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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… will feature insight into research and discussions we’ve had with our partners about the challenges of reliable internet connectivity and … during which time we racked up more than 4,000 hours watched on our YouTube channel alone – already 400 hours more than the previous … drone footage of the local environment, was produced as part of work to explore the complex issues raised by international investments, …
Insight, 30 December 2020
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Refugee economies: lessons from Addis Ababa
… economies’ — the economy created by urban refugees through their work, entrepreneurship, consumption and support networks — can make significant contributions to host city economies. Drawing on our case study of Addis Ababa, where refugee-run businesses are tightly … encourage host governments to grant urban refugees the right to work so host cities can share the benefits of their innovation, …
Publication, 01 December 2017
Women in a field bend over to harvest crop
New Champions Group on Adaptation Finance launched amid call to accelerate adaptation finance
News, 22 September 2021
The Urban ARK website
New Urban ARK website launched
News, 12 November 2015
Rows of plants on a rooftop make up an urban garden.
COVID-19 highlights three pathways to achieve urban health and environmental justice
… eventually the risk and outcome of infectious diseases. Drawing on our work at the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and … urban health and environmental justice. This is the latest blog in our  series, curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwait e, …
Insight, 27 August 2020
The front cover of IIED's 2016/17 annual report (Image: IIED)
IIED's 2016/17 annual report highlights the institute's impact
… said: "We hope the stories in this report demonstrate the value of our approach — and the very real differences that IIED and its partners … emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). This work has fed in to Mozambique's National REDD+ strategy.   Generating … Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks. Nearly 350 copies of our guide have been given to those involved in negotiations and it has …
News, 17 October 2017
Rehema Peter Mushi mines red garnets and sapphires in Tanzania. She recently won a grant to purchase equipment (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)
IIED to host 3rd online artisanal and small-scale mining day
… Join the conversation This third 'digital day' is part of IIED's work on the artisanal mining sector. While an estimated 3-4 million … and solutions ' ASM newsletter To receive regular updates about our work on ASM, sign up to our ASM newsletter . This quarterly email publication features updates …
News, 02 March 2018
For the first time, IIED has produced a bespoke online annual report (Photo: IIED/We are Tangerine)
2014 annual report: online and in print
… videos and interactive elements within a snapshot of IIED’s areas of work over the past few years. We hope that by producing an online version, information about our activities will be available to a wider audience. Governments, NGOs, … Building bridges for sustainable development , explores some of our work during 2013/14, showing how we collaborate with partners to get …
News, 11 November 2014
A map shows new walking trails at the edge of the park that have been developed to encourage tourists to explore more of Bwindi and spend money on local products (Photo: Peter Nizette)
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise…
… products and erratic supplies.  To try and rectify this situation our project has spent the last year investing in training to improve the … by women's weaving cooperatives and engaged artist Sanaa Gateja to work with the women on improving their products. Sanaa invented recycled … the Responsible Travel e-zine. Not only do we run trips to Bwindi but our head of admin here is a lifelong bee-keeper with 43 hives in Devon. …
Insight, 27 October 2017
IIED appoints new chair
… and engage individuals, businesses and communities to live and work more sustainably. From the Republic of Ireland, Shine has been a … IIED’s board since 2014. Her appointment comes at a time when IIED’s work is more urgent than ever. Current environmental and development … experience and commitment to take forward the great work of our current chair Rebeca Grynspan. We look forward to working with her …
News, 05 December 2019