Communication news
IIED's 2014/15 annual report: shaping a fairer future
15 October 2015 IIED has published its 2014-15 Annual Report, highlighting how the institute works to shape a fairer futureIIED animation to help communities protect legal rights
19 May 2015IIED has released a new animation designed to help local communities protect their rights in the face of large-scale land acquisitions
IIED responds to UK election outcome
8 May 2015 IIED hopes the new Conservative government will demonstrate UK leadership on inclusive citizenship and green prosperity on the global stageA new approach to climate resilient drylands agriculture
27 April 2015 A new book that hopes to provide some fresh perspectives on drylands development will be launched in Nairobi on 28 AprilIIED responds to Nepal earthquake
27 April 2015 IIED's thoughts and hopes are with all those affected by the earthquake that struck Nepal and areas of Bangladesh, India and Tibet on 25 April, with a state of emergency being declared in NepalIIED's new director takes on the post-2015 agenda
23 March 2015 The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) today announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Norton as director, replacing outgoing director Dr Camilla Toulmin at the end of June'Imagine Bwindi' music video launched on World Wildlife Day
3 March 2015 A music video, 'Imagine Bwindi', celebrates the wildlife of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and highlights the links between the park and local communities'Guardians of Diversity' film in Spanish and Chinese
16 February 2015A film documenting an international meeting of indigenous farmers in Peru's Potato Park to discuss adaptation to climate change is now available in Spanish and Chinese
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
12 February 2015 International research organisations are stressing the need for climate agreements to support traditional farming, given its role in both adaptation and mitigationSound Art competition explores rising sea levels, response to eco-crisis
6 December 2014 The 2014 Development Climate Days Story and Sound Art competition invited entrants to produce sound compositions that depict rising sea levelsD&C Days in Lima to highlight 'historic opportunity' to reduce poverty and emissions to zero (#zerozero)
4 December 2014 Extreme poverty and the impacts of climate change can be overcome by far-sighted, joined-up action on both at once, the Development and Climate Days event at UN climate talks in Peru will hearHundreds discuss rewriting the narrative on Africa and climate change
20 November 2014Hundreds of policymakers, researchers and academics gathered for the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture where climate expert Fatima Denton called for the narrative on Africa and climate change to be rewritten
2014 annual report: online and in print
11 November 2014 The 48-page 2013/14 Annual Report of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is now available – and can also be accessed online via www.ar2014iied.org2014 IIED lecture: Let's rewrite the narrative on Africa and climate change
7 October 2014IIED is delighted to announce that the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture will be delivered by renowned climate change specialist Dr. Fatima Denton
IIED director offers a strategic view
2 April 2014Director Camilla Toulmin has set out the new strategy for IIED for the period 2014-2019 in a video interview
Royal Mail honours IIED founder Barbara Ward's 'remarkable life' with new stamp
24 March 2014 IIED's founder, Barbara Ward has been honoured with a stamp in the Royal Mail's Remarkable Lives series, which celebrates ten extraordinary people who were born 100 years ago.IIED launches new five-year strategy
7 March 2014 The International Institute for Environment and Development is pleased to announce its new strategy for the period 2014-2019Climate change in Africa: a guidebook for journalists
16 January 2014 IIED authors have contributed to a new UNESCO publication to support African journalists as they get to grips with what will be a defining feature of all of our lives, our changing climate.TEDx Talk: A small change to aid, a big impact on urban poverty
15 July 2013 One small change to how donors provide development aid could unlock the power of poor people in urban centres to address their own problems, says Dr David Satterthwaite, senior fellow in IIED’s Human Settlements Group.Climate Communications Day at Doha: New approaches to reach new audiences
13 December 2012 As heads of state began to arrive in Doha last week to start the high-level COP18 negotiations towards a legally binding climate deal, more than 120 journalists, scientists, activists and communications experts gathered at the second annual Climate Communications Day to discuss how best to communicate climate-related issues.In Durban, a day to focus on climate communication
19 December 2011Communicating climate change is an "orphan" issue among policy-makers, according to speakers at Climate Communications Day, the first ever day-long public forum organized by and for journalists at a climate summit.
Happy birthday! IIED is forty years old
21 October 2011We have chosen Monday 24 October to celebrate our birthday because on that day we will also launch our latest annual report and will have our new offices in London opened by Stephen O’Brien MP, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for international development.
Creating a communication buzz in Zimbabwe
17 October 2011Mobile lectures, a mock newsroom tussle between journalists competing for their editor’s attention, and imagining a day in the life of policymakers and poor farmers were just some of the innovative elements of two workshops on climate change communication run by IIED in Zimbabwe in February 2011.
Why the media matters in a warming world: A guide for policymakers in the global South
15 June 2011The Climate Change Media Partnership has today published a briefing paper that recommends ways for policymakers to support a better class of climate change journalism that is relevant to local audiences, builds public awareness of the issues and contributes to improved policymaking.
Better science and communication needed to help vulnerable adapt to climate change
1 April 2011More than 300 participants from 60 countries attended the 5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka this week.