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El futuro esta en el agricultor
… Bill Vorley, experto en agronegocios y director del Departamento de Mercados Sostenibles del Instituto …
Publication, 01 August 2009
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IIED focus on outstanding women in sustainable development
… Women's Day on 8 March with an interview with Fatima Denton , the director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic … development, focusing on examples in Mali.  Beth Chitekwe, executive director of Zimbabwe NGO Dialogue on Shelter , will draw on lessons from … 20 years working with the Zimbabwe Homeless Federation, while Araya, director of Costa Rican think tank Nivela , will examine the barriers to …
News, 08 March 2018
Group of people wearing green T-shirts pose for a picture.
Prakriti Resources Centre: climate change policy and action in Nepal
Article, 30 March 2022
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… like to see in our list of outstanding women... Michelle Winthrop Director Policy Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), … Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) – nominated by Maggie Banda, director of WOLREC, Malawi. “Kumvana works as a legal officer. She’s … can advocate for better conditions.” Kristalina Georgieva Managing director of the International Monetary Fund  – nominated by Paul Steele …
Article, 15 June 2020
Four men siting on a wall looking at a landscape
Mental health, wellbeing and sense of hope among vulnerable Afghans plummeted in wake of Taliban takeover
… by 19 percentage points for secondary education.  Lucy Earle, acting director of research on human settlements at IIED, said: “It’s easy to …
News, 28 November 2022
Tara Shine is photographed smiling next to boxes on which is written 'climate action'
Time to Shine: IIED appoint new trustee chair
News, 05 December 2019
IIED appoints new chair
… Elders and the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice. Currently director and co-founder of the award-winning social enterprise Change by … a better, more collaborative future and make change happen.” IIED director Andrew Norton says: “We are thrilled to appoint Tara Shine as …
News, 05 December 2019
Houses on stilts along a river
Huge population growth in major river deltas puts tens of millions at increased risk from climate change floods
News, 26 September 2023
Participants at the third China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform meeting in Beijing (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform puts focus on business solutions
… sustain Africa's forests. The speakers were Dr Ben Donkor, executive director, Timber Industry Development Division, Forestry Commission (Ghana); Anicet Ngomin, deputy director, Ministry of Forests and Fauna (Cameroon); Claudio Manuel … environmental policies for investment aboard Professor Chazhong, director, Chinese Academy of Environmental Protection, Ministry of …
News, 14 February 2017
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Delivering change: IIED annual review 2019
… 2019 was done in partnership. In his introduction to the report, IIED director Andrew Norton says: "This collection of stories shows how, with …
Publication, 01 February 2020