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Construction workers build a hotel in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Credit: Overseas Development Institute / Antony Robbins (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en_GB)
Time to hear LDC voices on Post-2015 development goals
… trade, debt and other issues. As Achala Abeysinghe writes in a recent IIED Backgrounder , these countries have formed an influential bloc at … Expert Group on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (IEG), which IIED helped to convene earlier this year . The 14-member IEG, chaired by … webpage. On 29-31 January 2014, Wilton Park in association with IIED and the UN Office of the High Representative for LDCs, Land Locked …
Insight, 10 December 2013
Local forest workers in Cambodia, one of the regions studied for a new report (Photo: Frontier Cambodia Forest via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Four ways to support locally controlled forestry and benefit people and the planet
… our changing climate," says Duncan Macqueen, principal researcher in IIED's Forest Team and co-author of the report. "However, the support … products and securing finance," says Simon Milledge, who leads IIED's forest team and will speak at the meeting. "They will now also …
News, 19 May 2014
The Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation secures houses, sanitation and land rights for members. Communication and participation are central to the way it works (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Do you have the power to influence your own life?
… to reflect on past actions and change behaviours accordingly. In IIED we prioritise partnership. We see our role as bringing local … little opportunity to push misconceptions aside. At the end of April, IIED is convening a meeting between the ASM and LSM communities to seek … well and it is very well worth the effort. Liz Carlile ( liz.carlile@iied.org ) is director of communications at IIED. …
Insight, 06 March 2015
Street scene of small shops and a rickshaw in a city in South India.
BRICS urbanisation provides lessons for economic growth and social equity
… Gordon McGranahan of the International Institute for Environment (IIED) and Development, which has published the research in partnership … addition to the five reports on the way the BRICS nations urbanised, IIED and UNFPA will publish a synthesis report and policy brief on 5 … the new discussion paper Contacts for interviews: Gordon McGranahan, IIED gordon.mcgranahan@iied.org Ivan Turok, Human Sciences Research …
News, 05 December 2012
A Nepalese man carrying a large sack on his back walks up some steps with the Himalayas soaring behind.
Nepal: Vice-President and top singer launch report that signals steps to sustainable development
… by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Kathmandu-based Asian Centre for Environment Management … in the new constitution of Nepal. “The evidence presented by IIED and AEMS in this extremely valuable report makes a compelling case … activities and institutional programmes,” says Barry Dalal-Clayton of IIED, one of the authors. “We also recommend that Nepal acts to enhance …
News, 14 May 2012
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Transforming Knowledge and Ways of Knowing for Food Sovereignty
Publication, 01 January 2007
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Maximising the Impact of Development Research
Publication, 01 January 2007
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Forest resources and rural livelihoods in the north-central regions of Namibia
Publication, 01 January 2007
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Charcoal - the reality: A study of charcoal consumption, trade and production in Malawi
Publication, 01 January 2007
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International trade in biofuels: Good for development? And good for environment?
Publication, 01 January 2007