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Aerial view of informal settlement
COVID-19 in cities: pathways towards a transformative urban recovery
… Collaboration and a shared vision will be essential to make progress. IIED has been convening international agencies, researchers and civil … in cities.  Community health volunteers  have raised awareness about COVID-19 and helped to support vulnerable residents in informal … framework In an effort to respond to some of these challenges, IIED began hosting a series of workshops with international agencies, …
Insight, 15 June 2021
Chronic air pollution is part of everyday life for many people in China. This photo shows Anyang, the most northern city of China's Henan province (Photo: V.T. Polywoda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: China pollution, social media and politics
… but within days the online video was blocked for viewers in China.   IIED showed the first half of the film and then opened a discussion about the the film, environmental issues in China and the political … coverage of the meeting and we published a round-up via Storify . About 'Under the Dome' You can watch the film below, or watch it on …
Event, 16 March 2015
In Tanzania, former artisanal mining licensees Mwanahamisi Mzalendo and Mwanamkasi Rasi are among entreprenurial women who have pooled their resources to create a quarrying business. They control the day-to-day running of the quarry, including supervising labourers, dealing with the local authorities, and taking care of the site's environmental footprint (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)
Q&A: Women are driving the change we need
Article, 08 March 2018
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Beyond rhetoric: South-South collaboration for REDD+
… Global debates about reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and … briefing describes an example of South-South collaboration in which IIED has helped facilitate a Mozambique-Brazil partnership to share …
Publication, 01 November 2011
Group of people wearing green T-shirts pose for a picture.
Prakriti Resources Centre: climate change policy and action in Nepal
… Raju Pandit Chhetri, executive director of Prakriti Resources Centre about his organisation's work How our allies and collaborators create change As part of IIED’s 50th birthday celebrations, we are showcasing some of the many … in international negotiations, they also engage with the government about its policy and processes within Nepal, providing a vital …
Article, 30 March 2022
Young man with blue and pink dreadlocks surrounded by a crowd wearing pride colours
Heteronormativity in development – what does queer have to do with it?
… out gender and sexual minorities due to heteronormative assumptions about family, sex-gender roles and access to social services. Queering … (SOGIESC). What next for gender, sexuality and development? Last week IIED hosted its first public event on gender and sexual diversity  as …
Insight, 14 December 2022
Woman bends over to put a small plastic cup in a cooking pot, which is on a stove.
Tailored cooking solutions to close the gender gap
… Model  – a participatory and inclusive planning tool developed by IIED and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)  – to … or traditional stoves to cook other meals. View a presentation by IIED's Enzo Leone on improving the strategy and uptake of cleaner … [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ANSET200GM] Watch a video about clean cooking in Kitui, Kenya. This is also available on the  …
Insight, 11 April 2022
A ruined house on a hillside, surrounded by mud and rocks.
Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored
… harm.  Our second report , and the first of our partnership with IIED , showed that: In the aftermath of devastating sudden events such … to trafficking which can result in forced and bonded labour .     IIED’s latest report , which examines evidence from Jharkhand and Odisha … migration and vulnerability to trafficking ' For more information about Anti-Slavery International,  visit its website , sign up to emails …
Insight, 08 June 2022
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Taking stock of smallholder inclusion in modern value chains: ambitions, reality and signs of change
… faced by farmers. We identify five signs of change in the discussion about smallholder inclusion, and reflect on what these might mean for …
Publication, 09 September 2022
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
… Development Research Centre Watch  Andrew Norton, director of IIED closing day one This brief video will give you  a flavour of D&C … in which four D&C Days delegates participate in an informal chat about the implications of a 1.5ºC temperature rise and share lessons for … local scale Read a blog published on the Braced website Read a story about climate impacts on informal settlements, published on the Thomson …
Event, 08 December 2018