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Protesting people march holding a banner
Q&A: Successful social mobilisation for land rights in Nepal
Article, 28 February 2020
People undertaking workshop activities
Twitter, visas and communication strategies
… Learning Week . It’s a point when we bring communicators from our partner organisations to London for four days of shared learning. … similar experiences of other organisations . I tweeted about our situation – and got 29 likes and 16 retweets plus… some more … telling us about the challenges and opportunities they face in their work. My Twitter concerns paled into insignificance. We heard about …
Insight, 04 July 2019
Children in Zambia travel to school. IIED has been working to make cotton policies work for the country's smallholder farmers over the past 12 months (Photo: Simon Lim)
Financial summary 2017
… factor is the award of large grants working in collaboration with our partners, which has seen payments to collaborating entities … training programme and data quality review.  Following a review of our existing human resources, finance and project management systems, … works with as a normal part of its research activities. Where such work involves payment, they enter into arm's length contracts and any …
Page, 17 October 2017
Market traders wearing face masks sell produce
Inequality in the face of COVID-19: how grassroots communities are taking action
Event, 02 July 2020
A beautiful coastline but, in the foreground, a woman is sorting a huge pile of plastic bottles
Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the SDGs
… a difference, and not just economically but through how those actors work – across global value chains; influencing through investment, … all be insular to a degree. We use and choose language depending on our community, come with unconscious (and even conscious) biases that influence our decisions, and associate with a relatively small group. This …
Insight, 24 January 2020
Reacting quickly to events, as these 100m runners are to the starting pistol at the 2012 Olympic Games, is just as essential in communications (Photo: Marc, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why communication matters – and needs to be funded
… both interesting and timely as I am noticing a definite appetite in our sector for doing things differently and for making sure we … of comms at IIED and was previously at Panos London ) and have seen our understanding change in that time. At the start, communications was … project outcome makes the necessary investment in communications work very challenging and as a result is unlikely to get the best …
Insight, 08 September 2015
A group of men and woman stand for a group photograph in front of a painting.
AB Consultants: mitigating risks for people on low incomes
… promote inclusive insurance as a tool for alleviating poverty. Their work involves educating people about risk and designing inclusive … of people on low incomes – particularly in the informal sector.  How our allies and collaborators create change As part of IIED’s 50th … insurance. When I decided to leave, all I could think was, how can I work at industry level?" – Barbara Chesire-Chabbaga  The two partners …
Article, 13 June 2022
A rock covered in barnacles
An indivisible whole: negotiating the fate of the ocean
… The health of the ocean is key to our survival. It’s not just a supplier of food or a sink for CO2 … Despite this, there is a major gap in how we manage and protect our ocean and the expansive life it harbours. An international treaty … future for people and planet.  'Protecting our ocean' focuses on work to protect the ocean and marine environments, and includes a focus …
Insight, 05 September 2019
A large sign in a street
Cities: where public health and climate experts must meet
… specific themes in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, drawing on our partners’ insights and providing a platform for voices from the … in cities : Episode 7 of IIED's Make Change Happen podcast Read more Our  collection about coronavirus  examines some of the emerging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people and places where we work. …
Article, 24 July 2020
International days are used to promote awareness and action on important topics. But how does IIED engage with them? (Image: IIED)
Seizing the day without falling off the bandwagon
… best be harnessed by organisations? And what have we learned from our experiences? Seizing the opportunity International days, or … topics. At IIED, we treat these days as opportunities to highlight our work and engage with like-minded organisations that are working towards …
Insight, 19 November 2015