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The UN estimates that a million Somalis were displaced during 2017. Many move to informal settlements on the fringes of the capital, Mogadishu (Photo: AMISOM Public Information via Wikimedia Commons)
Providing shelter in East African cities: what works?
… is a highly patrilineal society.  Over the next two years, IIED will work with Social Development Direct , Tana , and SDI Kenya , to develop … How the government directs this priority programme is critical, and our ongoing EARF research on shelter can contribute to shaping a better …
Insight, 22 February 2018
Two people by the sea shore
The non-economic impacts of loss and damage: destroying the spirit, breaking the soul
… where my father and my uncles are all small-scale farmers. I work as a researcher on climate change adaptation and loss and damage, … climate change and it’s an issue very personal to me. Flooding in our region has become a major problem. But floods are not new for us, … The moisture turns the grains brown, and the rice begins to rot. Our rice crops have failed now for consecutive years. My father, like so …
Insight, 19 July 2023
Aerial view of a village surrounded by vegetation
Law, economies and justice: a new programme
… team of 13 researchers and practitioners, we have been reflecting on our approach, building on years of collaborations with research … governments and multilateral agencies. In this blog, I share some of our thoughts on key concepts shaping our work, hoping this might help us enhance our collaborations across …
Insight, 04 October 2022
Cover for G04349.pdf
Assessing the Open Working Group on SDGs Outcome Document Key Messages
… This IRF2015 brief provides an overview of our assessment of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable …
Publication, 01 September 2014
Nickel smelters in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Indonesia’s nickel refining boom: lessons for other mineral-rich countries
… looking to emulate Indonesia’s model and promote industrialisation. Our recent visit to the island of Sulawesi – a hotspot for Indonesia’s … organisations, with support from ALIGN , have been doing important work to address these problems – from promoting compliance with the ban …
Insight, 28 January 2026
Signs welcome visitors to the Sunderban Tiger Reserve in India. Wandering tigers still kill humans in the region, but this reserve generates employment and ecosystem benefits and other income for local people (Rick Hobson, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Tackling the illegal wildlife trade through community-based approaches: building evidence on what works
… as possible. By reviewing literature and encouraging submissions to our online Communities, Crime and Conservation database, we found 49 such initiatives.  As our new report, First line of defence? A review of evidence on the … Building meaningful evidence showing what works, and what doesn't work and why, is key.   Through our new Conservation, Crime and …
Insight, 20 January 2017
A group of women siting around a table.
Learning from each other: community groups share experiences across continents
… Although SDI (Slum Dwellers International) is primarily known for its work organising and mobilising women in informal settlements in Africa … mapping/enumeration and profiling techniques from the SDI toolkit for our own group, and this had to be done very sensitively. When I first … saved is an act of resistance and challenge to those who control our lives worldwide. It was impossible not to want to be a part of …
Insight, 18 July 2022
Mountainous grassland, with a glacier in the background.
Debt swaps could release $100 billion for climate action
News, 15 April 2024
Close-up of a bucket containing soil/water/small rocks being poured into a waiting, outstretched hand
External review 2022
… main institutional funders, is a major undertaking, and requires work spread over more than a year with the engagement of a broad cross-section of IIED supporters, partners and users of our work. The  final report  provides a hugely valuable assessment of … strengths within IIED’s structure and approach that are core to our demonstrable impact, as well as caution that all these elements are …
Page, 15 August 2022
Group of people sitting on chairs facing each other
Addressing illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Colombia
… illicit activities and creates opportunities for corruption. USAID's work in Colombia is the cornerstone of the United States government’s … come to fruition, and remain viable into the future. Building on our dialogue methodology , we brought together the key stakeholders in … in Colombia: commerce and trade, and environmental sustainability. Our approach focused on: Creating consensus on a new agenda for change: …
Project, 25 April 2023