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Bridging the gap between local, organised communities and city government
… in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), chose to engage and work with urban poor organisations.  This coincided with our work in SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers) as an …
Insight, 10 December 2025
About our Publications Library
… the leading journal Environment & Urbanization . Wherever possible, our publication pages include a link to where more detailed information about our work in that specific area is available, plus further related … About our Publications Library …
Article, 13 January 2021
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IIED’s 'food year' blog series explores policies and practice to transform our food systems
… food system transformation, raise awareness of IIED’s programmes of work on food systems, and amplify marginalised voices from the … the upcoming summit to get the world on track to genuinely transform our food system.  … Food year: exploring the policies and practices to transform our food systems … 'food year' blog series explores policies and practice to transform our food systems …
News, 22 June 2021
Mary Robinson talking to Maarten van Aalst
Interview: What if our best world is still in front of us?
Article, 05 July 2022
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Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities to develop low carbon, resilient futures
… researchers, governments, communities, businesses and donors to work together to foster innovation and forge new partnerships that … for low-income urban areas must ensure that mitigation investments work towards climate justice. Making this happen will depend on more … external resources. It will bring together resources from IIED and our partners, including case studies, datasets, publications, videos, …
Article, 15 April 2024
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Our other sites and networks
… Africa, Asia and Latin America with the chance to write about their work, present their ideas and debate on issues.  Website  |  Project … how the challenges of urban density can be met. It highlighted work by architect, planner and social researcher Arif Hasan, and IIED's … Our other sites and networks …
Page, 30 September 2022
Collage of the cover photos of all top 10 best publications for 2025.
IIED's best of 2025: publications
… settlements are leading the way on urban climate adaptation. Here are our top 10 most downloaded publications of 2025. …
Article, 16 December 2025
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 … and aims to change the paradigm around what works and what doesn’t work to safeguard women’s land rights. The series is curated by IIED … IED Afrique , and it will collect lessons from six years of IIED’s work on gender and land issues. In the first instalment, ' Blog series …
News, 15 October 2020
Women using hoes in a crop field in Kilosa, Tanzania.
Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?
… gender equitable land governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with our local partners, we have taken stock of the existing legal systems … and participation in local land governance processes. In Tanzania, our partner the  Tanzania Women Lawyers' Association (TAWLA)  supported … While such tools can make a difference, we have learnt through our work that land governance and gender issues vary greatly in place and …
Insight, 15 October 2020
Indigenous woman watering aloe vera plantation. She is wearing traditional clothing in pink and green shades.
Transforming conservation: towards community-led nature governance
… policy pathways that strengthen local authority and accountability. Our strategy   Our overarching goal is to make Indigenous – and community-led …
Article, 19 September 2025