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Women hoeing a field.
Building a women-led community climate movement
Article, 03 December 2020
About 1.5 million Syrians are currently in Lebanon. The influx has added complexity to an already fragile system of water provision (Photo: Loan Diep)
Water in MENA: ripple effects in times of conflict
… the primary water providers in some cities.  Too little is understood about their provision mechanisms. They have helped entire populations to … What many consider an issue of limited freshwater availability in the natural environment is, in fact, a combination of physical, … ) is a consultant working with IIED's Human Settlements research group . She was previously project officer and researcher for WSUP …
Insight, 12 December 2017
Solar-powered irrigated water pumps such as this one in Bangladesh can help villagers cope with unreliable rainfall patterns (Photo: Neha Rai/IIED)
Climate finance must reach poor families
Insight, 16 February 2015
Disasters, such as this flooding in Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, were the subject of discussion in Sendai (Photo: Matthew Wood-Hill, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Keep it simple: helping local governments reduce the risk from the next disaster
… of the importance of properly managing the risks associated with natural hazards. What is needed to enable cities like Sendai to address … and actions needed to reduce disaster impacts? How can limited resources be best used to tackle the risks of disasters? So it was … of around 400,000 people, put up her hand and said: "What do I take home from this session? What is it that I can implement in my city? We …
Insight, 25 March 2015
Site discussions to integrate biodiversity into mine planning and operations (Photo: SANBI)
Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
Article, 21 March 2016
A women carries supplies through a flooded street in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, after thousands were displaced following floods in 2014. Studies have shown that, when they are socially or economically disadvantaged, more women die in hurricanes and floods (Photo: United Nations Photo, Creative Comms via Flickr)
Will climate change render the SDGs impossible?
Insight, 19 June 2015
Development and Climate Days Film Competition 2011
Article, 22 August 2011
A farm in Uganda. There has recently been much debate about responsible investment in the agricultural sector (Photo: US Aid, Creative Common, via Flickr)
Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
… impact assessment requirements applicable under the law of the home state or the host state, whichever is more rigorous, and maintain … is a principal researcher (law and sustainable development) in IIED's Natural Resources research group . This is a lightly revised version of remarks …
Insight, 16 October 2017
A man in Uganda stands by a digger sitting next to a dirt road.
US Supreme Court dims a light in corporate accountability
… of Papua New Guinea, local villagers find their claims to land and resources squeezed by concessions for petroleum, mining, forestry or … example. In recent years, communities who have felt wronged by large natural resource projects have brought their claims to national courts, … Transnational court litigation – that is, suing a company in its home country, or in a third country for the activities of its …
Insight, 01 May 2013
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… leadership." Kumvana Mlumbe Legal officer at the Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) – nominated by Maggie Banda, director of … a 16-day national level campaign against gender-based violence in the natural resource sectors – a critical issue that does not get enough … taking their kids to better schools, supporting their families at home, buying solar panels and furniture for their mud hut houses," …
Article, 15 June 2020