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Miners on a steep hillside mine tungsten
Secure land rights are now more important than ever
… many of the flaws, vulnerabilities, and inequalities inherent in our governance and economic systems. While many are hopeful that the … resource sectors, countries are backsliding on important pre-COVID environmental and social safeguards. We have seen weakened environmental impact assessments, compressed or limited community …
Insight, 29 January 2021
Men and women sit around a table listening to a woman talk next to a white flipboard. behind them is a giant illustration related to climate change.
Strengthening ethical and equitable partnerships
… social and economic justice, IIED risks perpetuating the dynamics of inequality by not acknowledging these issues of power and resource … will analyse and address colonial perspectives and other social and environmental injustices in our partnership practice. We aim to define … of equity and fairness, and aligned with anti-racism , gender , environmental justice and decolonising approaches , building on existing …
Project, 27 October 2022
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SENTINEL: Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture
… without losing precious biodiversity and without worsening social inequality. … SENTINEL: Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture …
Publication, 01 October 2017
Multi-coloured ‘New Deal’ needed for global economic recovery
… access to clean water, the lack of investment in care and rampant inequality to recover from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 … sectors and people and that needs to be green, to address climate and environmental threats; blue, to deal with the growing shortages of clean …
News, 15 December 2021
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‘Post-2015’ international development goals: Who wants what and why
… dialogue among governments and civil society is gathering energy. Is inequality a pivotal issue for global development goals? Can the ‘post … 2015 agenda’ simultaneously support action on poverty reduction, environmental health and economic growth? How can the next set of goals … Governance …
Publication, 01 June 2013
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Fair ideas highlights: Sharing solutions for a sustainable planet
… today’s backdrop of dwindling resources, changing climates, gross inequality and financial crisis, the need for sustainable development — … actors have explored effective solutions to pressing social, environmental and economic challenges, and considered the barriers to … business models to presenting tried and tested policies that reduce inequality, participants at the IIED-led Fair ideas conference in Rio de …
Publication, 01 June 2012
The front glass doors to an office building, with a name plate of business owners beside it on the wall.
IIED Europe
… Understand and influence the impacts of European actors on global environmental and social development In a time of polycrisis (climate change, nature loss and inequality), solidarity and trust are key to successfully tackle the … inclusive, context-aware and transformative. IIED Europe has separate governance mechanisms from IIED, reporting to an independent supervisory …
Page, 21 December 2020
Tara Shine is photographed smiling next to boxes on which is written 'climate action'
Time to Shine: IIED appoint new trustee chair
… future and make change happen.” An experienced policy adviser on environmental and development issues, Dr Shine has worked with … in the institute’s five-year strategy launched last April. Current environmental and development policies are not viable while inequality prevails. Effective research and action are crucial as the …
News, 05 December 2019
IIED appoints new chair
… agencies and civil society. She is an experienced policy adviser on environmental and development issues, including for Irish Aid, the Irish … comes at a time when IIED’s work is more urgent than ever. Current environmental and development policies are not viable while inequality prevails. Effective research and action are crucial as the …
News, 05 December 2019
Aerial view of poor community. Overtext reads "We can shape the future"
Happy new super year! Why is 2021 such a big deal for climate, nature and people?
… the big issues – economic recovery from the pandemic, climate change, environmental degradation and more. Add to this the World Bank and … and define the future we want – to tackle the climate, nature and inequality crises that we have struggled to overcome, and to address …
Insight, 02 February 2021