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G20 leaders urged to replicate Cabo Verde debt restructure for other countries
… other highly indebted poor countries, according to new analysis from IIED. The increasingly unsustainable levels of debt affecting low-income … issue.  In ' Redesigning debt swaps for a more sustainable future ' IIED researchers lay out lessons from their experience supporting the … gave technical support to the debt swap.   Laura Kelly, director of IIED’s research on sustainable markets, said: “Rocketing debt levels, …
News, 08 March 2023
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Housing justice: securing affordable inner-city homes through retrofitting
… buildings in ways that advance housing and climate justice . This IIED Debates event explored how civil society can drive engagements to … advance the right to adequate housing for low-income groups. At this IIED Debates event, experiences and reflections were shared from legal …
Event, 22 March 2024
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Biocultural innovation: the key to global food security?
… knowledge and community innovation with formal knowledge. Research by IIED and partners with 64 communities in four countries identified over …
Publication, 01 June 2018
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Balancing water stress and human crises in the Bekaa Valley
… In 2016, IIED launched a nine-month investigation to explore the interest of … a more integrated way. Based on these initial findings and interest, IIED continues to explore the shared challenges with local, national and …
Publication, 01 October 2016
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Action dialogue on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Tanzania
… held in Geita from 7 to 10 November 2017, and coordinated by IIED in collaboration with HakiMadini, MTL Consulting, CIFOR and COWI. …
Publication, 01 July 2018
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Better Cities II: Transforming informal settlements on a warming planet
… twin crises of inequality and climate change ? This second edition of IIED’s Better Cities series aims to strengthen and contribute to global …
Article, 30 October 2024
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Exposing the ‘hidden handbrakes’ blocking action to halt climate change
… financial system. With funding from the Generation Foundation , IIED will be exploring these issues to better understand them and expose … institutions and private investors in the global North. Tom Mitchell, IIED’s executive director, said: “As we’ve seen with floods in Pakistan … nature loss that are barely discussed and far from the public eye. IIED, with funding from the Generation Foundation, is aiming to shine a …
News, 18 April 2023
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Tackling climate change loss and damage by strengthening anticipatory risk response under social protection programmes
Project, 29 October 2023
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The contribution of small-scale artisanal fisheries and aquaculture to food systems
… the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is working to focus global attention on the importance and the …
Publication, 08 June 2021
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Firm and fair foundations to transform cities, transform lives
… en español A new report, ' Connecting for Common Goals ', marks IIED’s 50th birthday by exploring the organisation’s contribution to ten sustainable development movements. In it, IIED’s decades of work with the movement for grassroots sustainable … credits influential urban researcher Jorge Hardoy, who established IIED-América Latina (IIED-AL) , and his partner Ana Hardoy. This …
Article, 14 June 2022