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Foreword: PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… Camilla Toulmin, IIED's Director, introduces the 66th issue of Participatory Learning and …
Publication, 01 September 2013
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaking at the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture at the British Library (Photo: Julius Honnor/IIED)
Handing over the reins at a strong institution
… what goes right, and also of what can go awry in an organisation. A director needs to build a team to create an environment in which all can … groups. It's more than 11 years since I stood in for former director Nigel Cross, after he became ill. Following a formal … time for their particular interests. Over my 11-plus years as director, there have been many moments to celebrate – whether it's a big …
Insight, 01 December 2014
City mayors hold key to helping people fleeing conflict and disaster
… in informal housing in low-income parts of the city.  Hodan Ali, the director of the Durable Solutions Unit in Mogadishu, Somalia told …
News, 14 September 2021
A cartoon showing an adult holding a sign and a group of children saying: "We already know how to hold a sign. Show us how to redirect funding to sustainable resource management technologies".
CBA14 preview event uses climate cartoons to trigger discussions
… in the event chatbox as the meeting began. Pablo Suarez, associate director for research and innovation at the  Red Cross/Red Crescent … , a global coalition supporting grassroots women. Dr Liakath Ali, director of Bangladesh NGO BRAC , reported that Bangladesh is facing …
Article, 05 August 2020
New tool helps communities from Outer Hebrides to Southern Africa to adapt to climate change
… change and we will all need to adapt.” Ruth Wolstenholme, managing director of Sniffer, said: “Climate change is a global issue, we need to …
News, 10 August 2022
Flooded shelter made with woods and branches. Palm trees behind
World’s most vulnerable people on track to get $11 each to adapt to climate change
… floors or building shelters for their livestock. Clare Shakya, director of IIED’s climate change research group, said: “Increased …
News, 02 November 2022
Heads of state from 80 countries join the King of Morocco at COP22, but the climate talks have not led to substantive action for the world's poorest (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Poorest continue to wait - lack of urgency matched by disappointing progress on climate finance
… On the outcome of the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Marrakech, IIED director Andrew Norton said: "The outcome of the UN climate talks means …
News, 19 November 2016
A village in North Sri Lanka benefits from energy provided by a solar panel (Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
IIED and Hivos set up 'Change Labs' on food and energy
… experience was "highly energizing and really productive," says IIED director Camilla Toulmin. She welcomes the new partnership as … and design an ambitious and do-able agenda," she says. Hivos director Edwin Huizing is looking forward to intensifying the …
News, 22 January 2014
Headshots of four people over a treelined housing area
Loss and damage – recognising the costs of climate change: Make Change Happen podcast episode 10
… Hosted by  Liz Carlile , this edition’s podcast features the director of the  International Centre for Climate Change and Development …
Article, 02 March 2021
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
… of Working Group II Watch the contribution by Maarten van Aalst, director of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Watch Bruce Currie-Adler, regional director of the International Development Research Centre Watch  Andrew Norton, director of IIED closing day one This brief video will give you  a …
Event, 08 December 2018