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IIED's best of 2020: publications
… Ahead of the launch of our new Publications Library in early 2021, which will offer faster, better … Issue paper  Tackling biodiversity loss is a growing priority for human survival. Introducing incentives for positive actions could play a … scope and delivery. Some key lessons that we can learn from the LDC Group are highlighted. More about this work:  The effective …
Article, 23 December 2020
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… today . Around a billion urban dwellers live in under-served informal settlements. They usually lack access to good quality healthcare and … ([email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, …
Insight, 07 June 2017
A refinery under a clear blue night sky.
Hidden handbrakes: an Open Space conversation
… , IIED principal researcher, Shaping Sustainable Markets research group Simon Cullen , IIED senior press and PR manager Nina Schoonman , researcher, IIED's Human Settlements research group Event coverage You can watch a recording of …
Event, 25 June 2024
Informal settlements, Jakarta, Indonesia
Human Settlements research group ways of working
… IIED's Human Settlements research group has been working on urban environmental issues since the … Human Settlements research group ways of working …
Article, 17 September 2014
A road through deforested land
Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
… on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)  has set up a working group to review possible reforms, looking in particular at procedures … Development (IISD)  last  week made four submissions to the working group that are designed to ensure that sustainable development … can affect the ability of states to implement environmental or human rights measures – a concern often referred to as ‘regulatory …
News, 22 July 2019
Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2015: publications
… and, perhaps most importantly, political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements Group is working with partners around the world to identify the … IIED's best of 2015: publications …
Article, 31 December 2015
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… and, perhaps most importantly, political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements research group is working with partners around the world to identify the … IIED's best of 2016: publications …
Article, 02 January 2017
The rice fields on outskirts of the city of Bandung, Java, Indonesia: urban areas often have damaging impacts on the areas around them (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New publication looks at environmental impacts of urban areas
… website . The author, David Satterthwaite, is senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group and a leading expert on poverty reduction and environmental …
News, 16 March 2015
Flags outside the Palais des Nations, Geneva
Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development
… Growing concerns that the pressures that human activities place on the world’s ecosystems may be reaching a … level, United Nations member states gathered in the Working Group on ISDS Reform of the United Nations Commission on International … IISD made a submission to provide comments on the UNCITRAL working group’s draft work and resourcing plan (PDF) . The submission outlines …
Project, 08 June 2020
Closely built shacks. In the background, trees. In the foreground, a river and, on the other side of it, smoke.
Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings
… Globally, there are two billion informal labourers , while informal settlements provide hazardous, low-quality shelter to more than one … concerns. This work builds on the longstanding experience of IIED's Human Settlements research group .  Related work has explored urban food insecurity : we have …
Article, 09 June 2022