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Natural capital accounting can help monitor progress against Sustainable Development Goals indicators (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Making the link between the SDGs and natural capital accounting
… How do you raise the profile of natural capital accounting (NCA) with … the third policy forum in 2018. Rosalind Goodrich (rosalind.goodrich@iied.org) is head of research communications at IIED. A version of this blog …
Insight, 03 January 2018
Artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders in Tanzania explore solutions to key challenges (Photo: Steve Aanu/IIED)
Using dialogue to extract sustainable solutions for artisanal and small-scale mining
… development is a major step forward. Recent initiatives illustrate how mining can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals … to drive the reform process. This was the premise for designing IIED's mining dialogue methodology .  Reflecting on IIED's in-country … Watch this space. Fitsum Weldegiorgis (fitsum.weldegiorgis@iied.org) is senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research …
Insight, 26 February 2018
Participants around a table at D&C Days 2016 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Transparency and accountability in the Paris Agreement: eight questions climate negotiators must tackle
… at this year’' D&C Days .  This strand of sessions will explore how climate action is prioritised, how climate finance is directed, and … : https://t.co/ZOETiwwFkC #DCdays17 pic.twitter.com/okkorSzhdM — IIED (@IIED) October 15, 2017 We have elaborated a strategic plan to … fair solutions.                  Simon Anderson ( simon.anderson@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Climate Change research group . …
Insight, 23 October 2017
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… nature of health burdens from communicable diseases. This might show how much we have under-estimated their contribution to premature death … say, "leave no-one behind".  David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and …
Insight, 07 June 2017
As a mountainous country, Bhutan faces particular environmental challenges (Photo: Göran Höglund, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: A pragmatic approach
… has all the material wealth but who still lives in poverty because of how they think, or someone who has no material wealth but who at the … to share. This interview was conducted by  Helen Burley (helen.burley@iied.org), a communications consultant working with IIED, and was originally … Least developed countries (LDC) challenges: how can SDG implementation focus on transformation? …
Article, 27 July 2016
Politicians, farmers, and civil society and church leaders broadcast their commitments to take action to improve food systems live on KRC’s radio station, KRC 102 FM The Farmers' Voice. (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food summit secures strong commitment to drive change in Ugandan food systems
… in partnership with Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC ), IIED and Hivos , local citizens were at the centre of lively discussion and debate on how the region's food system can bring available, affordable and … our citizens," said Busiinge. Teresa Corcoran (teresa.corcoran@iied.org) is communications content officer in IIED's Communications Group. …
Insight, 28 April 2016
IIED director Camilla Toulmin enjoys the 12th D&C Days event at COP20 in Lima, Peru (Photo; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
… of the Parties since Copenhagen in 2009. The sense of frustration at how little we had achieved five years ago had discouraged me. But the … mainly at our Development and Climate Days (D&C Days)  – put on by IIED and partners ( Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre ,  Overseas … two of the 12th D&C Days event Camilla Toulmin (camilla.toulmin@iied.org) is the director of IIED. This is the latest in a series of blogs …
Insight, 11 December 2014
Women distributing seeds in Andhra Pradesh, India (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
… IIED’s Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR) project examined … India; Kenya Forestry Research Institute; and ANDES Peru – to learn how communities are improving their crops and farming practices in … loss. Interview conducted by Teresa Corcoran (teresa.corcoran@iied.org), communications content officer, IIED's Communications Group .  …
Article, 18 October 2018
Negotiations went long into the night at COP20 in Lima, Peru, but the road to dignity seems no clearer (Photo: Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, via Creative Commons)
Can the road to Paris lead to the road to dignity?
… indigenous leaders. An indigenous woman told an almost empty room how she felt offended by the offer from international governments to pay … framework along the way. Dr Jonathan Reeves (jonathan.reeves@iied.org) is a senior researcher at IIED, working with IRF2015. This blog was …
Insight, 15 December 2014
The influx of migrants and refugees onto the island of Lesbos was met with an influx of responders from various sectors who often did not effectively collaborate early on in the response (Tyler Jump/International Rescue Committee)
Finding space for dialogue when urban crises hit
… Hello. How are you? It's a simple question. And yet one that can establish … a humanitarian crisis in the same crowded space. An event hosted by IIED and partners at Habitat II I, the United Nations Conference on … is inclusive and sustainable." Teresa Corcoran (teresa.corcoran@iied.org) is content officer in IIED's Communications Group . …
News, 26 October 2016