100 years of Barbara Ward: IIED founder and champion of sustainable development

World leaders who sought the advice of IIED founder, who would have been 100 on 23 May 2014, included two US presidents, and several UK prime ministers and heads of state from Africa and Asia
23 May 2014
Article
Communication
On 23 May 2014, the International Institute for Environment and Development marked 100 years since the birth of its founder, Barbara Ward with a range of articles, interviews and videos

Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development

Flags outside the Palais des Nations, Geneva
8 June 2020
Project
Law

To promote inclusive sustainable development, IIED works with partners to rethink these legal documents and the process through which they are formulated.

CBA12: Local experience driving climate action

A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop

Malawi hosted this year's CBA event from 11-14 June 2018, when experts in locally-driven climate action shared innovation, skills and knowledge on how to get climate finance behind what works

Q&A: What’s new about this year’s CBA event?

Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy and climate change is expected to impact crop yields and food security (Photo: Martijn.Munneke, Creative Commons via Flickr)
4 May 2018
Article
Climate change

This year's CBA event takes place from 11-14 June 2018.  We asked the organisers about how this year's gathering will benefit the CBA community of practice

Understanding growing pressures on land: 'land grabbing' and beyond

A sign protesting against development
13 October 2014
Project
Land acquisitions and rights
Law
Land is central to livelihoods, culture and identity for millions of people across the developing world. But there is growing concern that people's connection to their land is being undermined by large-scale agribusiness and extractive industry investments in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Protecting women’s livelihoods through gender-equitable land governance in sub-Saharan Africa

A small-scale farmer in Tanzania
9 October 2014
Project
Gender
Land acquisitions and rights
Law
As commercial pressures on land increase in East and West Africa, there is a need for evidence and action on gender-equitable land governance.

Study identifies political leadership as No. 1 issue in managing disaster risk

A woman walks along a bamboo walkway in Iloilo, Philippines.
4 September 2012
News
Governance
Urban
A new study of a major urban safety campaign launched by the UN two years ago has found that political leadership is more important than a city’s wealth when it comes to protecting the lives and economic assets of cities and towns from disasters.

Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference

A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
20 June 2012
News
Governance
Natural resource management
IIED's report summarises what leading thinkers — including government ministers, business leaders, senior scientists and environmentalists, UN agency staff and representatives of community organisations and indigenous peoples — said at IIED’s two-day conference in Rio de Janeiro, on 16-17 June.
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