5 February 2020
Review of the year highlights international challenges and shows how IIED worked to deliver positive change
4 February 2020
Ahead of the 2020 World Urban Forum, the third episode of IIED's ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast looks at how our local-to-global urban work developed and its current priorities
4 February 2020
A new guide for evaluators and evaluation commissioners working on the Sustainable Development Goals will be launched in New York today (4 February). It offers a timely ‘real life’ introduction to assessing progress on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs at national level.
3 February 2020
Two new papers have been published by IIED calling on international climate funds to incentivise sustainable hydropower projects that support the switch to renewable energy
23 January 2020
Rural households in Bangladesh spend the staggering sum of almost US$2 billion a year to respond to disasters and climate change – and the implications of that for the lives of men, women and children in the country is discussed in a podcast launched by IIED and the International Budget Partnership today
9 January 2020
IIED is marking the ten-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake by publishing an online archive documenting post-disaster community planning work in the city of Port-au-Prince. IIED will also launch a working paper summarising the experience gained in Haiti and host a discussion meeting later this month
19 December 2019
The Paris Agreement provides a foundation for the most robust climate change transparency system to date. IIED research has identified ways to improve this reporting by aligning global and national activity
10 December 2019
The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre reports from the 2019 Development & Climate Days event, where IIED director Andrew Norton highlighted that "every year the remaining carbon budget for a safe world declines"
5 December 2019
The new chair of the IIED board of trustees will be Dr Tara Shine, the institute has announced
2 December 2019
Ahead of COP25, IIED is calling for urgent climate action along with focused support for the most vulnerable
25 November 2019
An IIED discussion paper highlights the importance of informal food markets in Zambia
18 November 2019
IIED has launched a new series of blogs and interviews exploring how business and investors are contributing to sustainable development
15 November 2019
The second episode of IIED's new ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast highlights the importance of energy access as a driver for sustainable development
11 November 2019
An IIED study has identified when and where spawning hilsa most require protection and highlights the need for different management strategies to ensure the sustainability of this key food source
21 October 2019
IIED's November Fish Night event will focus on the deep sea, and the impacts of human activities on this fragile environment
15 October 2019
IIED has published a guide to a stakeholder-led methodology for assessing the quality of governance at protected areas and other conserved areas.
2 October 2019
IIED has today released the first in a new series that will deliver practical evidence and strategic insights to support businesses and investors as they address environment and development challenges
1 October 2019
Join our Twitter chat on Thursday, 10 October to discuss sustainable diets, healthy food and how people can drive food system change
23 September 2019
The world’s least developed countries have launched a long-term strategy for climate resilience and net zero emissions by 2050
21 September 2019
Registrations have opened for Development & Climate Days 2019 at COP25
18 September 2019
IIED and partners have released a navigator that catalogues ecosystem-based adaptation tools for planning and decision-making
23 August 2019
The first episode of IIED’s new ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast has been launched to coincide with the BBNJ negotiations in New York. The podcast will offer listeners informal insights into the complex issues facing the world and provide expert analysis of key international events
15 August 2019
IIED will argue more attention is needed to monitor action against commitments that have been made to tackle illegal wildlife trade at a major international meeting on protecting wildlife this week
22 July 2019
IIED and partners have published four submissions to the UN working group on reforming investor-state dispute settlement. The submissions reflect a concern about ensuring sustainable development is central to the reforms
19 July 2019
IIED and 12 other leading environment and development organisations are urging the UN’s Western European and Others Group – the body that decides where to hold the 2020 UN climate summit – to support the UK/Italy bid
