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Connecting for common goals: exploring 50 years of IIED and sustainable development
… exploring IIED’s role in ten sustainable development movements ’, author Steve Bass presents a mapping of the organisation’s contributions … in an upcoming episode of the Make Change Happen podcast , alongside Camilla Toulmin , drylands expert and former IIED director, and Saleemul … former director of IIED’s Climate Change research group.    Find out more about the podcast and subscribe, or follow the series on Twitter . …
News, 26 May 2022
Farmer-herder conflict: open your eyes, change the narrative, find solutions
… violence through the lens of ‘farmer-herder’ conflict therefore hides more than it explains. It is also overly simplistic and ignores history … Reliance on military means alone will not bring peace. Public authorities have a critical role in providing an impartial, fair … of space, access to resources and relations with other groups. Camilla Toulmin and Saverio Krätli will join panellists at the …
Blog, 10 November 2020
How to green Africa from the grassroots
… floods which sweep away fields and settlements. CAADP policies focus more on boosting production than ensuring sustainable food security and … funds for building climate resilience, and decentralising power and authority to local levels. The gains from greening Africa will then … and Development ministry on green transformation post COVID-19.  … Camilla Toulmin … Economics … Policy and planning … How to green Africa …
Blog, 04 January 2021
Feeding the World: Why we must do more than just increase yields
… policy goal of "sustainable intensification", which aims to produce more food per unit area in ways that exert less pressure on the … currently understand it— does not guarantee food security,” says co-author Dr Camilla Toulmin, director of the International Institute for Environment …
News, 05 July 2013
Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian Walker, leading lights of IIED
… He made good use of his summer, and then set about creating a more structured organisation with systems to ensure different voices … and attitudes. Nigel was kind, smart and thoughtful, and had a quiet authority. He listened and considered before deciding what to do. He … this has given IIED the firm foundation that it relies on today.” … Camilla Toulmin … Communication … Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian …
Blog, 16 October 2019
It's time for the Davos super-rich to pay their fair share
… growing gap between rich and poor. Taking a cue from Thomas Picketty, author of ' Capital in the 21st century ', speakers predicted that the … pay.  In the 1960s, marginal tax rates on the richest households were more than 80 per cent, with apparent broad consensus that wealthier … up behind Warren Buffett and demand that they pay their fair share. Camilla Toulmin  ( camilla.toulmin@iied.org ) is IIED's director. … …
Blog, 22 January 2015
Rushing into a new year
… seeking to limit the power of the crown and stem its arbitrary authority. As such, it deserves celebration as an early example of "good governance". But while the barons were keen to sort out a more balanced relationship with the King, they had no interest in the … agreement, as we will no doubt see when we meet in Paris for COP21. Camilla Toulmin (camilla.toulmin@iied.org) is the director of IIED … …
Blog, 13 January 2015
Eight insights from 30 years of visits to a village in Mali
… has started to fill up, thanks to immigration, population growth and more ploughs, with which people can farm larger fields. Grazing … me that change is constant even in the most remote of places.  … Camilla Toulmin … Drylands and pastoralism … Eight insights from 30 …
Blog, 18 July 2014
An ‘historic opportunity’ to reduce poverty and emissions to zero to be highlighted by #zerozero campaign
… event has been a regular feature of the annual UN climate talks for more than a decade. "Strong and coherent links between the three … Crescent Climate Centre; Sam Bickersteth, chief executive of CDKN; Camilla Toulmin, director of IIED; and Kevin Watkins, director of … fish stocks in the oceans. Quotes Dr Van Aalst, who is also a lead author of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment report said: "Zerozero is about …
News, 04 December 2014
Philippines to lead global forum of vulnerable countries
… L. Sering, said: "We are convinced that only by working together more actively can we ramp up the interest, investment and commitment to … tremendous damages and loss of life from typhoons." Filipino authorities evacuated homes in advance of Hagupit making landfall, … Parties meet to discuss how better to tackle climate change impacts.  Camilla Toulmin, director of IIED commented that  extreme weather events …
News, 09 December 2014