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A woman carries jerrycans and tree men behind her wear masks and red vests with a red cross in the back
Applying the lessons of COVID-19 to the climate crisis
… protest reduced. The pandemic has had a staggering impact on global inequality. The 2022 World Inequality Report showed that this year billionaires collectively own … stimulus funding to date (US$3.7 trillion) will have a net negative environmental impact in 16 of the G20 group of the world's largest …
Insight, 23 February 2022
Woman puts greens on a plate
UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns
… gas emissions and restore degraded landscapes and habitats. Rising inequality and the added strain of COVID-19 are leaving growing numbers … connected with food systems and nutrition. How? By establishing new governance channels based on multi-stakeholder partnerships, a mechanism … that stubbornly resist regulation of their labour and environmental practices – to ‘help’ devise solutions. By trumpeting the …
Insight, 22 June 2021
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… and investors as they start to look at delivering positive social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns.  The series is part … working and new alliances in order to address global development and environmental challenges. From impact investing to green bonds The … to address the five challenges – unsustainable markets; increasing inequality; the climate crisis; the assault on the natural world; and …
News, 18 November 2019
A seated panel of four people listen to a speech given by a remote colleague on a television screen positioned to their left.
Europe needs transformational adaptation: lessons from the frontline
… and climate-related events are taking a heavy human, economic and environmental toll in Europe, with most impacts and risks (PDF) … implementation of adaptation strategies and plans at all levels of governance and across many different sectors. It also recognises that: …
Insight, 16 August 2023
Earth from space
Fifty years on, 'Only One Earth' rings true
… to climate change , the assault on the natural world and growing inequality (PDF) .   On top of this we face a pandemic: an emergency … 1972.   Soon after, Barbara took over the Institute for International Environmental Affairs, on the condition that development be added to its … nations. It emphasises that the great tests of our time – achieving environmental and social justice – cannot be met by countries acting …
Insight, 08 June 2021
A protest march
Empowering women and youth for transformative climate and environment justice
… Environmental justice and climate justice principles are mutually … can make if supported. Why do women and youth need empowerment?  Poor governance prevails worldwide, resulting in poverty and exclusion in … have fewer means to shape the policies that affect them most – rising inequality and exclusion. While youth participation in formal …
Insight, 14 May 2020
Least developed countries unable to borrow over 80 per cent of money needed to adapt to climate change
… debt levels for countries already feeling the strain. Sejal Patel, an environmental economist at IIED, said: “As our analysis shows, expecting … nature could simultaneously address both climate change and economic inequality which together threaten the lives of millions of the most … economic decision-making away from loans which LDCs cannot afford or environmental grants which are typically off budget with high …
News, 03 November 2021
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Barbara Ward Lecture 2021: Rebeca Grynspan
… to focus the world’s attention on issues such as the reduction of inequality and poverty, gender equality, South-South cooperation as a … Barbara Ward and 50 years of sustainable development. Dr Tara Shine , environmental scientist and chair of IIED's board of trustees, then led …
Event, 06 December 2021
An illustration with a speech bubble: "We're dealing with multiple intertwined crises" with scales and illustrations depicting climate change, COVID-19, rising inequalities and biodiversity loss
A green recovery from COVID-19? Not without climate, nature and development solutions
… for a green recovery that will strengthen economic, social and environmental outcomes for everyone. How can we achieve a green …
Insight, 26 November 2020
Close-up of a shovel, on which dirt is balanced, during a tree-planting ceremony, with a plaque in the background
Trees need locally-grown politics
… tree planting being used to shift attention away from the causes of environmental problems – away from complex political problems to … — Ethiopian Mission EU (@EthiopiaEU) August 12, 2020 Environmental rehabilitation – yes, but do local people benefit too? … that considerable areas have been revegetated, any assumption that environmental rehabilitation will automatically benefit local …
Insight, 04 June 2021