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Rosalind Goodrich's tweet about developing communications strategies (Image: IIED)
Planning for communication starts at research design stage
… strategy to research design and do that at the start. Thinking about the audience for your research, how and when you'll engage with … dialogue, as part of the research is as important as thinking ahead about your research dissemination tactics. Deploying messaging tools … the answer for me, working at a policy research institute such as IIED, is that you do research to make a difference and promote change. …
Insight, 27 March 2017
D&C Days 2018: around 350 policymakers, researchers and development practitioners came together for discussions and debates focused on the interface between development and climate change (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Creative Commons via Flickr)
"Follow the science": Least Developed Countries Group lead negotiator
… and global voices. This is how all panels should be... Nicely done. @IIED #DCdays18 #COP24 pic.twitter.com/4hpoPzlPnI — Sam Greene … “If we want to strengthen community resilience it’s not just about strengthening technical skills, it’s also about advocacy skills,” said Inge Vianen, CARE International Climate …
News, 10 December 2018
Exercises helped the Food Change Lab group trust one another
Food, sisterhood and dreams
… first session of the Food Change Lab held in Bolivia by the Hivos and IIED Sustainable Diets for All programme . The participants formed a … women, for our families, for our neighborhoods? What can we improve about what we eat, the way we eat and how we get food? Not afraid to be … you can experiment without being afraid to make mistakes. You learn about “prototypes” (models for solutions) and develop discipline as you …
Insight, 16 October 2018
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Accountability in Africa's land rush: what role for legal empowerment
… on the scale, geography and impacts of large deals. But less is known about how the legal frameworks regulating this land rush shape … accountability at its centre. This report has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 April 2013
The Nature-based Solutions Policy Platform provides information about climate change adaptation planning around the globe
Nature-based solutions policy platform
… The Nature-based Solutions Policy Platform makes information about climate change adaptation planning across the globe openly … be launched at the Adaptation Futures conference by Nathalie Seddon, IIED associate and professor of biodiversity at Oxford University in a … through an  International Climate Initiative (IKI)  project led by IIED, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC exploring  the effectiveness of ecosystem-based …
News, 14 June 2018
The IIED communications team discuss audience personas as part of the Communications Learning Programme held with partners in February (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Three steps for reaching the right audiences in an information-saturated world
… They are mere personas, but they and others form a key part of IIED's communication work. Developing personas isn't new, but it works. … product types we use, to arrive at a new portfolio that is very clear about who each product serves. The portfolio invites us to ensure we … right way for different audiences.  This also suggests ways to think about "research cycles" and how different opportunities for sharing …
Insight, 27 March 2014
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Sustainable patterns of world development
… 2013 edition of International Innovation includes this interview with IIED’s director Dr Camilla Toulmin about the Institute’s activities. …
Publication, 01 October 2013
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Climate action for equitable cities
… have substantial deficits in governance, housing and basic services. About 750 million people earn less than US$2 per day. This implies that …
Publication, 07 June 2024
The meat from a duiker is prepared for a meal, close to the Dia Faunal Reserve, Cameroon (Photo: Stephanie Brittain)
Why eat wild meat?
… and relatively low cost, taste and cultural influences. What is IIED doing? The ‘Why eat wild meat: developing effective alternatives to … tool Are you a project implementer based anywhere in the world, about to embark on a wild meat alternatives project? Would you be … consumption and factors for successful alternatives projects  Tell us about any existing initiatives on bushmeat alternatives in the Dja …
Project, 19 September 2018
A cook serves food to a group of children
Q&A: Encouraging the availability of healthy and diverse foods for students
… in the ‘Healthy Generations Ahead’ film , produced by Hivos and IIED, in collaboration with  BrandOutLoud , for the SD4All programme. … a saying: “My child, your child, our child”. We must not only care about our own family. We also need to think about our community. Why? Because if our children eat healthily but our …
Article, 29 October 2019