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Announcing the Saleemul Huq Memorial Scholarship finalists and C-CIQ toolkit launch
Event, 09 September 2024
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A world without refugee camps? IIED launches research on urban refugees
… impact the lives of refugees and IDPs differently; little is known about how the urban displaced interact with local people, institutions … and formal), or how cities can better respond to their needs. A new IIED research project funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund … research process, using findings to inform city planning processes.  IIED’s academic partners in the research include Cardiff University in …
Insight, 06 April 2020
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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
… Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 17-29 November 2018. This page summarises IIED's activities during the two-week gathering, where some of our … from those implementing Darwin Initiative projects on the ground and about the opportunities for future projects and how to get involved. … action, such as assessing governance and sharing lessons learned about effective governance models (COP XIII/2). Fully implementing the …
Event, 17 November 2018
A head and shoulders image of new IIED chief operating officer Deborah Harris, who started her role on 23 May (Photo: Deborah Harris)
IIED appoints new chief operating officer
… IIED today announced the appointment of Deborah Harris to the post of … officer (COO), replacing interim COO Graham Webb.   Prior to joining IIED, Harris was implementation director at St Christopher's Fellowship … development. "I'm really looking forward to learning much more about IIED (and our partners') global impact, and helping to develop the …
News, 23 May 2016
New IIED director Dr Andrew Norton will focus on using the institute's expertise to shift policies and attitudes (Image: Andrew Norton)
IIED welcomes new director
… UK Department for International Development (DFID).  Dr Norton joins IIED in their London HQ, and will play a key role in building on the … Toulmin has undertaken with the institute's researchers to position IIED as one of the world's leading thinkers on environment and … to transform their lives will profoundly change the way we think about development. IIED's deep expertise on sustainable development and …
News, 30 June 2015
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ASM dialogue programme: IIED scoping mission in Tanzania
… would help to understand and explore key ASM issues and bring about consensus-based reform in policy and practice. This is a report on a scoping visit by IIED to Arusha and Dar es Salaam from 18 to 23 September 2016. The aim … perceptions, and assess the timeliness, demand and readiness for an IIED-modelled ASM dialogue programme. …
Publication, 01 January 2017
Woman farmer cowshed down in a field, checking the crops.
What will green transitions mean for food producers and workers?
… commitments to sustainable sourcing at scale .  While there is debate about how this should be done from an environmental standpoint, the … impacts that such transitions could have on farmers and farm workers, IIED, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and BananaLink reviewed … issues such as labour rights or decent work. A lack of knowledge about how shifting to sustainable agricultural practices will impact …
Insight, 24 June 2025
Local community in Guinea attending to field.
Reconnaître et protéger l’agriculture familiale en Guinée: itinéraire d’un plaidoyer réussi
Insight, 09 September 2024
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IIED calls for more attention on effective community engagement in tackling illegal wildlife trade
… IIED’s Dilys Roe will be calling for better monitoring and evaluation of … , Roe will review the findings of an in-depth study conducted by IIED on behalf of WWF-UK , looking at the actions different countries … of the potential reasons for this imbalance is a lack of knowledge about how to engage local communities and which approaches work best. …
News, 15 August 2019
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From power to influence: counter-mapping for urban living labs
… simplified risk narratives and change who can speak with authority about the future. …
Publication, 15 April 2026