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IIED founder Barbara Ward, who would have been 100 on 23 May, set out the case for a fairer, more just world system
A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward
… life not only now, but also for future generations. The birth of IIED The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) was her way of institutionalising her key concerns, as she was … for the last 10 years of her life.  Barbara attracted many people to IIED who shared her vision and sought to help realise it, such as Dave …
Insight, 27 May 2014
Fishermen offloading their morning catch from a fishing boat in Kalindi, West Bengal (Photo: Souvik Das Gupta, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Creating waves for small-scale fisheries
… small-scale fisheries? Coastal fisheries are one of three contexts IIED has been exploring as part of a six-month research project asking … set up social protection schemes for fishers or fishing communities.  IIED's research in Bangladesh's hilsa fishery has examined schemes to … small-scale fishers are left behind. Dave Steinbach ( dave.steinbach@iied.org ) is a researcher in IIED's  Climate Change research group . On …
Insight, 17 November 2016
Marchers, including Saleemul Huq, at the New York climate change march (Photos: IIED)
Huq hails People's Climate march ahead of UN summit
… their environments. Huq marched with the Bangladeshi community, while IIED director Camilla Toulmin wa also present for the New York march. … representatives invited to attend the climate summit. A member of the IIED-convened Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group , Farah …
News, 23 September 2014
ON AIR: a local farmer joins a broadcaster in the studio of KRC.FM (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Radio and text messages keep farmers in the loop in Rwenzori
Insight, 19 March 2015
One women holds a tree while another digs into the soil with a shovel, surrounded by green trees and foliage
New thought-provoking blog series scrutinises dominant approaches to resolving the nature and climate crises
… need for a just transition to a sustainable world for all.  IIED's new blog series ‘Putting social and environmental justice at the …
News, 20 October 2021
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Growing Power: Exploring energy needs in smallholder agriculture
Publication, 01 April 2014
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Watered Down? A review of social and environmental safeguards for large dam projects
Publication, 01 April 2014
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Evolving Customary Institutions in the Drylands: An opportunity for devolved natural resource governance in Kenya?
Publication, 01 April 2014
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Securing social justice in the green economy
Publication, 01 April 2014
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Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
Publication, 01 April 2014