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Latest press releases

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."

30 November 2018

Ahead of the UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland (2-14 December), Andrew Norton, Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said: “This is the most important climate meeting since the Paris Agreement was adopted. Governments meeting in Katowice must seize the opportunity to slow the dangerous trend of rising temperatures. 

16 November 2018

Ahead of the 14th Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (17-29 November 2018), IIED director Andrew Norton said: “This meeting is a crucial opportunity to establish a new strategy to make the Convention on Biological Diversity more effective in combating the accelerated loss of wildlife and ecosystems that has characterised the last 25 years

Media mentions

As the UN meets for the second round of negotiations on how to govern the high-seas, Essam Yassin Mohammed, IIED's head of blue economy and Eritrea's representative in the talks, says that protecting international waters is crucial to safeguarding the livelihoods of people living in vulnerable coastal communities -- even though they are far away.
On the growth of right-wing parties' climate scepticism in Europe, Andrew Norton, Director of IIED, said Brexit may actually open doors to more European unity on climate change. And modelling a climate policy agenda based on the Green New Deal could offer a route to preserving a strong European identity while addressing social, environmental and economic problems.
African countries must tackle climate change with a new economic model rooted in clean energy, forest protection and technology. But they need more investment to make that happen, leaders said at the One Planet summit in Nairobi. IIED’s new report shows how billions of dollars in climate finance could be used more effectively to help people pursue green development.
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 from IIED and the NOC reveals.
IIED Chief Economist Paul Steele was speaking at the launch of the Livelihoods Insurance from Elephants (LIFE) project in Colombo. The joint project aims to reduce human-elephant conflict.
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