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Finance for housing, livelihoods and basic services
Publication, 01 April 2008
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A sustainable future for the polar regions
Publication, 01 April 2008
The impact of drought on formerly arable land can be seen in Fuyuan county in southwest China's Yunnan province, an area known for its mild climate (Photo: Mingjia Zhou, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mountain communities being devastated by extreme climate impacts
News, 18 November 2015
Cover for G02862.pdf
Understanding local difference: gender (plus) matters for NGOs (PLA 58)
… from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, which was produced for internal learning. The review … a more consistent analysis of recognised local difference in the work IIED does as an NGO, particularly, but not only, gender differences. In … ‘the local’ and ‘the community’. The authors use examples of selected IIED publications; and provide a basic tool for thinking about …
Publication, 01 June 2008
The solar panels at this rural health centre in Uzbekistan help provide power for electricity and heating. A safe, reliable and affordable energy supply allows the clinic to improve the quality of medical services it can offer (Photo: UNDP in Uzbekistan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Civil society coalition calls for inclusive Sustainable Energy for All agenda
News, 18 May 2015
Cambodia's farmers face an uncertain future as the climate changes (Photo: Lorena Pajares via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Cambodia to climb climate change readiness ladder
Insight, 03 April 2014
Workers at the Dakete Gold Mine explain health and safety procedures in a powdering station. The IIED dialogue aimed to engage key stakeholders, including mineworkers, in a conversation about the future of ASM mining in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
Dialogue prompts participatory reform in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), in collaboration with Ghanaian NGO Friends of the Nation .  While … Steve Bass, the dialogues' global convenor and a senior associate at IIED. "Our dialogues have been informed by in-country research that …
News, 14 September 2016
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Unleashing the potential of local organisations in linking conservation and development
… and creating conditions that bring out the best from them. What did IIED do? Building directly on IIED’s experience of working on community-based approaches to …
Project, 16 August 2013
Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
… to meet the basic needs of their residents should not be neglected. IIED and partners hosted a workshop in Istanbul to learn about the … are being effectively integrated.   David Dodman (david.dodman@iied.org) is acting head of IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader for cities and climate …
Insight, 15 September 2015
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… to universal healthcare) is prodigious.   What does this mean for IIED? In terms of what this means for us at IIED – at this point on the road through Paris and beyond, I would pick … there is still much work to be done. Dr Andrew Norton (andrew.norton@iied.org) is IIED's director. …
Insight, 10 September 2015