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Dr Camilla Toulmin appointed Director of IIEDFebruary 03, 2004 (London, UK) -- The Board of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Camilla Toulmin to the position of Director of IIED, following an open recruitment process. Commenting on the appointment, Jan Pronk, Chair of the Board, said: “Camilla Toulmin has played a central role in furthering the mission and vision of IIED for the last 16 years and has now been afforded the ultimate responsibility - to lead the Institute in meeting the challenges of sustainable development in the 21st century. She is admirably suited to this new role. IIED occupies a unique niche in the world, combining analysis of both environment and development issues at the local, national, regional and global levels. Dr. Toulmin is familiar with policy-making at the highest levels, and with the day-to-day struggles of marginalised peoples and groups. She has the strategic vision, integrity and authority to take the work of the Institute forward in all of these areas and to realise its goals and values.” On accepting the position, Camilla said: “I feel honoured, delighted and immensely privileged to be asked to lead IIED. It will be both exciting and challenging to take our work forward and build further on our ways of working, with many organisations south and north. The current global climate presents hard challenges, with the emphasis on security issues pulling resources and attention away from fundamental issues of poverty, power, environmental change and governance. Within this context, we seek to make the world a fairer and more sustainable place, in alliance with like-minded partners. In turning this vision into a reality, I expect to focus on several areas, including ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, strengthening our partnerships, maintaining creative and independent thinking and getting our message across in a very competitive information environment.”
Brief biography of Dr Camilla Toulmin She studied Economics at Cambridge and London, before gaining her doctorate in Economics at Oxford. Her thesis examined household and livelihood strategies of Bambara farmers in central Mali (Cattle, Women and Wells, OUP 1992). Camilla is fluent in English and French. She has been a member of several boards, including ISNAR, the Scientific Committee of the Agricultural Policy Network in West and Central Africa, Economic and Social Research Council, Comic Relief and the UK's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Camilla became a Senior Fellow of IIED in 2002 and was appointed acting Director in July 2003. She was appointed to be Director of IIED, following a competitive recruitment process in February 2004. Camilla, 49, is married with three teenage children. The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. IIED aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels. In alliance with others, we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world’s natural resources. Contact: Nick Greenwood, Human Resources Manager, nick.greenwood@iied.org, Tel: 44-207-872-7220 Copyright © 2005 International Institute for Environment and Development. |
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