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A timber market in Yaoundé
New director for IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group
… for International Development (DFID) , where she most recently led work on business engagement. This involved engaging with business on the … supply chains, will be a huge asset to IIED as we seek to strengthen our work with private sector actors at different scales – from the … We are looking forward hugely to working with her as we strengthen our engagement on sustainable markets in the coming years." Kelly added: …
News, 11 October 2018
Three people gather to discuss a document one of them is holding in his hand
Climate action: let’s be bold in Bonn
Insight, 14 June 2019
Aerial view of desert refugee camp with makeshift homes.
Silent battles, resounding strength: the lives of transgender refugees in Kenya
… and endure invasive searches, groping and offensive questioning.  Work options are limited, and economic hardship pushes transgender … and living in constant fear of rape. Some are forced to resort to sex work for survival: a transgender woman who had turned to sex work told … refugees and foster a more inclusive society, and Global advocacy : our responsibility extends beyond Kenya's borders. To support …
Insight, 21 November 2023
Group of women forming a circle in a discussion
Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
Insight, 12 July 2021
Cover for 17395IIED.pdf
Leave no one behind: from ambition to action
… is needed to turn them from rhetoric to reality. In Southeast Asia, our case studies show how low-income urban groups already recognise the … to make sure no one in their community is left behind. In Tanzania, our analysis of public finance data offers a stark reminder that … and money still favour the few over the many. And in Bangladesh, our exploration of a fisheries value chain reveals that it is viable and …
Publication, 01 December 2016
A woman sits in the courtyard of a building, washing clothes in a small bowl.
Risks to health in informal settlements
… collection on these complex health risks in informal settlements. Our review of literature on health in the informal settlements notes …
Article, 09 June 2022
View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… drastically different futures. “There is an opportunity for us to work with informal communities, local governments and city stakeholders … action. He says: “One factor will decide the success or failure of our global transformation towards sustainability: not finance, not innovation, not technological progress; it is our capacity to agree on joint action and to mobilise our resources …
News, 10 May 2021
Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)
Addressing risks facing informal workers
… The city is in a drought-prone area and faces severe water stress. Our research focused on informal workers working in factories, street … Indore’s informal settlements, and these groups helped to implement our action-research, outreach and advocacy activities. Research focus … to develop strategies for improving workers’ health and livelihoods. Our recommendations were shared widely with government officials, …
Project, 01 October 2018
CBA13 networking: IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Saleemul Huq in conversation with Susan Nanduddu, director of the Uganda-based African Centre for Trade and Development
CBA13: event highlights
… shares. IIED has published the key messages from CBA13 , and will work to ensure that these reach our target audiences and are fed into  international climate change … format included many sessions designed and led by participants – read our daily reports below.  Day 4 The CBA closing photo –  we hope to meet …
Article, 04 April 2019
Convention on Biological Diversity COP logo
Women are advancing the march to protect biodiversity
… soils to nutritious food, biodiversity underpins the health of our planet and the wellbeing of those living in it. And a new series of … of women across the world who are working to conserve and manage our earth’s precious biodiversity. Dr Cristiana Paşca Palmer, CBD …
News, 09 October 2018