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As a mountainous country, Bhutan faces particular environmental challenges (Photo: Göran Höglund, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: A pragmatic approach
… "They align well with the five-year development plans, and our regional aspirations of mitigating poverty and ensuring good, … given a new emphasis on getting the job done, as well as providing a focus on issues that had previously not been on Bhutan's radar, such as … We can't afford to make terrible mistakes… If we do not look after our environment, we're going to be causing a great deal of distress for …
Article, 27 July 2016
IIED senior fellow will speak at the UN Secretary General's climate summit in September (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Saleem selected for UN climate summit
… Every year, climate change is in the spotlight during the Conference of the Parties (COP) … to take positive action for tackling climate change. The summit will focus on taking tangible steps towards tackling climate change. Its … on climate change, which, he believes, has slipped off the radar.  "Our specific role will be to focus attention on the needs of most …
News, 09 September 2014
Wind turbines on the top of a hill
Is Davos signalling the end of business as usual?
… to the not-so-snowy mountains of Davos, the impacts of climate change are impossible to ignore. This week, the world is watching the … the SDGs, by David Croft   IIED has been looking at this broad area. Our recent blog series ‘ Profit with purpose: the role of business in … is vital to achieving the global goals and realising the ambition of our own 2019-2024 strategy . Here at IIED, we are keen to work with …
Insight, 21 January 2020
The construction of the CCCF Mega Dam in Makueni County, Kenya is an example of local action during a devolved climate finance pilot project (Photo: Japheth Mutuku)
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
… means support to adapt and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. But although there are various pots of international and … #LocalAction — Braced Programme (@bebraced) November 16, 2016 "The focus on institutions, rather than on physical projects, is key," he … to strengthen available capacity. But we're taking this in our stride – this is simply because these are new structures that are …
News, 02 December 2016
A women's focus group is a key part of a governance assessment at Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. It's essential that gender equality and equity is addressed in research proposals and activities (Image: IIED)
On a learning curve towards gender mainstreaming
… since 2015 we have been focused on integrating gender issues across our research work and into how we operate as an institute. We carried … Putting gender mainstreaming into practice We're now striving to put our manifesto into practice. Our Gender Equality Champions' Network … ([email protected]) is senior coordinator in IIED's Climate Change research group. …
Insight, 25 January 2018
A woman sits in the courtyard of a building, washing clothes in a small bowl.
Risks to health in informal settlements
… over a lifetime and may be exacerbated by vulnerability to climate change – which increases loss of life and injury from extreme events – … To understand and promote these determinants of health with a focus on informal settlements, we have published and contributed to … collection on these complex health risks in informal settlements. Our review of literature on health in the informal settlements notes …
Article, 09 June 2022
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Introduction to an inclusive blue economy
… have the financial or technical means to share in the benefits of our marine and coastal resources or help protect them. And now, the … threat from overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction and climate change. Unless these threats are reversed, millions of livelihoods could … the ocean is protected for future generations. What is IIED doing? Our primary aim is the development of cost-effective policy instruments …
Article, 27 November 2019
A woman farmer tends her crops, surrounded by her crops
Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals
… from both the Kunming Declaration and the current draft of the GBF: a focus on locally-led action. Locally-led action: essential, not optional … action must be central to delivering the GBF and transforming our relationship with nature. Yet this is not expressed to its full … the framework but also how these solutions are already making change happen on the ground. We’ll also stress the importance of the …
Insight, 14 February 2022
Houses on stilts at the side of water, with trees behind
30x30 – a brave new dawn or a failure to protect people and nature?
… areas and 10% of coastal and marine areas has been.  Third, too much focus on 30x30 fails to address issues around over-consumption and may … Rights Group, RFUK, APEM and others convened an alternative ‘ Our Land, Our Nature’ event to provide a platform on these issues for Indigenous …
Insight, 21 October 2021
Woman tilling soil with a hoe.
Bringing attention to what works for women’s land rights
… has been an open debate for many years in development circles. Our new IIED blog series 'What works for women’s land rights' focuses on gender and land tenure, and aims to change the paradigm around what works and what doesn’t work to safeguard …
News, 15 October 2020