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A women puts food into an outdoor oven
Keeping Bolivia’s culture alive through food
… have long been central to Bolivian culture, disappear from the plate. IIED, Hivos and the Bolivian Movement for the Integration of … history by sharing food-related legends and customs. Visitors learn about different produce and are invited to taste local dishes. In short, … Multi-stakeholder processes such as these are an integral part of IIED and Hivos’ Sustainable diets for all programme , which commits to …
Insight, 18 June 2019
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Share the love this Valentine’s day with fairer flowers and chocolates
… and the air miles debate There’s been a lot of coverage in the media about the environmental benefits of buying food grown locally. But it … for small-scale producers to have direct contact with retailers. IIED has been working with a commercial team and a small Kenyan flower … an estimated £26.5 million in retail sales. Choccies please And what about those chocolates? Because cocoa farmers are generally quite poor …
Insight, 13 February 2013
Hama Arba Diallo (Photo: Global Water Partnership)
Hama Arba Diallo: the universal man
… on the International Institute for Environment and Development's (IIED) work on international engagement for a sustainable planet , added: … LDC Independent Expert Group and has been an inspirational friend to IIED over many years. As recently as July he took part in the LDC … and his wisdom and good sense enriched all those who heard him." About Hama Arba Diallo Elected to the National Assembly of Burkina Faso …
Insight, 10 October 2014
Meceburi Forest, near Nampula, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
The Musketeers of development
… How about we apply the mantra of "All for one and one for all" as we ride … know that looking at just one side of the die is insufficient – as IIED Director Camilla Toulmin made very clear in her blog last month . … us can ensure that our sectors are working together to really bring about universal sustainable development. Let us go forth then, …
Insight, 16 July 2014
Women pulling fishing nets through shallow water
Steering gender to the centre of the blue economy
… from project inception and design to implementation, whether talking about fiscal policy and incentive-based management, or natural capital accounting, or impact investment or plastic pollution. IIED’s strategy: embedding gender in everything we do Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental to IIED’s work. In our 2019-24 strategy we commit to mainstreaming gender , …
Insight, 06 June 2019
Government officials and researchers discuss the future of hilsa management on 19 January (Photo: Essam Mohammed/IIED)
UK's Darwin Initiative funded project strives to reduce threats to hilsa fish
News, 19 January 2015
Scotland’s Climate Justice Fund sets international precedent
… So says Simon Anderson, the head of the climate change group at IIED, in two briefing papers prepared for a conference on 9 October … promotes the participation of climate-vulnerable people in decisions about how the money gets spent. "The UN High-Level Panel, co-chaired by … international development: policy and programming More information about Scotland's International Climate Justice Conference …
News, 07 October 2013
Fadzilah Majid-Cooke
Q&A with Fadzilah Majid-Cooke: land rights and agricultural investments in Southeast Asia
… meeting of groups from across Southeast Asia, which was hosted by IIED and Focus on the Global South . Dr. Fadzilah Majid Cooke is … IIED researcher Emily Polack spoke to Fadzilah Majid-Cooke about her impressions from the meetings. Would you say there were more … politics. Q: In the forum you raised an interesting question about needing to generate alternative visions of ‘modernity’ and how, …
Article, 18 March 2013
Delegates at the 20th Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting integrate poverty and environmental issues into the global agenda in Edinburgh in late May (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Putting ourselves out of business – forward planning for the PEP
… 20th Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting , hosted by IIED, and focused on ' Implementing the SDGs for inclusive, … year, and the subject of a recent animation (also available below) by IIED. The summit will be a key feature in a crucial year, which also … table, to seek better forms of implementation. Sharing these stories about what works, identifying the gaps in our knowledge, and learning …
Insight, 29 June 2015
Three people gather to discuss a document one of them is holding in his hand
Climate action: let’s be bold in Bonn
Insight, 14 June 2019