Communication

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Dismantling structural racism and injustice: an update on our progress

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Living with urban drought: Make Change Happen podcast episode 39

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IIED executive director Tom Mitchell speaking during the opening plenary session of the London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2026

Preparing for extreme weather shocks a huge opportunity, and the right thing to do

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How IIED helps young housing activists be heard

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Manifesto for a thriving world

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People sit outside under a canopy behind tables with the words "reuse, recycle and reduce".

Youth strategies from informal settlements: harnessing civic media to drive change around urban governance and housing

Camila Cociña and Alexandre Apsan Frediani
18 May 2026

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REDAA impact strategy

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Facilitating spaces of association for youth citizenship in India

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Promoting youth participation in urban governance in Nepal

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Making private digital extension services work for Uganda’s smallholders

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20:20 vision

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The first 10 years (1971-81)

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Race and racism audit recommendations 2024/25 update

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Safeguarding policy

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Youth-led civic media for urban governance

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Engaging young people from informal settlements in housing and urban governance

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Coming in for lunch in the rice fields near Inle Lake, Myanmar. Online databases can provide verified data on land conflicts and help resolve disputes and improve governance (Eric Brochu, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Using online technology to empower communities facing land deals

Insight, 04 August 2016

Forest landscape in northern Costa Rica. Natural capital accounting has shown the value of Costa Rica's forests and forest products (Photo: keltikee, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Natural capital accounting: six tips for engaging policymakers

Insight, 01 August 2016

Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture

Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture

News, 19 July 2016

An image showing a group photo of CBA10 field trip group posing for a photo on a rooftop at the end of a long day during which the delegates made visits to four separate projects in Dhaka where communities are adapting to climate change (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)

CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice

Insight, 27 April 2016

A hippo emerges from the Zambezi near the Mana Pools Wildlife Conservation Area in northern Zimbabwe (Photo: Terry Feuerborn, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Biodiversity stories: building understanding in the media leads to richer reporting

Article, 21 March 2016

Crowdsourcing evidence – such as from these food vendors in Fort Portal, Uganda – is vital to foster citizens agency. But you must engage and listen (Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos Pictures)

Encouraging dialogue and dissent

Insight, 15 March 2016

The Paris Agreement is celebrated (Photo: francediplomatie, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Briefing: After Paris – what's next for the LDCs?

Event on 22 February 2016

IIED received some warm responses to a survey on its publications carried out last year (Image: Nick Turner/IIED)

Feeling the love

Insight, 11 February 2016

Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)

IIED's best of 2015: publications

Article, 31 December 2015

Two of the 20 questions in last year's environment and development quiz. After learning lots of lessons, we have produced another one this year... (Image: IIED)

A quiz-ical look at Christmas content

Insight, 24 December 2015