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Hama Arba Diallo (Photo: Global Water Partnership)
Hama Arba Diallo: the universal man
… humility and sense of sacrifice. When many of us are trying to use our scientific and technocratic approaches to explain some very complex … the International Institute for Environment and Development's (IIED) work on international engagement for a sustainable planet , added: "We …
Insight, 10 October 2014
Miners pushing a cart out of a mine near the Bolivian town of Potosi. For centuries this area had the richest silver mines in South America. Today many of the mines are worked by local cooperatives, but conditions are still harsh (Photo Nyall & Maryanne, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Listen and learn: lessons from the small-scale mining sector
… in understanding how best to approach the ASM sector – and our engagement has provided us with lessons that seem valuable. Some of … is informed and driven by local realities Do not replicate good work already done, but collaborate with those with scalable and … to these messages and we plan to learn and share from them as our work on mining continues. Abbi Buxton ( [email protected] ) is …
Insight, 05 February 2015
A woman buying firewood at Bamako, Mali. IIED has been working with the government of Mali to set up local climate funds to help communities be more resilient during floods and droughts (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Poorest must be heard on climate action to deliver Paris Agreement’s success
Insight, 04 November 2016
Cover for G03077.pdf
Implementing farmers’ rights under the FAO International Treaty on PGRFA: the need for a broad approach based on biocultural heritage
… Panama, India, China and Kenya. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 March 2011
The first photograph taken of Earthrise by Apollo 8 in December 1968. The Apollo Programme to Combat Climate Change proposes large-scale public investment and determined political effort from powerful states to take down carbon energy sources (Photo: NASA/woodleywonderworks, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
What should a no-carbon democracy look like?
Insight, 13 July 2015
Supporting smallholders: markets, rights, or sovereignty?
Article, 09 March 2011
Lessons from the Murdoch affair
… Nygaard] This real life drama provides valuable lessons for IIED’s work to create a greener, fairer world. We have long fought for greater … when the collapse of major banks highlighted the vulnerability of our financial systems to bad practice in a few large companies. The … and rescue them , taking money from tax payers to plug the holes in our banking system. Given that the public gave such a large subsidy to …
Insight, 28 July 2011
An image of crouching community members in a village in Champasak province, Laos identify areas where open defecation is taking place ahead of implementing sanitation measures (Photo: Viengsompasong Inthavong/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
An urban approach to 'leaving no one behind'
… leaving no one behind in urban centres and how development actors can work with local organisations and municipal governments to address this. … link leaving no one behind to economic and environmental goals.  Our work ahead IIED has initiated a series of roundtable discussions to … and contexts, including coastal fisheries, energy, and urban areas.  Our involvement in Policy Units and other preparatory activities for …
Insight, 02 June 2016
Evidence of coastal erosion in The Gambia. Erosion is threatening not only Gambia's tourist industry but also wetlands, roads and infrastructure (Photo: Diego, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A diplomatic approach to raising climate ambition
… Group , I spent the first two weeks of December in a final push. Our efforts saw us through to a Paris Agreement whose articles enshrine … a sustainable future. It sets the parameters for a world we can all work towards.   Second, the Paris Agreement also commits the world to … achieve the increased national ambition that is necessary to achieve our agreed targets. Climate diplomacy must continue to build trust and …
Insight, 19 February 2016
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
Article, 12 January 2018