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People of all ages marching holding posters. One poster reads "protect all like on our planet"; another poster reads "no more blah blah blah"
COP27 and the important year ahead
Insight, 22 November 2021
The IIED communications team discuss audience personas as part of the Communications Learning Programme held with partners in February (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Three steps for reaching the right audiences in an information-saturated world
Insight, 27 March 2014
Schemes such as this provision of a solar panel, provided by Grameen Shaktri, to rural Bangladesh homes are tackling the drivers of poverty and inequality while also greening the economy (Photo: Marufish)
Ten ways to secure social justice in the green economy
… on natural resources. The ten recommendations draw on a review by IIED and CAFOD of diverse national experiences. The review's case … tackle poverty," says Kate Raworth, visiting fellow in economics at IIED and co-author of the paper. "Indeed, without care, they could well … empowers women as technicians to install and maintain the systems. IIED is tracking such innovations along with the Green Economy Coalition …
News, 25 April 2014
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CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests
… livelihoods in Congo Basin forests is a project managed by an IIED led consortium which aims to achieve improved governance and …
Publication, 01 June 2016
Participants at the third China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform meeting in Beijing (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform puts focus on business solutions
… is available to download (PDF) , while presentations are available on IIED's SlideShare platform , as follows: Why Africa's forests are … James Mayers, director of the Natural Resources research group at IIED, summarised key points made during the China-Africa Forest … the Chinese Academy of Forestry, the Global Environmental Institute, IIED, WWF and some other international organisations. By October 2016, …
News, 14 February 2017
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
… would be incorporated into the post-2015 development framework.  IIED recognised the opportunity for influencing the negotiation of this … environment for equitable and sustainable forest management. What did IIED do? We gathered evidence and enabled dialogue with key … and advocacy work with framework negotiators. In November 2014, IIED co-organised a workshop in Lima, Peru with the Peruvian Ministry of …
Project, 21 May 2014
At least 339 people were killed and more than 1 million left homeless across Bangladesh and India after Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila in 2009. This photo shows flooded houses and a burst embankment in Sundarbans, in West Bengal, India (Photo: William Lee-Wright, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Denying denial: climate facts and impacts
Insight, 14 February 2017
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Agricultural Investments Under International Investment Law
… with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and IIED, provides an overview of the following issues:~- Who and what do …
Publication, 01 October 2018
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MGNREGS: Integrated watershed management and climate resilience
Publication, 13 January 2022
Women selling fish in Nyakrom, Central Ghana. The food economy is the largest informal sector in West Africa (Photo: aripeskoe2, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Green grows the informal economy
… that gives strength to economic ecosystems," said Camilla Toulmin of IIED. 2. Build platforms for exchange If informal workers are to … finance as part of any formalisation effort.  Sian Lewis ( sian.lewis@iied.org ) is a staff writer in IIED's Communications Group. Resources We published a round-up of the …
Insight, 10 March 2016