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A large forest is reflected in the water in the foreground
Guide to national-level SDG evaluation launches
… national priorities with the SDGs '. It has been co-created by IIED, EVALSDGs , the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland  and UNICEF … can play in the context of the 2030 Agenda. Two speakers from IIED will join key names in sustainable development. Tom Bigg, director … learning expertise to collaborate with partners to generate evidence about sustainable development and shed light on what works, for whom and …
News, 04 February 2020
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Les agriculteurs innovateurs débordent d’inspiration
… mainly in Africa, but also in Asia. Three to four Issue Papers of about 30 pages accompany each Haramata, allowing for subjects to be … French and English. For a free subscription, please email: drylands@iied.org …
Publication, 01 June 2002
A deep sea octopus.
Fish Night 6: Wonders of the deep blue
… IIED’s Fish Night 6 event dived into a mysterious marine habitat – the deep ocean – to explore what the latest research is uncovering about the delicate ecosystems more than 2,000m under sea level, and the … the discussion there was a question-and-answer session moderated by IIED’s head of blue economy, Essam Yassin Mohammed , who recently …
Event, 21 November 2019
The road from Lomié in Southeast Cameroon (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Cameroon's real indomitable lions are in the forest
… lives? Wanting to discuss exactly that issue was our team from the IIED-led project CoNGOs (NGOs collaborating for equitable and … of the Baka community of Nomedjoh just outside Lomié. They were just about to head into the forest for several weeks to teach youths how to hunt in the dry season.  Hearing about Baka business ideas Before departing – with broad smiles and the …
Insight, 20 March 2017
One women holds a tree while another digs into the soil with a shovel, surrounded by green trees and foliage
New thought-provoking blog series scrutinises dominant approaches to resolving the nature and climate crises
News, 20 October 2021
Women selling bananas in a street market (Photo: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Creative Commons via Flickr)
RurbanAfrica
… IIED was a partner in African Rural-City Connections, which in its name … The project challenged a number of generally accepted 'truths' about rural and city development. IIED and partners questioned the overall negative interpretations usually assumed about the economic role of rural-urban mobility and migration in …
Project, 30 March 2015
Introduction screen from video, showing the LDC 2050 Vision logo
Least Developed Countries launch 2050 Vision for a climate-resilient future
News, 23 September 2019
Eighteen-year-old Maame Esi Rose, who washes ore to help her and two younger siblings survive, will contribute to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector dialogue in Ghana (Photo: IIED)
Talking mining in Ghana
… create positive change in the sector. The meetings, which are part of IIED's global programme of dialogues on ASM, is being convened by IIED's … a short film that gathers perspectives from Ghanaian stakeholders about the current state of play of the country's ASM sector. This can be … stakeholders, including communities, NGOs, government and industry. About IIED's global ASM dialogue programme IIED's global programme of …
News, 19 January 2016
Wind turbines on the top of a hill
Is Davos signalling the end of business as usual?
Insight, 21 January 2020
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Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help?
… This paper reviews what is known about the problems and structural challenges facing the 20-30 million … with policy, could address these gaps and includes case studies of IIED’s work on knowledge networks and programmes. The paper concludes by … The paper provides the foundation for a new knowledge programme at IIED for ASM. Key questions IIED would like to explore include: • What …
Publication, 01 February 2013