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Floating boards on a lake, hiding the fish farming cages underneath
Lessons for building a natural capital legacy
… are declining, aquaculture harvests are increasing…’ – it’s not just about numbers and trends, it’s also about the implications for future development strategies, for … Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), IIED and the  Institute for Development of Environmental-Economic …
Insight, 16 August 2021
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… IIED's new blog series looks at how businesses and investors are … impacts alongside financial returns.  The series is part of IIED's work to promote new ways of working and new alliances in order to … social impact in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He and Kelly talk about the growth of impact investing – investments that aim to generate …
News, 18 November 2019
A group of women laugh and smile as they stand and dip their hands into two large buckets on a table
Financial summary 2020
… Despite the tough operating environment, IIED improved its financial resilience in 2019/20, with expenditure … programme of operational strategies, to support the implementation of IIED’s new institutional strategies, was launched across five areas: …  giving greater flexibility while IIED makes longer-term decisions about our future needs. IIED has no fundraising activity and is not a …
Page, 20 December 2020
International Biodiversity Day logo
Putting biodiversity centre stage in government policy
… does this mean? As partners in a key initiative on mainstreaming, IIED is well placed to answer the question. IIED is working with the … and research manager, explains: "Our mainstreaming work is all about considering development issues in key biodiversity strategies and … plans. Strategies for success We asked the people on the ground about the approaches they had taken and the strategies that had proved …
News, 20 May 2016
Close up of a man speaking to a microphone and his hand raised. Behind him a sign says "climate hearing".
Why we need more leaders like Desmond Tutu to champion action for climate justice
Insight, 12 January 2021
Group of women sit on the floor and raise their hands up.
How women leaders are getting better social protection for the vulnerable
Insight, 05 July 2022
Houses on stilts along a river
Huge population growth in major river deltas puts tens of millions at increased risk from climate change floods
… to be published in Environment & Urbanization, a journal edited by IIED. With an estimated 240 million people living in river delta areas, … private companies and individual residents making decisions today about the expansion of cities on large deltas could be locking in an …
News, 26 September 2023
Community-led mapping in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, helps to record and reflect local people's needs and priorities (Photo: Sohel Ahmed)
Q&A: Why do we need a philosophy for better evidence?
… How do IIED researchers view evidence? SD: As researchers and evaluators, … positive change. That's what IIED's research evidence is all about, supporting locally-led transformational development. So what is … and Have a high level of validity and reliability, and be transparent about its own methodological basis. What does that mean in practice? SD: …
Article, 14 March 2017
A woman looks down at a mobile phone in her hand.
Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development
… more relevant and resonant policy influencing strategies.  What did IIED do?  1. Research and scoping An in-house digital sustainability … and digital horizon scanning for sustainable development An IIED briefing, ‘ Digital technologies for an inclusive, low-carbon … where we work and focused on identifying the issues that people care about most.   This led to an assessment of digital users’ perceptions of …
Project, 24 August 2022
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Foreign investment, law and sustainable development: A handbook on agriculture and extractive industries
… investment contributes to sustainable development. This handbook is about how to use law to make foreign investment work for sustainable … low and middle-income countries. This paper has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 February 2016