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Head of media Beth HerzfeldIIED experts are available for interviews and background briefings on a wide range of environmental and development issues, from climate change and climate finance to China and development, the economics of development, urban issues and resilient cities, and the illegal wildlife trade. See a full list of our areas of work.

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19 September 2019
Struggling families in rural Bangladesh spend almost US$2 billion a year on preventing climate-related disasters or repairing damage caused by climate change – far more than either the government or international bodies, new research today reveals ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit
6 May 2019
In response to the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IIED director Andrew Norton said: “The IPBES report on the global state of biodiversity is shocking but not entirely surprising. The question is, how much more evidence and repeated warnings will it take for governments, companies and financial institutions to wake up to the urgency and act?
14 March 2019
New research showing how billions of dollars in climate finance can be used more effectively and reach more of the people it is supposed to, is released as governments, financiers and organisations meet in Nairobi, Kenya for the One Planet Summit (14 March)
11 March 2019
Key areas of the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and the Pacific should be designated protected areas in order to safeguard vulnerable coastal communities’ livelihoods, new research published this week reveals
25 February 2019
Sweden’s deputy prime minister, Isabella Lövin, called for urgency to do more to protect the world’s oceans and ensure an inclusive and equitable blue economy, at a meeting in London today (25 February)
8 February 2019
It is crucial that the rights and needs of forest-dependent communities, including indigenous peoples, are at the centre of government and donor policies across the Congo Basin. This is vital for protecting the region’s forests, tackling poverty and fighting climate change, a meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon said.
1 February 2019
On the announcement of Mr Sonam Phuntsho Wangdi, secretary of the National Environment Commission of the Kingdom of Bhutan as the new chair of the Least Developed Countries Group, IIED director Andrew Norton said: "The appointment of Mr Sonam Phuntsho Wangdi as the new chair of the LDC negotiating group on climate change is a welcome step.
14 December 2018

As the UN climate talks head towards their conclusion in Katowice, Poland, IIED director Andrew Norton said: “Far from picking up the pace of action needed to combat climate change, this meeting is betraying the women, children and men living in the most vulnerable countries who are already being hit by the devastating impacts of climate change."

Media mentions

Conservation needs both to be more accountable and inclusive. Failure to recognise the needs of people in developing countries undermines efforts to protect wildlife, Dilys Roe, principal researcher at IIED said.
Governments have agreed under Paris Agreement to tackle climate change. Every policy including for aid, trade and agriculture needs to contribute to tackling the climate crisis, says Clare Shakya, IIED's director of climate change research (see from 4.46).
Fundamental reform of how climate finance is distributed is urgently needed, Clare Shakya says. This is key to help meet the Paris Agreement’s targets and make sure money reaches the people who need it most.
As UN member states begin the third round of talks on an international law for governing life in the high seas, Essam Yassin Mohammed, IIED’s head of blue economy states that the foundations are in place for a new treaty that is fair and equitable for everyone ― we cannot afford to keep the status quo.
As actor Javier Bardem and others took to New York’s streets demanding greater protection for the world’s oceans, Essam Yassin Mohammed, head of blue economy at IIED, said the new treaty being negotiated at the UN should prevent unsustainable fishing and ensure fair and equal access for developing countries.
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