Research groups
Working in collaboration with partner organisations and individuals in developing countries our climate change group has been leading the field on adaptation to climate change issues.
Governance is the process or method by which society is governed. It includes regionalisation, decentralisation and the informal interactions between goverenment and other actors (including non-governmental) and the key roles they play in delivering effective, accountable solutions to shared problems.
Human settlements group works to reduce poverty and improve health and housing conditions in the urban centres of Latin America, Asia and Africa. It seeks to combine this with promoting good governance and more ecologically sustainable patters of urban development.
The aim of the natural resources group is to build partnerships, capacity and wise decision-making for fair and sustainable use of natural resources. Our priority in pursuing this purpose is on local control and management of natural resources and other ecosystems.
The sustainable markets group drives our efforts to ensure that markets contribute to positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes.