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Financial summary 2023
… as possible. The institute continued to invest in streamlining our internal processes during 2022/23 to reduce our overheads and reviewing staffing structures to reduce the reliance … dispersed workforce policy, which allows staff the opportunity to work remotely in another country under an employee of record agreement. …
Page, 02 January 2024
An image of a man faking injury being treated by a Bangladesh firefighter as part of a training exercise on collaborative search and rescue operations, helping the city to respond more effectively to disasters (Photo: Oregon National Guard, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Making the SDG agenda work for LDCs
… inclusive, sustainable – and resilient. LDCs have already done much work to build resilience at the community level, what are some examples … its national development agenda. The plan took on board some of our recommendations, particularly around measures to support communities … Q&A: Making the SDG agenda work for LDCs …
Article, 25 May 2016
There was an 'atmosphere of suspicion' at the climate change talks in Warsaw in November (Credit: DrabikPany, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Climate diplomacy can build the trust needed to secure our common future
… going nowhere fast. Negotiators are entrenched. These civil servants work to defend national interests at all costs, and so progress towards … climate action. The Gambia has mainstreamed climate change into our 5-year development strategy and identified actions to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Overall, 12 LDCs have drafted mitigation …
Insight, 14 January 2014
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More inclusive cities in East Africa: working with politics and informality
… constraints such as discrimination on the basis of identity. Our findings underline the importance of knowing who has power within …
Publication, 01 February 2020
Truck piled up high with cotton in India
Improving cotton farmers’ resilience to climate change in India
… adoption. What is IIED doing? IIED is working with AIDMI and SEWA, our partners in India, to generate evidence about the vulnerabilities, …
Project, 29 August 2024
Jim Skea stands at a podium. There is a large IPCC banner behind him.
How IIED is supporting the IPCC
… team will be hosted by IIED, which will support the chair’s office’s work bringing together experts from across the world to assess the … appointment, he said : “Climate change is an existential threat to our planet. My ambition is to lead an IPCC that is truly representative …
Article, 02 February 2024
A family guards their crops from wild animals on the boundary of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Photo: Mariel Harrison)
Conservation works better with social justice
… facilities. They have less education, making it harder to find work, and they live far from trading centres and transport that others … for the crops and livestock taken by wild animals. As one of our focus groups explained, "the present management is not controlling … as rural poverty. Social justice is needed  When presenting our research findings at workshops to Ugandan policy makers and …
Insight, 20 August 2014
Professor Jim Skea delivering a speech.
IIED to host chair of IPCC
… Professor Skea as chair to assist him to carry out the important work of representing and guiding the panel.  Jim Skea, incoming chair of … relevant science; and maximising the reach and impact of the IPCC’s work through engagement with policymakers and other stakeholders.”  Tom … Least Developed Countries Group in climate change negotiations and our work with vulnerable communities, we hope to act as a bridge between …
News, 26 July 2023
A group of young people with their hands up posing for a picture
Engaging youth in climate action: recommendations from Ireland and Tanzania
… change; they will also inherit responsibility for addressing it. Our study on youth engagement in climate action in Ireland and Tanzania … climate decisions and action spaces. Summarising the findings of our interviews with youth leaders, youth group members, youth workers … implemented by World Vision Ireland, World Vision Tanzania and Youth Work Galway. Barriers to participation  Lack of time: Young people are …
Insight, 15 December 2022
Aerial view of an city with the sea in the background.
Rethinking urbanisation and economic development
… between urbanisation and development is one of the mysteries of our time. History reveals a strong correlation between a country’s level …
Insight, 05 February 2024