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Responsible operations and environmental sustainability 2022
Page, 08 February 2023
IIED’s new executive director starts today
… programme at the Overseas Development Institute, supported UN policy on disaster risk reduction, and served as a coordinating lead … Given this context, IIED, with its rich history of influencing policies and profound expertise on sustainable development, must …   "I am excited to have this opportunity to strive for social and environmental justice, and to build on the outstanding work that Andrew …
News, 05 September 2022
Countries missing deadlines to submit climate plans more than half the time
News, 19 September 2023
Navigating conflict: my difficult journey to become a new climate change negotiator
… of climate change. This experience ignited my passion to advocate for environmental concerns, especially given the lack of awareness among our population and policymakers. In March, I applied to IIED’s programme to support new climate negotiators from least developed … expert negotiator and to make my voice heard in shaping vital global policies to address climate change. … Tasneem Sied Ahmed … Climate …
Blog, 03 November 2023
Private insurance policies launched to protect elephants in Kenya and Sri Lanka
… Insurance companies in Sri Lanka and Kenya are launching innovative policies for farmers whose crops and property are often trampled by … This is a pilot devised by Kenya’s AB Consultants, the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and IIED with funding from the UK … quickly. IIED is working with an actuarial consulting company and an environmental NGO in Malaysia to also launch the scheme there and there …
News, 06 October 2022
New tracker paves the way for researchers to identify EU priorities from Majority World experts
… and increase the impacts of European environment and development policies, research practices and funding in other parts of the world.  … and banks, and its countries and citizens – is influencing environmental and socio-economic development in Majority World countries … EU in a way that is methodologically robust.   Corrado Topi , senior policy advisor for IIED Europe and lead author of a forthcoming …
News, 20 December 2022
IIED’s chair to deliver prestigious Christmas Lecture
… IIED chair and environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine will be one of three people to … on the atmosphere and its impact on our ecosystems.   An experienced policy adviser and climate negotiator, Shine has 20 years’ experience … that delivers sustainability advice. She was named as chair of IIED’s board of trustees last December, and succeeded former Costa Rica …
News, 18 December 2020
Making the most of migration: mobility in the context of the climate emergency
… IIED’s framework for a transformative urban recovery  includes calls for … crises of climate change and inequality. The problem Academic and policy debates on climate change and migration have tended to centre on … experience safer and ultimately more successful.  Scholars of environmental migration (paid access only)  have typically built …
Article, 23 June 2022
No climate justice without housing justice
… recognised as a human right in international agendas, as well as in policy commitments by national and local governments. At the same time, … injustice intersects with a variety of other challenges including: Environmental injustice (as people in poor housing are also exposed to … of the associated burdens and responsibilities. The solution IIED’s 'Better cities are possible' agenda recognises that respecting, …
Article, 23 June 2022
Trade and sustainable development
Project, 14 June 2022