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Ethiopian women sort coffee beans at a long table. IIED's Critical Theme will explore gender equality issues (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Putting gender centre stage
… different answers and approaches to address the world’s entrenched climate, nature and inequality crises. The manifesto was launched in … skills and confidence – formally became the gender justice working group, reporting to the equity, inclusion and justice committee in an …
Page, 28 July 2022
Sudanese Women selling charcaol. Rita Willaert/ Flickr (Creative Commons)
REDD+: 3 things to consider so men and women share the benefits
… an international agreement to limit forest loss, which contributes to climate change. The mechanism, called REDD+, would see industrialised nations … on women. Efforts are underway. The Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) has, for example, used positive discrimination to ensure … Climate change …
Insight, 18 December 2013
Aerial view of informal settlement
COVID-19 in cities: pathways towards a transformative urban recovery
… while responding to prevailing uncertainties linked to COVID-19, climate change and economic crisis. A unifying urban vision can promote …
Insight, 15 June 2021
Residents of Sitio San Roque, Philippines, watch a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction (Photo: Alamy)
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate change summit. The stated aim of Habitat III is to agree a " new urban … With David Satterthwaite , senior fellow, Human Settlements Group, IIED    Latest news on the UN drafting process: With David Dodman …
Event, 05 May 2016
Houses behind a stretch of water, with the houses reflected in the water
Community-led housing: a pathway for more caring and just urban futures
Event, 30 March 2021
Housing in informal settlement.
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… the scale and scope of upgrading. Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation can be integrated into the upgrading; there is so much … help vulnerable groups – remove the risk and there is no vulnerable group.   Recognise the capacities of organised urban poor groups to find …
Insight, 02 October 2020
Key international legal measures risk making the cost of green energy shift skyrocket
… ' Raising the cost of climate action? Investor-state dispute settlement and compensation for … as the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law’s working group on investor-state dispute settlement reform meets (5-9 October). … dependence on fossil fuels is crucial to being able to tackle climate change, and our research shows that rethinking investor-state dispute …
News, 04 October 2020
Bangladesh: mangrove island reflects people's creativitiy
Insight, 28 March 2011
Experts available at Financing for Development conference
… event, 'Unlocking transformative financing for renewable energy and climate resilience in Africa: from evidence to widespread replication', … director, and Nanki Kaur, principal researcher in the IIED Climate Change Group, will be available to talk on the following areas: Inclusive and …
News, 13 July 2015
Participants at the CGIAR Climate Social Learning evidence gathering workshop, including IIED director of communications Liz Carlile (standing) (Photo: CCAFS)
Which factors are key for successful social learning?
Insight, 14 July 2014