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PLA Notes 41: General Issue
… This is a general edition which includes the following articles: A report on … predation in villages around Waza National Park in Cameroon. A paper about the challenges faced by a multidisciplinary PLA programme on the … proposals. The Tips for Trainers section features extracts from the IIED Forestry and Land Use Programme's book 'Forestry tactics: Lessons …
Publication, 01 June 2001
Government officials and researchers discuss the future of hilsa management on 19 January (Photo: Essam Mohammed/IIED)
UK's Darwin Initiative funded project strives to reduce threats to hilsa fish
… from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and the  … rigorous research (see note  2 ). At the request of the director general of the Department of Fisheries Dr Md. Arif Azad, the team … their recommendations and further improve our programme." When asked about his hopes for the future of this project, Mr Liaquat Ali, senior …
News, 19 January 2015
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
Event, 06 November 2017
A pyramid-type structure made of foam upon which people have stuck small cubes representing ideas.
Refugee voices at the summit
… The project's starting point was the recognition that data collection about refugees by humanitarian agencies, governments and researchers can … by refugees.  Funded by Open Society Foundations and implemented by IIED and the Information and Research Centre at the King Hussein … as Eritrean children's inability to enrol in Jordanian schools, and general challenges such as labour exploitation and the hurdles faced in …
Insight, 27 March 2024
Cultivated fields and forests
Connect: mainstreaming biodiversity information into the heart of government decision making
… this, government decision makers need to have access to information about biodiversity that helps them to understand the potential impacts … to be provided sustainably to meet ongoing national needs. What did IIED do? IIED supported the national teams to understand the demands for … key stakeholders. Based on cross-country learning, IIED developed: A general guide to political economy analysis that can be widely used by …
Project, 02 June 2020
A woman looks down at a mobile phone in her hand.
Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development
… more relevant and resonant policy influencing strategies.  What did IIED do?  1. Research and scoping An in-house digital sustainability … where we work and focused on identifying the issues that people care about most.   This led to an assessment of digital users’ perceptions of … very different between the countries and we wanted to assess how the general public were expressing their views on these issues.   “Working …
Project, 24 August 2022
Climate change advocacy fund good news for poor countries
Insight, 08 September 2011
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… development and climate change goals. Conference objectives The UN General Assembly agreed that the conference objectives were: Secure … Identifying and addressing new and emerging challenges. The work of IIED IIED has already been participating in the Habitat III process for … Institute (WRI) The half-day event served as a forum for discussion about how to shift from a global narrative on equal cities to tangible …
Event, 20 October 2016
A man in a face mask talking to a group of people
Facing a COVID-19 future: listening and learning to inform the ‘new normal’
… Since lockdown began, we’ve been thinking not only about how IIED and our own staff are affected by the coronavirus pandemic but also … guidance on research ethics and COVID-19 (PDF) . This includes general guidance on issues that need to be considered. …
Insight, 28 May 2020
Camp site with several informal tents made of fabric and plastic.
Are humanitarian agencies starting from scratch again in Haiti?
… up, using considerable energy and funds – and then lost. Supported by IIED under the Urban Crises programme  then funded by the Department for … objective, measured outcome or structured activity with dedicated funding or effort. Investing in people can be a long-term strategy with … and sustainability are better measures to reward. We are not smart about data. We don’t consider the cost and value Agencies said …
Insight, 24 October 2021