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The case study for Manizales, in Colombia, in a new book edited by IIED's David Satterthwaite focuses on innovative community-oriented environmental policy and a commitment to disaster risk reduction (Photo: Melissa Delzio, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can we transform our cities?
Insight, 19 April 2016
Farmers looking at plants
Nature 4 Development – introducing IIED’s new 2020 initiative
… absent from discussions on the post-2020 international biodiversity policy framework. The framework, to be agreed in October, will seek to … Oxfam, Tearfund, Farm Africa and Send A Cow) have an interest in sustainable, equitable food systems and a range of interventions or … organisations that we get nature-based solutions right – both for people and for biodiversity.  A key element of Nature 4 Development …
Insight, 29 January 2020
David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, addresses the conference on urban crises (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Urban crises conference: time to put learning into practice
… field and engage with affected populations and also work to influence policy at all levels. Speaking at the closing session, IIED's David … by crises. There were opportunities to do this in creative ways – for example by giving cash transfers to organised community groups, for … the importance of taking action in urban areas – including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Agreement and the New Urban …
News, 23 November 2017
Cover for 16537IIED.pdf
Turning green the strategic way: the role and potential of strategic environmental assessment in securing a green economy
… Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a powerful process for integrating environmental and linked social and economic concerns into policy-making, planning, programme development, mega projects and … policies, plans and programmes; climate change and low-carbon growth; sustainable transport; waste management, water and sanitation; …
Publication, 01 May 2013
London Climate Action Week logo
IIED at London Climate Action Week, November 2020
Event, 17 November 2020
Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.
Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates
… access and use. Given the importance of the household as a space for consuming both energy and food, this seems an important omission. … it to cook many of our staple foods, including those deemed essential for a healthy and nutritious diet. There is ample empirical and … sources or cooking technologies do not worsen dietary outcomes. Development practitioners and donors have spent millions of dollars …
Insight, 21 February 2022
A group of people sit on the floor in a circle. A woman on her feet is reading from a paper. Some other people are no their feet and holding hands in the air.
Legal empowerment as action research
… Policy research typically involves gathering evidence to inform public … processes of change. The concept of legal empowerment To paraphrase development studies scholar Naila Kabeer , empowerment is the process … They often also ignore major social differences within groups. For me, empowerment remains a useful notion because it places power at …
Insight, 11 January 2022
Women pulling fishing nets through shallow water
Steering gender to the centre of the blue economy
… Momentum is building for exploring how the blue economy – sustainable use of marine resources that supports economic growth and … louder. Growing pressure for gender to be prominent in research and policy agendas – for example the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 – …
Insight, 06 June 2019
Informal housing in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's cities are struggling to meet demand for affordable housing and settlements are growing (Photo: Olli Pitkänen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Ethiopian informal settlement jigsaw puzzle: an opportunity to re-sort the pieces?
… But Ethiopian cities are struggling to meet mounting demand for affordable housing, land and accompanying infrastructure. The … solutions: 232,915 condominium units have been built under the Integrated Housing Development Programme, intended for poor or … political, social and economic change, Ethiopia’s new generation of policy makers face a major dilemma: how to manage the continuing rapid …
Insight, 25 October 2018
A farmer’s market, Fort Portal, Uganda
Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
… rapidly growing cities; and markets that are not delivering benefits for people and the environment. With our partners we will act to …   We will work with partners to shape inclusive, healthy and sustainable towns and cities in the countries of Africa and Asia where … for tackling global challenges, bringing diverse perspectives to policy debates, and Pursuing yet greater excellence in our research …
Insight, 08 April 2019