Blogs

Our blogs give our experts and partners from across the world the platform to provide insight into key events, updates on ongoing research, and share experiences from their work

Man wearing a mask on a protest march carries a sign, with a pink background, saying: "There is no pride on a dead planet".

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Queering climate justice − what climate justice can learn from queer groups

May Thazin Aung
21 September 2023

A mess of burned out buildings and vehicles in front of imposing mountains in the background.

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Adaptation's turning point: can we set global targets in time for COP28?

Lina Yassin and Binyam Gebreyes
20 September 2023

A man thrashes rice in a field, with mountains in the background.

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The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Mutmainnah Adenan and Imran Tumora
12 September 2023

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

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Blog series

Read our series of blogs and articles on key areas of our work

Countdown to COP15

A series of blogs raising the profile of locally-led action on the road to and after the COP15 global biodiversity conference

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Social movements for climate justice

A series of blogs and interviews exploring the vital role social movements play in prompting climate action and climate justice

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The transition to a predominantly urban world

A series of blogs and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South

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What works for women’s land rights?

A series of blogs looking at ways to strengthen women’s access to and control over land in Africa

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Fairtrade – the gold standard?

Blog, 11 August 2010

Renewables, why bother?

Blog, 04 August 2010

REDD: does governance really matter?

Blog, 16 July 2010

Sub Saharan African woman drying fish. Photo: Patrick Dugan via WorldFish on Flickr

The missing 't'

Blog, 13 July 2010

What would sustainability in the North mean for development in the South?

Blog, 08 July 2010

Has agriculture been a winner in the economic downturn?

Blog, 14 June 2010

A screengrab from the 'Diffa; Les premiers matins du monde' video (Image: IIED)

Diffa: the morning light

Blog, 08 June 2010

A meeting of mines

Blog, 20 April 2010

The case of the coca leaf

Blog, 01 April 2010

Staying south – trade, aid, and the recession

Blog, 30 March 2010

Small producers in the global market

Blog, 28 March 2010

Happy Mondays — saving the planet one day at a time

Blog, 17 February 2010

Bushmeat stew: complexities of a shadowy trade

Blog, 01 February 2010

How mobiles stayed massive — talking down the recession

Blog, 26 January 2010

The hidden byway to recovery?

Blog, 20 January 2010

Action stations: vulnerable countries and the talks

Blog, 15 December 2009

Moving right along: climate change and migration

Blog, 13 December 2009

Beyond buzzwords: making adaptation a development norm

Blog, 12 December 2009

Green shoots and REDD herrings

Blog, 15 October 2009

Update from Saleemul Huq at the Bonn climate change talks

Blog, 02 June 2009

Climate refugees of the future

Blog, 30 April 2009

Keeping the forests we've got

Blog, 30 April 2009

Thank you for the days...

Blog, 10 December 2008

Forest protest ends in teargas and death - but a green governance movement starts to emerge in Uganda

Blog, 13 April 2007

Blogs

Queering climate justice − what climate justice can learn from queer groups

Adaptation's turning point: can we set global targets in time for COP28?

The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Just transition litigation: a tool for more just and sustainable economies

Resilient prosperity in SIDS: forging a new finance compact

(Mis)adventures in the former Soviet Union with the WHO

Europe needs transformational adaptation: lessons from the frontline

Podcasts

Longreads

Bloggers

About the IIED blog

Blog series

Countdown to COP15

Social movements for climate justice

The transition to a predominantly urban world

What works for women’s land rights?

Get closer to our latest research on critical issues by signing up to our range of email newsletters

Connect with us

Fairtrade – the gold standard?

Renewables, why bother?

REDD: does governance really matter?

The missing 't'

What would sustainability in the North mean for development in the South?

Has agriculture been a winner in the economic downturn?

Diffa: the morning light

A meeting of mines

The case of the coca leaf

Staying south – trade, aid, and the recession

Small producers in the global market

Happy Mondays — saving the planet one day at a time

Bushmeat stew: complexities of a shadowy trade

How mobiles stayed massive — talking down the recession

The hidden byway to recovery?

Action stations: vulnerable countries and the talks

Moving right along: climate change and migration

Beyond buzzwords: making adaptation a development norm

Green shoots and REDD herrings

Update from Saleemul Huq at the Bonn climate change talks

Climate refugees of the future

Keeping the forests we've got

Thank you for the days...

Forest protest ends in teargas and death - but a green governance movement starts to emerge in Uganda