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Helping poorest nations engage in climate diplomacy
Project, 26 November 2014
Cover for G04367.pdf
The OWG-11 ‘focus areas’ paper: an IRF2015 review
… The Independent Research Forum (IRF2015) has developed a framework that is intended to be a …
Publication, 01 May 2014
Eighteen-year-old Maame Esi Rose, who washes ore to help her and two younger siblings survive, will contribute to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector dialogue in Ghana (Photo: IIED)
Talking mining in Ghana
… Over the last few months, IIED, Friends of the Nation and a team of independent researchers have been working together to prepare for the … Since 2007, Friends of the Nation has worked on research and advocacy on sustainable development in Ghana. Through their …
News, 19 January 2016
Cover for G04371.pdf
Towards a Transformative Post‐2015 Development Agenda - retreat 1
… On 2‐4 October 2013, the Independent Research Forum on a Post‐2015 Sustainable Development Agenda (IRF2015)—a …
Publication, 01 October 2013
IIED's activities
IIED’s external review 2011
… review (2006-07); and, The academic quality and impact of its research. An overarching theme that guided the reviewers was to examine … which we work with our partners. In 2012, we jointly established  the Independent Research Forum , which comprises 12 research organisations. The IRF responds to …
Page, 26 June 2013
IIED's 2015-16 Annual Report (Image: Arc/IIED)
IIED's 2015/2016 annual report focuses on partnership
… The report illustrates the partnerships that IIED has developed with research bodies, international and national agencies, universities, NGOs … delivering via partnerships, including: The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (LDC-IEG),  an informal group of experts with a … of China's State Forest Administration, this platform is "now the key forum for China-Africa in the forest sector".  An  artisanal and …
News, 01 November 2016
Women from Paraguay's Ita Guasu indigenous community discuss their community development plan. Civil debate and value-based decision making will be key to implementing the SDGs (Photo: USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Positioning the SDGs within the politics of national development
… letter, is only possible through societal debate, interdisciplinary research and value-based decision making. Inclusion, integration and … such progress. IIED will be working with partners such as the Independent Research Forum and the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group to …
Insight, 12 July 2016
Group of people wearing green T-shirts pose for a picture.
Prakriti Resources Centre: climate change policy and action in Nepal
Article, 30 March 2022
A protest march
Empowering women and youth for transformative climate and environment justice
… was a 50% reduction in the timeframe for awarding the grants. IIED research experience around decentralised climate finance models has … social movements in their countries to co-design and co-produce research evidence to inform national policy processes. Supporting young … both at local and global levels. Find out more about the OECD Global Forum on Environment event …
Insight, 14 May 2020
Women washing laundry at Sélingué dam, Mali, the second largest provider of energy for the country (Photo: Alioune Ba/Global Water Initiative)
Three big financial shifts put spotlight on social and environmental impacts of large dams — again
… US$1 billion," says Skinner. The protocol was created in 2011 by a forum of experts and institutions representing industry, governments and … certified assessor according to methods agreed by a multidisciplinary forum. And it can be reviewed and modified as new approaches arise, …
News, 06 May 2014