Communication blogs
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IIED's best of 2021: videos
28 December 2021IIED produced more than 220 videos this year, ranging from award-nominated animations to a video-focused annual review and a fully online, high-profile Barbara Ward Lecture. Here are 10 of the best
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Starting a journey – reflections on race and racism and the work to do in our organisations and our sector
15 December 2021Andrew Norton reflects on deep challenges of enduring racism within the sustainable development sector and IIED’s ongoing work to contribute to progress
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How the digital divide threatens the success and legitimacy of the COP26 talks
8 October 2021The digital divide is in danger of stifling the voices of those representing some of the communities likely to be worst affected by the impacts of climate change
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Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
13 July 2021Evidence shows that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) can help increase people's resilience and ability to adapt to climate change. However, policy-makers have not adopted this approach as widely as they could. Following a recent CBA15 event, Gabriela Flores outlines three ways communications could help increase EbA uptake.
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Fifty years on, 'Only One Earth' rings true
8 June 2021On IIED’s 50th birthday, director Andrew Norton links our founder’s vision with the urgent global crises of today and finds new hope for change in locally-led social movements
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Talking transdisciplinarity
16 April 2021Guest bloggers Alexandre Chausson and Lydia Cole discuss achieving research impact through co-producing knowledge in transdisciplinary teams
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Seven things we learned when we moved our public events online
13 April 2021Taking our event programme online when COVID-19 hit was a steep learning curve, but one which brought rich opportunity for exploration and learning
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
30 December 2020This year arguably more than ever there was an increased focus on using video to communicate sustainable development issues.
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IIED is on the move
20 November 2020Ahead of IIED’s 50th anniversary in 2021, IIED director Andrew Norton announces plans for a change to the institute's location in London and the establishment of IIED-Europe as a new independent entity in the Netherlands
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Why global development needs Black activism
25 June 2020Natalie Lartey discusses how Black activism can support new commitments to fight racism in the global development sector
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How to get the most out of dialogue
3 June 2020A new IIED-commissioned review seeks to deepen understanding of what makes effective dialogue and why
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Facing a COVID-19 future: listening and learning to inform the ‘new normal’
28 May 2020Like many organisations, IIED has spent the last few weeks thinking about how COVID-19 will have an impact on its work in the short and longer term. Here, we reflect on some key issues
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COVID-19: on the front line where crisis meets normal
16 April 2020It is time for the development community to rethink its attitude to risk. COVID-19 shows the need to challenge vertical hierarchies and top-down responses to global crises
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Crucial conversations: our favourite five
10 March 2020Communications highlights from our 2019 Annual Review show how we’ve explored new, and refined existing, ways to engage, listen and learn
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IIED's best of 2019: videos
6 January 2020Video continues to be a powerful and engaging way to communicate sustainable development issues. We uploaded more than 60 videos to our YouTube channel during 2019, ranging from animations and interviews with our experts, to speeches and webinars. Matt Wright showcases 10 ways video helped us deliver research and information
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Learning together boosts confidence and better communications
22 November 2019What is the long-term impact of Communications Learning Week – IIED's workshop for people working on communications in the global South? Rosalind Goodrich heard how it impacted a 2018 participant
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The million-dollar question: how do I know my comms is working?
20 November 2019How can you tell if your communications activity is adding strategic value and not just adding to the noise? Liz Carlile has some answers
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Information value chains – from data to research communication
15 November 2019What’s needed to sustain the flow of information from field data to policy communication? Rosalind Goodrich reports from a meeting in Durban that considered how to get biodiversity information to the heart of government decision-making
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The Nobel and poverty alleviation: "A slow deliberative process of discovery – no miracle cure"
23 October 2019Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer have won the Nobel Prize in Economics, for their on-the-ground experiments on how best to alleviate poverty. IIED communications director Liz Carlile welcomes this recognition of the role played by research in changing development economics
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Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian Walker, leading lights of IIED
16 October 2019Camilla Toulmin reflects on the life of former IIED director Nigel Cross, and the institute also pays tribute to a past president
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Twitter, visas and communication strategies
4 July 2019Rosalind Goodrich says the challenges of getting UK visas for visitors attending IIED's Communications Learning Week struck a cord with Twitter users – and helped inform the workshop discussions on communication strategies
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Come on board: IIED seeks new chair
10 May 2019As IIED seeks a chair for our international board of trustees, director Andrew Norton considers how a strong new strategy and surge in public awareness of the climate emergency make this an exciting time to join us
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Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
8 April 2019Andrew Norton introduces our new five-year strategy, which sets out IIED's response to the critical challenges of our time – and how we intend to work for a fairer future for all
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Focusing the blue economy future on small-scale fisheries
18 February 2019At the heart of IIED’s fisheries economics and ocean programme are small-scale fisheries and the people linked to those fisheries. Together, they play a large part in the future health and sustainability of the blue economy
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Going 'mobile first' to reach African audiences
23 August 2018Mobile means more than being on the move, it means connecting to the next generation of African audiences