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A carpenter uses a jointer powered by a mini-grid
Productive uses of energy to jumpstart livelihoods
… IIED’s work has shown that electricity demand does not grow automatically when … Lab  is a joint programme we implement with Hivos in Tanzania. One of our key contributions has been to bring together stakeholders from … Matembwe Village Company (MVC) to implement several PUE prototypes . Our prototyping tests ideas in the real world, but on a smaller scale …
Article, 09 December 2020
Richard Reeves uses Lego to illustrate in a video how inequality affects the American Dream, an example of Brookings' communications creativity (Image: Brookings Institution)
(Should) All systems go?
… that, and got the player to choose the policies they believed would work. This made high finance fun – no mean achievement! It got me … spending time trying to convince the reluctant communicators, would our donors support this approach? Deep impact Speaking at the WonkComms … key piece of content, alongside monitoring the performance of our routine work and developing our knowledge of priority audiences. …
Insight, 17 November 2017
The meat from a duiker is prepared for a meal, close to the Dia Faunal Reserve, Cameroon (Photo: Stephanie Brittain)
Why eat wild meat?
… people want from initiatives to develop alternatives. We will use our findings to support improvements to the way initiatives are designed … Science (ICCS), University of Oxford , is leading the project field work. Living Earth and Fondation Camerounaise de la Terre Vivante (FCTV … to ensure findings are mainstreamed into government strategies. Our preliminary findings from a literature review (PDF)  on key drivers …
Project, 19 September 2018
Exercises helped the Food Change Lab group trust one another
Food, sisterhood and dreams
… wants to address. What are nutrition challenges for us as women, for our families, for our neighborhoods? What can we improve about what we eat, the way we eat … make everyone let go of common assumptions. It was very rewarding to work with such a diverse group in La Paz: 27 women aged from 25 to 65 …
Insight, 16 October 2018
Stella Gama of Malawi at a desk speaks into a microphone as she briefs the Technology Executive Committee
Supporting least developed countries on climate technology transfer
… the two existing branches of the UNFCCC's Technology Mechanism  would work to achieve this goal. The policy-recommending Technology Executive … how the poorest nations are currently using technology initiatives. Our research aims to better understand the barriers and challenges LDCs … the Technology Mechanism.   Familiarity with the Technology Mechanism Our survey asked LDC representatives to rank their familiarity with the …
Insight, 04 April 2018
IIED senior researcher Diane Archer gives a presentation at CBA10 in Bangladesh in April (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Responsible operations 2016
… environmental sustainability update This year saw a 12% reduction in our organisational carbon footprint, reflecting a significant reduction in our air travel emissions.  There were eight per cent fewer flights than … in the length of trips – this highlights how much the location of our work has a direct effect on our emissions (eg the reduction in travel …
Page, 01 November 2016
Woman holding to mobile phones
Addressing gendered gaps in digital technology for a just and inclusive transition
… are rising and women are increasingly burdened with unpaid care work. IIED’s report on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic also notes … through electronic payments, mobile money platforms and so on.   But our research on an inclusive low-carbon transition and gender-just … contribution to equitable and just low-carbon transition. More work is needed to understand differentiated approaches and needs based …
Insight, 08 March 2023
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… might not sound like the ideal subject for a 95-second video, but our animation about biological diversity in areas beyond national … Nice and Serious agency , that focused on different aspects of IIED’s work to promote an inclusive blue economy . The videos were designed to … are threatening tenure security in Ghana. The short film was our most viewed video that was uploaded to YouTube in 2019. 4 Speaking …
Insight, 06 January 2020
Cover for 22106g.pdf
Women as agents of change: towards a climate and gender justice approach
Publication, 29 November 2018
A group of girls sitting in a circle on a mat, having a discussion. In the background, a poster reads "Partners for Resilience through Strategic Partnership".
Adaptation Research Alliance: accelerating adaptation action and solutions
… and other adaptation stakeholders working together to improve our understanding of climate risks and find adaptation and resilience …
Project, 29 March 2022