back better’ means ‘building back fairer’ after COVID-19
… A  webinar  co-hosted by IIED and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development … are essential for orchestrating collective rapid action Through local presence, bottom-up decision-making processes and proven capacity to … with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) , the WIEGO global network has produced the first-ever global estimates on the size …
Insight, 31 July 2020
The UK flag and the logo for the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable development in the UK – an issue for party manifestos?
… first countries to produce a comprehensive Sustainable Development Strategy in 1994 . An independent Sustainable Development Commission … lead, with an enhanced departmental capability and presence." A global commitment to sustainability Since the Sustainable Development … (EAC), which gathered evidence from all sectors including from IIED, indicates that the UK's commitment is now seriously in …
Insight, 03 May 2017
IIED director Camilla Toulmin enjoys the 12th D&C Days event at COP20 in Lima, Peru (Photo; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
… mainly at our Development and Climate Days (D&C Days)  – put on by IIED and partners ( Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre ,  Overseas … agreed in 2009 to set 2⁰C as the maximum figure for the global temperature increase, a target that requires world carbon … building relationships, demonstrating commitment, and being a regular presence and supporter of the LDCs. It is a good case of actions …
Insight, 11 December 2014
Studies reveal prospects for linking ape conservation with poverty reduction in Africa
… people living in poverty," says Dilys Roe, a senior researcher at IIED. "Efforts to conserve apes have great potential to also reduce … of great ape tourism, which is a popular way of converting the presence of apes into money for local development – although even here … were done with funding support from the Arcus Foundation, a leading global grantmaking foundation advancing pressing social justice and …
News, 18 August 2010
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… and international agencies, who serve in their personal capacities.  IIED provided administrative, logistical and financial support. The … The World Economic Forum recognised Rosebell as one of the Young Global Leaders under the age of 40 in 2013 because of her advocacy on … a critic of media narratives on Africa and has a strong social media presence. Essam Yassin Mohammed Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed is senior …
Article, 03 August 2015