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Seaweed farming in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, is an example of an alternative livelihood project (Photo: Yeowatzup via Creative Commons)
IIED's best of 2014: blogs
Article, 31 December 2014
Truck piled up high with cotton in India
Improving cotton farmers’ resilience to climate change in India
Project, 29 August 2024
An overhead view of a group of fisherman standing in shallow water holding and pulling their fanned-out nets to catch fish.
COP29 must deliver ambitious climate finance deal
… a new finance target that is ambitious, accessible and accountable. IIED is also calling on leaders to agree on a clear definition of … each new climate event, these countries are pushed deeper into debt. IIED analysis shows that 58 countries classified by the United Nations … cups of water. “But this is not just a question of volume, it’s also about the quality of money and the ease of access. “We need a system …
News, 08 November 2024
Group of community members recording via interviews via their phones.
Community-led innovations leading to transformative change
… agency, in collaboration with Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and IIED, ‘ Learning from informality: urban innovations for just and … of informal settlements and slums by 20330 (PDF) ’, questions about the design and implementation of such transformations are becoming …
Insight, 27 February 2025
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IIED publishes updated guide to social assessment for protected areas
… IIED has published a new edition of the facilitators' manual for the … the first edition and is available for free download from the IIED Publications Library . New opportunities for SAPA IIED senior … World Bank (specifically in Mozambique). Franks says: "We are excited about the opportunities SAPA provides for improving the effectiveness …
News, 14 November 2018
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Eight things to know about the Green Climate Fund
Publication, 01 June 2016
Villagers walking back to their village, Mozambique (Image: Mike Goldwater)
IIED Annual Report 2016/17: a focus on impact
… The IIED  Annual Report 2016/17  summarises the institute's activities … during the year. The focus of this year's report is impact – how IIED is helping to foster positive change at both the local and … includes information on IIED's financial performance and information about how the institute works to improve its environmental performance.  …
Page, 27 October 2017
The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
IIED's best of 2016: blogs
… concerns are often ignored. Thierry Berger's blog reported on an IIED webinar which examined how to strengthen women's participation in decision-making about land rights . The seminar highlighted the efforts of the Tanzania … living in informal settlments could provide important details about pressing problems.   The UN Statistical Commission report on SDG …
Article, 28 December 2016
An image from the fiscal tools animation, that was screened at the Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi (Image: IIED/Nice and Serious)
IIED animation: using fiscal policy tools to create a sustainable future for ocean and people
… of women and men who rely on ocean resources. A new animation from IIED explains how governments can use fiscal policy tools – including … or those that employ more women. The short clip explains how IIED – under a project supported by Sida – is drawing on its … millions of women and men who rely on it.  Further IIED animations about an inclusive blue economy Why the value that small-scale fishing …
News, 28 November 2018
Group of civil society organisation protesting in a building. They are holding signs with slogans.
Paper walls: how visa barriers are silencing the global South on climate
… last-minute rejections. This isn’t a new issue. As far back as 2008,  IIED raised concerns about the exclusion of LDC voices. A 2022 Green European Journal piece …
Insight, 19 June 2025