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IIED Annual Report 2015/16: Powering global change through partnership
… challenges and make progress toward our collective ambitions? IIED’s answer is: in partnership, working together to support … in the power and benefits of authentic partnership remain central to IIED’s mission today. To contribute with vigour and impact to the … in Paris to our part in ensuring remote farmers in China learn about resilient crops, IIED has proven the very real dividends of …
Publication, 01 October 2016
Dr Andrew Norton will take on the role as IIED director from 29 June (Photo: Andrew Norton)
Post-2015 agenda focus for IIED’s new director
… at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and will be based at IIED's London headquarters. He brings with him more than 30 … the UK Department for International Development (DFID). He comes to IIED during a critical year for environment and development, when the … to transform their lives will profoundly change the way we think about development. IIED's deep expertise on sustainable development and …
News, 23 March 2015
Houses surrounded by trees and greenery.
The decarbonisation debate: exploring climate action for equitable cities
… efforts accelerate social justice in low- and middle-income cities? About the speakers Sonia Dias is the global waste specialist at WIEGO, … Jorgelina Hardoy , geographer, coordinator and senior researcher at IIED – América Latina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina Anna Walnycki , IIED principal researcher, Human Settlements research group (moderator) …
Event, 24 June 2024
Dr Andrew Norton will take on the role as IIED director from 29 June (Photo: Andrew Norton)
IIED's new director takes on the post-2015 agenda
… at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and will be based at IIED's London headquarters. He brings with him more than 30 … the UK Department for International Development (DFID). He comes to IIED during a critical year for environment and development, when the … to transform their lives will profoundly change the way we think about development. IIED's deep expertise on sustainable development and …
News, 23 March 2015
Infographic of a group of islands and four icons floating above it. The graphics are: dollar sign between two hands, check sign floating above a palm, person speaking in front of a group and coins and a dollar sign floating above a palm.
Charting a comprehensive financial solution for resilient prosperity
… disasters, whose frequency and impact have escalated dramatically.  IIED’s research in 2023, ‘ Sinking islands, rising debts ’ showed that … in SIDS increased by around 120%, and deaths per million rose by about 60%.  These disasters have devastating economic consequences. SIDS …
Project, 13 August 2024
Pakistan's Sarhad Rural Support programme deals with constant uncertainty and disruptive events. Here goods are delivered to flood victims in Chitral (Photo: Gul Hamaad Farooqui, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What can Southern NGOs teach us about disruptive change?
… to define the shape of development work moving forward. This is why IIED has been looking at how organisations deal with disruptive change. … Southern NGOs. The dynamics look something like the figure below.  IIED's disruptive change initiative continues into 2016 with a focus on … also be reflecting more closely on what this could mean for IIED's own ways of working. And we'll be looking at how to use adaptive …
Insight, 26 January 2016
Four workshop participants are sitting at a table, discussing and writing things down on post-it notes.
Adequate housing for all: bridging the gap in Sierra Leone
… UN-Habitat , the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) and IIED, and featured presentations, debates and interactive sessions that … Alexandre Apsan Frediani , co-convener of the housing justice work at IIED, was part of the team that coordinated the workshop. He said: … professionals, are key to build reform coalitions and bring about sustained change in housing systems.”   The dialogue, according to …
News, 04 April 2025
Banana farmer in the farm, arraigning bananas in the storage space.
Sustainable bananas: what are the impacts on workers?
… trigger a cultural shift, with retailers beginning to take more care about where and how commodities are purchased.  The global banana trade … has partnered with colleagues at Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and IIED to review literature and interview producers and food systems …
Insight, 29 July 2025
Phnom Penh: activists, students, monks and community members deliver a petition to Cambodia's National Assembly calling for increased protection for the country's natural resources (Photo: Luon Sovath, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED to host webinar on promoting accountability in agricultural investment chains
Event, 11 September 2015
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Hard-won wisdom: what conservationists need to know about wildlife-related corruption
… Hard-won wisdom: what conservationists need to know about wildlife-related corruption …
Publication, 01 December 2016