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Rebeca Grynspan will become the chair of IIED's board of trustees in June
Rebeca Grynspan to be next chair of IIED's board
… Grynspan is a UN Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development … Grynspan says: "I am honoured and humbled by this nomination to chair IIED's Board of Trustees. IIED is one of the world's leading policy … the international debate on sustainable development. Now that we are about to take stock of the Millennium Development Goals process and …
News, 26 February 2014
Maureen O'Neil and Rebeca Grynspan, the incoming and outgoing chair of IIED's board of trustees, discuss the institute's key challenges and successes over the last six years (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Trustee chairs in conversation: Maureen O'Neil and Rebeca Grynspan
… In the first video, above, O'Neill discussed IIED's progress with Rebeca Grynspan, who succeeded her as chair of the … activist-researchers anywhere. She said such people were passionate about making a difference in the world, and not that interested in … In part four, Grynspan, the former UN U nder-Secretary-General and associate admistrator of the United Nations Development …
Article, 11 August 2014
The incoming chair of IIED's board of trustees, Rebeca Grynspan, discusses her enthusiasm for her new role (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Trustee chairs in conversation: Maureen O'Neil and Rebeca Grynspan (Part IV)
… Grynspan, the former UN U nder-Secretary-General and associate admistrator of the United Nations Development … she had been honoured and thrilled to be invited to become chair of IIED's board. She said she had been very involved in discussions about sustainable development in recent years. Grynspan also served as …
Article, 14 August 2014
Mary Robinson talking to Maarten van Aalst
Interview: What if our best world is still in front of us?
… Alicia Pérez-Porro (APP) became an IIED trustee in 2021. She is a marine biologist and scientific … discuss the current challenges IIED and others face, and think about the institute’s role in the future. APP: I joined IIED as a … to know what your ambitions for IIED were when you were chair of the board of trustees? MR:  Well, I remember that I was honoured to be …
Article, 05 July 2022
50 years
IIED at 50: protecting people and planet for half a century
… From 2021-22, we celebrated IIED’s 50th birthday. We didn’t reach the anniversary alone: we wish to … what we have learned on the way, A series of interviews with partners about the future of environment and development, and Publishing a paper … 50th birthday activities, Rebeca Grynspan, the first female secretary-general of UNCTAD, delivered this year’s Barbara Ward Lecture on 6 …
Article, 08 June 2021
Aerial view of an arid landscape. A group of people walk.
IIED at 50: be prepared to engage with young activists
… and development in West Africa. During the 1990s they collaborated on IIED’s drylands programme, establishing participatory development … between health and other sectors. It’s important also to talk about the demographic challenge in Africa in general, but we’re talking about the Sahel, where the population grows …
Article, 29 November 2021
Head and shoulders images
Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian Walker, leading lights of IIED
… When Nigel Cross joined IIED in 1999 as its executive director, he brought a special approach … in Endsleigh Street.  He made good use of his summer, and then set about creating a more structured organisation with systems to ensure … energy, forestry and environmental economics.    A former director general of Oxfam, Brian was instrumental in establishing the first …
Insight, 16 October 2019
An interactive data visual that illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation that research by IIED has sought to document and describe
IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
… Toulmin and filmed interviews with staff showing how the work of IIED and its partners is helping to ensure that policy on the world's … poorer communities. Users can also navigate to find key information about the institute and read stories about some of our programmes and … of the quiz was that it would not date quickly during a period of general public holiday and it could be easily be shared on social media. …
Insight, 12 January 2015
View of a forest with a volcano in the background
2021 Barbara Ward Lecture: Rebeca Grynspan says nothing is ever so small that it cannot make a difference
… December. The video is also available with Spanish interpretation on IIED's YouTube channel Grynspan, an ex-vice president of Costa Rica, … and for social protection. In the 1970s when it began to think about climate policies, Costa Rica protected 25% of its territory. Costa … experiment – and then adapt Grynspan closed her lecture with some general lessons. “Costa Rica is an example of development not being …
Article, 16 December 2021
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… society representatives from nine of the LDCs. The aim was to hear about the reality that they face, the actions being taken, the role for … and international agencies, who serve in their personal capacities.  IIED provided administrative, logistical and financial support. The … Mariteuw Chimère Diaw Dr Mariteuw Chimere Diaw is the director general of the African Model Forest Network (AMFN) and a member of the …
Article, 03 August 2015