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The Multidimensional Poverty Index only has one indicator to assess housing quality – whether floors are made of dirt, sand or dung. So these houses in Manila would not be classified as sub-standard (Photo: Mark Edwards/IIED)
The Multidimensional Poverty Index: Another underestimate of urban poverty
… to services whereas for much of the urban poor population it is about access to services. There are health care services and schools … national sample surveys.   David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org)  is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. For more detail on the scale of urban …
Insight, 18 June 2014
Cover for 12514FIIED.pdf
Quel avenir pour le paysan sénégalais ?
… mainly in Africa, but also in Asia. Three to four Issue Papers of about 30 pages accompany each Haramata, allowing for subjects to be …
Publication, 01 November 2004
Cover for G00045.pdf
Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Section 1 Framing The Issues
… Tel: (+44 20) 7388 2117 Fax: (+44 20) 7388 2826 Email: saleemul.huq@iied.org hannah.reid@iied.org 1.0 Introduction 1.1. About the Report The overall report brings together information from a …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Cover for G00050.pdf
Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Sectoral Issues Section 2.5. Health
… Tel: (+44 20) 7388 2117 Fax: (+44 20) 7388 2826 Email: saleemul.huq@iied.org hannah.reid@iied.org Climate Change and Health The World Health Organization (WHO) … to take this very seriously and we have every reason to be concerned about adverse consequences for human health." Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, …
Publication, 01 January 1970
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Associations of Small & Medium Forest Enterprises (SMFEs)
… of Small & Medium Forest Enterprises (SMFEs) Duncan Macqueen - IIED GN FC Sharon Ousman - Guyana Sushil Saigal - India Country team leaders on `Stronger by Association' ­ a project coordinated by IIED and funded by DFID. What are SMFE associations? · Groups (informal, … etc) based on forest products and services that band together about a common purpose · Local membership institutions that comprise …
Publication, 01 January 1970
People from Kandadji village, which is due to be flooded, meet to discuss resettlement plans.
Niger: Tough questions posed by the Kandadji dam development
… and guaranteeing drinking water supply to the capital, Niamey. IIED and IUCN have been working with the dam developer since 2008 … showed that those people who had been resettled felt well informed about the project and most said that their physical assets (houses, … of plans prove viable or not. Read this briefing to find out more about IIED's work with the Global Water Initiative to improve the …
Insight, 19 April 2013
Sumaya Zakieldeen
Q&A with Sumaya Zakieldeen
… and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The interview was carried out by Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow with … participated in diverse activities at different levels supported by IIED. When Sudan became the Chair of the Group of 77 and China, I … [working in this field]. Through the Forum we…keep the NGOs updated about the international negotiations on climate change. The Sudanese …
Article, 21 June 2012
Solar panels on a floating school, Bangladesh
Understanding the political economy of the Climate Investment Funds
… The UK's Department for International Development (DFID)  has asked IIED to analyse the political economy surrounding the first round of the … lessons can be gathered from the early stages of the programme. IIED is undertaking case studies of selected countries participating in … in order to deliver plans that all stakeholders will support. Clarity about the actors, ideas and interests that drive decisions – the …
Project, 17 December 2012
Pastoralists pull water from a well near Denan in the Somali Region of Ethiopia for their camels. (Photo: Andrew Heavens, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and informing dialogue
… to climate change, this module explores what pastoralism can teach us about managing the increasing variability and unpredictability caused by … A timeline: how the training developed The Sahel (1998-2002): IIED worked with partner Associates in Research and Education for … –  [email protected] Cross-regional: Ced Hesse –  ced.hesse@iied.org    …
Project, 17 December 2012
A community in Bangladesh maps out their local resources and plans for an emergency.
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
… is expected to increase. Dr Huq estimates that the equivalent of about US$5 billion in adaptation costs will be required to protect … afraid of? What will convince American leaders to accept the truth about climate change? More than two-thirds of the American public … Fellow at the International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED) and the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change & …
News, 22 January 2013