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'Focus Cities'- Moreno, Argentina

To promote in-depth research and allow time to successfully monitor outcomes, the Urban Poverty and Environment team at the International Research Centre for the Development of Canada (IDRC) set up a Focus Cities project. This film shows experiences from one of the Focus Cities, the City of Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina by IIED-América Latina.

24 November 2010ArticlePoverty, Urban

'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' book

A book has been published on 'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' to enhance understanding of how the size, structure and dynamics of human populations influence, and are influenced by, our changing climate

1 June 2010ArticleClimate change, Urban
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

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

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
23 May 2014ArticleCommunication
Members of the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation learn techniques for building houses on land that is affected by climate-related hazards, including waterlogging. Picture: David Dodman.

12 Christmas crackers from IIED

In case you missed them, here are IIED’s most downloaded publications from 2013, with links to any associated blog posts and press releases
27 December 2013ArticleCommunication
Women doing maintenance work on a fish sanctuary in Bangladesh (Photo: Paul Thompson/Challenge Program on Water and Food, Creative Commons via Flickr)

1st International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA1)

In January 2005, IIED and partners organised the first major conference on community-based adaptation (CBA) in Dhaka, Bangladesh
7 April 2016ArticleClimate change

2009 Development and Climate Days film festival highlights

The film festival that was held as part of the 2009 Development and Climate (D&C) Days was a popular feature of the four-day event.

The short films represented the work of amateur and independent film-makers. Many of the films demonstrated the impacts of climate change on vulnerable regions and population groups, as well as adaptation and action measures. Numerous film makers were present at D&C Days and participated in discussions about their work. 

22 July 2010ArticleClimate change
The 2014/15 Annual Report sets out key ways IIED and partners have worked to ensure the SDGs are set for success (Image: We Are Tangerine/IIED)

2014/15 annual report: our work on a sustainable future

The Sustainable Development Goals set the development agenda for decades to come. How will IIED's work feed into the SDG agenda?
13 October 2015ArticleCommunication, Governance
This family in the Mecati Forest, Mozambique, cut down trees and cleared the land on this hillside to grow a crop of cowpeas. They will use this land for two more years, use the cut timber for firewood, and them move on (Photo: Mike Goldwater)

2014: the International Year of Family Farming

See how IIED's work during the International Year of Family Farming helped to raise the profile of family and smallholder farming and its contribution to eradicating hunger, reducing rural poverty and more
22 April 2014ArticleFood and agriculture, Natural resource management
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)

2015: the International Year of Soils

The UN has formally launched 2015 as the International Year of Soils. Much of IIED's work involves soils, including our work on agroecology, food and agriculture, biodiversity, adaptation to climate change, and drylands

9 April 2015ArticleDrylands and pastoralism, Food and agriculture, Natural resource management
Urban climate action champion Debra Roberts gave the 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture (Image: IIED)

2016 Barbara Ward Lecture: Debra Roberts says global urbanisation strategy needs greater focus on practical implementation

Urban climate action champion Debra Roberts said the new global strategy for the world's cities needs a stronger focus on implementation if it is going to be effective. Roberts was delivering the 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture : watch the entire lecture as live and read the event coverage

11 October 2016ArticleCommunication, Urban

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