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New construction sites for housing have been prepared by the government on the hillside above Nhon Hai, but the compensation isn't enough to let people move (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
If you want to go far, go together
Insight, 24 June 2014
Cover for G00194.pdf
Corporate Responsibility for Environment and Development
… Kavwanga Yambayamba The Partnership Forum (Zambia) and Tom Fox IIED (UK) KEY POINTS: It is now recognised that poverty income … are to maximise the potential increasing attention to the potential about a third of inhabitants living in contribution of the private …
Publication, 01 July 2005
A Bangladeshi fisherman sleeps under a tree, one of thousands planted by the government in an attempt to slow tidal erosion and shield against winds as the country. As countries take such measures to tackle climate change, negotiators prepare for the road to Paris and COP21 (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
Insight, 06 February 2015
Quick fixes could cut aviation's impact on climate change, says report
… needless emissions and enabling consumers to make informed choices about how to travel, says a report published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in association with the International Centre for Responsible … a big difference to emissions. But passengers are left in the dark about these figures and so can’t exercise consumer power to reduce …
News, 14 November 2007
Cover for 17404IIED.pdf
Theory-based impact evaluation
… test the mechanism to investigate how their observed outcomes came about. …
Publication, 01 March 2017
A huddle of people gather around one person to give advice and discuss negotiating tactics
Leading from the front: responding with urgency to the climate emergency
… The Willis Building, 51 Lime Street, London EC3M 7NP ( more details about the Willis Building ) 1-2.20pm: Responding with urgency to the … Rebellion The panel and Q&A was chaired by Andrew Norton, Director, IIED. 2.20-2.40pm: Coffee break 2.40-4pm: Financing urgent ambition …
Event, 01 July 2019
The cracked mud of a dried-up reservoir bed, with a dead river-mussel shell in the foreground and an abandoned boat in the background
Strengthening development in the face of the climate crisis and environmental destruction
Insight, 31 October 2019
In 2010 a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Six years later, there has been progress in rebuilding, but much remains to be done (Photo: iolanda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: LDC Independent Expert Group chair on the SDGs and tackling inequality
… most of the population has been resettled, challenges persist. About 2.5 million people (around a quarter of the population) are unable … in the LDCs: what role for the SDGs?', is being organised by LDC IEG, IIED and the ESRC's STEPS Centre . JPJ: Haiti is among the countries … education and in access to health are such that we can’t even talk about "rights"; it is a question of access to the basics of normal life. …
Article, 08 June 2016
A tree crashes to the ground in a forest after being felled by a man with a chainsaw
South-South REDD: A Brazil-Mozambique Initiative
… energy consumption is derived from fuelwood and charcoal, consuming about 20 million cubic metres of wood a year. The annual rate of … with pan-African relevance. Administered and supported by IIED, this project helped to prepare a national REDD strategy for … of institutional capacity and pilot demonstration projects Discussion about how to implement policies and measures proposed in the national …
Project, 16 December 2009
Cover for G01366.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 Editorial
… RRA and related activities in 23 countries have been published. About 1000 copies of each issue are currently sent out to 65 countries. … take a few moments to complete the readership survey and return it to IIED. We plan to publish the results in a future issue. 1 Source: RRA Notes (1991), Issue 10, pp.2, IIED London ... …
Publication, 01 January 1988