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Plan Vivo partners at a conference in Sweden commit to actively engage in the implementation and accountability of the SDGs (Photo: Plan Vivo Foundation)

The SDGs speak and we like what we hear

Insight, 15 October 2015

Images such as this of a culvert constructed to allow villagers to cross the River Mahenya in Kenya, but which proves insufficient at times of extreme rainfall, are often used to tell the story of climate change in Africa. But Fatima Denton will challenge that narrative in her Barbara Ward Lecture (Photo: Robin Wyatt, http://www.robinwyatt.org/photography/)

Room for optimism on Africa, the "hopeful" continent

… of Barbara. We started in 2006 with Mary Robinson , who spoke on climate change and justice. Lindiwe Sisulu , the then South African … in 2008 on ways to house the urban poor through innovative partnerships with slum dwellers. Connie Hedegaard , European commissioner for Climate Action, talked in 2010 about the challenges of climate politics …

Insight, 21 October 2014

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 … action will be a major challenge. We need to be innovative in our partnerships for sustainable development, by strengthening links between …

Article, 19 September 2014

Camilla Toulmin has led IIED since 2004

Camilla Toulmin to step down in 2015

… work that I love – research and writing – particularly on land and climate change issues, and a focus on the drylands . Our new chair of … Engaging for Change pushes the boundaries of research, building partnerships and seeking to make progress in our four principal goal … to changing narrative. These are: Inclusive transitions to climate resilience and green economy International engagement for a sustainable …

Insight, 29 October 2014

IIED at the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources

… on findings from the five-year Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) project . This aimed to revitalise traditional … farmers in order to strengthen food security in the face of climate change. Swiderska's presentation also made recommendations for … Park. The agreement also established equitable collaborative research partnerships linking science and Indigenous knowledge for monitoring in …

Event, 30 October 2017

Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)

IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress

… the effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) for enhancing resilience of both humans and ecosystems. This was done through … applied in various contexts was also highlighted. It brought together climate scientists, adaptation practitioners, policymakers, and private … Areas (SAPA) at Montsde Cristal, Gabon Securing the future: building partnerships for managing risk and resilience of locally controlled …

Event, 01 September 2016

IIED's Andrew Norton and IIED chair Rebeca Grynspan with Gro Harlem Brundtland sit at the front of the Barbara Ward lecture on 19 June 2018

Come on board: IIED seeks new chair

… Professionals and public alike are recognising the urgency of the climate emergency and chronic biodiversity loss , as well as the agency … Together we will: Help vulnerable communities develop and become climate resilient, while pushing hard for urgent reductions in emissions … awareness I have welcomed the activism of Greta Thunberg, the school climate strikes, and other public awakenings . We could be entering a …

Insight, 10 May 2019

Seaweed farming in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, is an example of an alternative livelihood project (Photo: Yeowatzup via Creative Commons)

IIED's best of 2014: blogs

Article, 31 December 2014

IIED and the Independent Research Forum hosted side events at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in Jul

2016 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

… Development Goals into action with poverty, environment and climate at the centre Side event Date: Wednesday, 13th July, 2016 … how to implement the SDGs to achieve zero extreme poverty, zero net climate emissions and zero net loss of natural capital ('Getting to … taking into account environmental sustainability and climate resilience. The session looked at empowerment, institutional and …

Event, 11 July 2016

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IIED's best of 2020: publications

… . 2 Tackling the triple crisis: using debt swaps to address debt, climate and nature loss post-COVID-19 I ssue paper Even before … have an opportunity to address simultaneously the crises of debt, climate and biodiversity destruction through a new use of the system of … Indigenous plant and animal foods is a means to enhance nutrition and resilience to climate change. This 44-page report published in May 2020, …

Article, 23 December 2020