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We must protect the world in which we live (Photo: Steve Guzzardi, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Best of 2017: blogs
… requiring collective effort in the year ahead, including climate action and the energy transition, the future of work, the role … to advocate for more sustainable, diverse and healthy diets. The Food Change Lab is a dialogue convened by Hivos and IIED to look at issues in … argued that it is time to take action and start removing risks . A key step is ensuring provision of risk-reducing infrastructure and …
Article, 22 December 2017
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… first in a collection of briefings by EVALSDGs and IIED . Unlocking climate finance for decentralised energy access Achieving energy access … the flow of climate finance to decentralised energy, which is a key priority for achieving universal access, and identifies key funding … migration . The Urban Matters blog focuses on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages. Informality and inclusive …
Article, 02 January 2017
Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… pathways' – unique ways of working that help IIED to deliver lasting change. Our  annual report for 2017/18  looks at how IIED uses these … IIED's multi-stakeholder dialogues connect marginalised people with key decision makers. Our expert facilitation delivers co-created and … Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in international negotiations on climate change . LDCs have most at stake, but are least able to cope …
Page, 24 October 2018
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… Showing the people who are creating change: artisanal mining Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is known … 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn. One delegate provided a very personal view of … to help decision makers. He described IIED's work to identify the key characteristics of better evidence and  a series of …
Article, 12 January 2018
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… Developed Countries (LDC) Group of the UNFCCC. Launched at the 2019 Climate Action Summit in New York, the LDC 2050 Vision is the LDCs’ … Tenzin Wangmo, the lead negotiator for the LDC Group, sets out the key points of the 2050 vision , such as channelling 70% of climate funding to drive local-level action, holistic climate change planning from the local to the national level, and ensuring …
Insight, 06 January 2020
Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy and climate change is expected to impact crop yields and food security (Photo: Martijn.Munneke, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: What’s new about this year’s CBA event?
… experience to develop practical solutions for getting locally-driven climate adaptation into policy and explore innovative ways for financing … women, younger and older, able or disabled. Market place & Burning issues During ‘market place’ sessions, participants can present … as dialogue events or publications targeted at decision makers in key places. Messages and insights from CBA will be fed into other fora, …
Article, 04 May 2018
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) , which supports junior climate negotiators from least developed countries (LDCs) to develop … Debates , our series designed to create space for conversation on key and current sustainable development issues, has been particularly … what’s being said. 6 How the poorest countries are taking on climate change [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36SB3UaY5N8] “We know …
Insight, 30 December 2020
Prakash Mathema speaking at the opening ceremony of the 8th annual conference on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA8) held in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2014 (Photo: IIED)
Q&A: Helping the poorest nations with development goals
… This week's climate summit in New York is one of a few remaining stepping stones to the internationally binding agreement to tackle climate change expected to be agreed at a UN summit in Paris next year. At the …   Second, we need to develop our own national plans, which detail key priorities, the bottlenecks we need to overcome, and what we need to …
Article, 19 September 2014
The Independent Expert Group has produced a series of publications (Image: IIED)
The work of the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… research institutes and think tanks from around the world, supporting change for a sustainable future A compilation of audio interviews is … levels, be cross-cutting, and engage the people affected.  Impact of climate change on least developed countries: are the SDGs possible? , … (2014), IIED report . In t his issue paper, the IEG identifies the key challenges and opportunities that LDCs face in achieving sustainable …
Article, 07 August 2015
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… oceans' by 2050 and millions of livelihoods lost unless there is a change in current trends. This report sets out a clear and achievable … Janna Tenzing  and see a round-up of the workshop . Understanding key positions of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in climate change negotiations Ahead of the UN climate summit in New York …
Article, 29 December 2014