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Diagram showing the traditional channels for delivering aid (Image: IIED)
Money where it matters: local finance to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement
… access and manage financial resources.  The local dimension The most effective way to reduce poverty and respond to climate change varies by … priorities, whether an improved water supply, access to clean energy for cooking or microcredit after an environmental disaster. However, … and Tanzania to channel finance to the local level. Building the evidence base We are working with national governments, civil society …
Article, 25 January 2017
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
Event, 06 November 2017
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… of charge: to find out more, please contact us . Here is our top 10 for 2016: Evaluation: a crucial ingredient for SDG success The 2030 … and inclusive green growth This 65-page report  captures some of the evidence, insights, and guiding principles presented at the ' The … disasters to conflict and displacement. Through the Urban Crises Learning Fund , a programme of research, documenting and learning from …
Article, 02 January 2017
A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
… (PDF) . But all this work poses a problem. There is now overwhelming evidence that neither local land mismanagement nor overpopulation caused … in countries with variable rainfall and persistent poverty. For better policy and governance, we need to reconsider the scientific … versus global perspectives The desertification image has been an effective way to appeal for public funding, but it remains a …
Insight, 29 September 2016
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… and 2.7 billion people do not have clean and safe access to energy for cooking, leading them to breathe in toxic smoke created when burning … how to overcome these challenges. Our approach is to build an ‘evidence base’ for advocacy work with government, business and civil … failure – we seek to stimulate the replication and ‘scaling up’ of effective technologies and approaches. We commission research in many …
Project, 26 October 2012
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… July: Outrage over the illegal killing of Cecil the lion led to calls for a ban on trophy hunting, but would this have the desired results? In … and Eduardo Mondlane University are exploring ways to produce more evidence on sustainable agriculture in Mozambique. If food security is … help humanitarians intervene more effectively? Samer Saliba, urban learning manager at the International Rescue Committee, set out  …
Article, 22 December 2015
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
Article, 14 November 2008
Annual report 2007/08
… involved all sectors of society in mapping out their national plans for climate adaptation. Airing ideas for greener aviation:  with the … the policy reforms to ensure future agreements are democratic and effective. Supporting India’s crop resilience experts:  many village … of researchers and development practitioners unearthed hard evidence on what it takes to forge a fairer ‘food chain’: bringing the …
Page, 23 December 2008
Australia's Border Ranges National Park: more than three-quarters of the park is managed as wilderness and access is by foot only. The World Parks Congress will look at how to protect and manage areas such as these (Photo: Michael Dawes)
IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
… the congress will share knowledge and innovation, setting the agenda for protected areas conservation for the decade to come. Building on the … more sustainable governance of natural resources by generating the evidence needed to improve key policies, institutions and legal … Jaime Siqueira Jr, Fundacao Nacional Do Indio, Peter Yu, NAILSMA. The effective and equitable governance of protected areas is considered to …
Event, 12 November 2014