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Closing sacks of sorted plastic for recycling at the Banvari Compound at Dharavi.Credit Meena Kadri. Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en_GB
Work and shelter – two struggles, one reality
… grassroots movements and their support agencies to share ideas about how to address these people’s needs with strategies that target … Foundation, with participation from Asiye eTafuleni (Durban), IIED and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing … a member of the Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado Planeta Verde) spoke about the solitude of those engaged in the recycling industry and the …
Insight, 09 December 2013
Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… we need to understand them. Over the last couple of months, IIED has talked to all the major stakeholder groups and got many … of ASM. Large-scale mining (LSM) companies told us their concerns about the security of their concessions and about how they are trying to minimise the huge political, operational …
Insight, 05 June 2015
Women delivering a package to another woman, all wearing face masks.
Climate justice needs vaccine justice
… to the pandemic. COVID and the climate crisis – not separate issues IIED has worked for decades for climate justice, and we are passionate about ensuring that the climate crisis is addressed with urgency – to … responses that foster and build on social equity. With thanks to IIED's Clare Shakya and Melissa Leach of the Institute of Development …
Insight, 01 February 2021
Men in Cote d'Ivoire listen to a radio.
Three things that stop development organisations being agents of change
… the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC) in Uganda. We talked about how to get robust, relevant research evidence into the hands of … pressing questions. The dialogue is fast, so demand for information about best practices grows. While distinct, this chimes with the “triple … to climate change communication and social learning that we — IDS , IIED and friends — are exploring with CCAFS, the Climate Change and …
Insight, 23 November 2012
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Social justice in forestry. Report of a Learning Event Held at the Ankrah Foundation, Mukono, Uganda 28-30 November 2006
… forest is rife. The urgent need to secure justice in decision-making about trees and forests is now the primary challenge for sustainability … by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and financed by the European Commission and The Netherlands … part, including roughly three from each country team plus staff from IIED, Savcor, LTS International, Global Witness and several Ugandan …
Publication, 01 November 2006
Old woman in profile in front of thatched hut and mud house. Niger.
Making gender and generation matter
… Gender is still largely considered to be about women rather than about a vital dynamic in society. And often gender issues are seen as a … from environmental and socio-economic transformations. What did IIED do? The project aimed to bring together the work of IIED and its …
Project, 26 April 2011
Taking the long view on adaptation
Insight, 12 December 2011
A member of the Sekonyer community gets ready for a day on the Sekonyer river in Borneo, close to the site of recent conflict between a palm oil company and RSPO member and the local community (Photo: Rainforest Action Network via Creative Commons)
Paving a path towards redressing grievances and holding investors accountable
… for generations. In many cases they are not adequately consulted about these changes to their livelihoods and their free and prior … are remedied and that accountability is established? In November, an IIED Legal Tools webinar discussed 'Making use of grievance mechanisms … often turn to civil society organisations (CSOs) that can inform them about their options. CSOs are sometimes being accused of …
Insight, 07 January 2015
IIED director Camilla Toulmin makes a key speech during the closing ceremony of CBA8
Toulmin: More power to the people to tackle climate change
… capacity when they recognise and support that local knowledge. "At IIED, we've been testing out and learning from local systems for … would be great – but also how the funds are delivered. "It's about reversing power and decision-making, and recognising that local …
News, 12 May 2014
Prioritising positive and negative social impacts of the protected area at Rwenzori Mountain National Park, Uganda (Photo: Rob Small)
Introduction to conservation, communities and equity
… own or manage. Communities rarely have a voice in decision-making about conservation (particularly at the international level) even when … and how to measure progress and learn from experience.  What is IIED doing? IIED is working to establish more equitable approaches to … insurance scheme , and Collecting and disseminating information about social dimensions of conservation through our People and …
Article, 05 August 2013