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A head and shoulders image of new IIED chief operating officer Deborah Harris, who started her role on 23 May (Photo: Deborah Harris)
IIED appoints new chief operating officer
… IIED today announced the appointment of Deborah Harris to the post of … officer (COO), replacing interim COO Graham Webb.   Prior to joining IIED, Harris was implementation director at St Christopher's Fellowship … operational and financial excellence in ambitious organisations. IIED director Andrew Norton said: "We are delighted that Deborah is …
News, 23 May 2016
A cook serves up the daily soup at the Achumani market in La Paz (Photo: Mauricio Panoso)
IIED and partners urge citizen involvement in international food policy debate
… Hivos , one of the co-leaders of the SFS programme, is working with IIED on Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) , a project that supports … how local food systems function and what can be done to improve them. IIED senior researcher Alejandro Guarin  says it is critical for people … the role of the informal sector in the food system, presenting joint IIED-Hivos work with women cooks in informal markets in La Paz 6 …
News, 05 February 2019
Women in developing countries are particularly vulnerable, but are their voices sufficiently heard at major international events? (Photo: Victoria Hickman)
New IIED discussion series focuses on gender at international events
News, 31 January 2018
Cover for G04153.pdf
IIED external review 2012-2016: final report
… Every five years, IIED's main institutional funders commission an independent review of … over a full year and the engagement of a broad cross-section of IIED supporters, partners and users of our work. This final report … as well as shifts in the broader context in which we operate.~ ~IIED's staff have produced a management response to the review (linked …
Publication, 01 April 2017
A group of people, sitting in chairs and on the ground in a circle, write on a piece of paper on the ground in the middle.
Comment institutionnaliser les savoirs locaux dans la prise de décision en matière de climat ?
Event, 24 September 2026
The video 'Meet Mr Forest' was presented at the 2nd Beijing Documentary Week in August 2018 (Photo: Rachel E. Berkley/IIED)
New IIED videos inform Chinese consumers about Africa's forests
… them can be persuaded to follow his lead.  Over the last three years IIED and partners have been working with Chinese investors such as Mr … stakeholders to improve the impacts of Chinese businesses in Africa. IIED worked with Mr Zheng to help him expand sustainable working … local processing facilities and improving rural livelihoods. IIED has published a long-form article ' Finding a green path for China …
News, 21 August 2018
A road through deforested land
Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
… at procedures for settling disputes between investors and states.  IIED, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)  and the … that should be considered and outline potential reform options.  IIED's Lorenzo Cotula  says: "It’s been wonderful to collaborate with … Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group …
News, 22 July 2019
IIED's 2015-16 Annual Report (Image: Arc/IIED)
IIED's 2015/2016 annual report focuses on partnership
… IIED's Annual Report for 2015/16 looks at powering global change through … and describes the many different types of partnerships that enable IIED to deliver positive impact at both international and local level. Collaboration has been central to IIED's work since the institute started in 1976, and IIED has built …
News, 01 November 2016
Front cover of a flyer
IIED's pro-poor gorilla tourism project shortlisted for major award
… IIED and partners are working to develop ways for local people living …  is a three-year initiative funded by the UK's Darwin Initiative  by IIED, the Responsible Tourism Partnership , the Institute for Tropical … snaring and other forms of illegal resource use were common.  IIED and partners have been seeking to change this dynamic by working …
News, 29 October 2018
IIED researchers in Uganda: "IIED works with small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs), municipal governments, pastoral communities, representatives of urban poor federations, smallholder farming groups, and other poorly represented interests" (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Reflections on my time as IIED director
… When I became director of IIED almost 12 years ago (initially on an acting basis), the institute … of Iraq. At that time, my aim was, and has continued to be: Making IIED visible and respected  – this meant getting IIED into a series of external arenas and investing in communications. … Reflections on my time as IIED director …
Insight, 05 March 2015