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IIED aims to contribute to the achievement of change which benefits poor people and the environment. The institute's strategy for the next two years has been published (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Engaging for change – refreshing our strategy for the next two years
… IIED was formed in 1972. Our founder, Barbara Ward , in her seminal book 'Spaceship Earth', … challenges. We do not believe that the global multilateral system can work as it should if it is not strongly connected to local realities. We … believe this contribution is now more important than ever.   To align our strategy to the great global challenges of climate action, global …
Insight, 09 August 2017
Landscape of fields and forest
Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples
… has failed to recognise the Ogiek as conservationists or respect our centuries-long use of traditional knowledge and techniques to … their intent to conserve it. But this never happened. Instead, our community has watched helplessly as the biodiversity we have … groups; one in the Logoman and another in the Kiptunga forest. They work in partnership with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) in forest …
Article, 09 August 2021
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… can be overwhelmed by the profusion of choices. The productivity of our food systems is also impressive: between 1961 and 2001, crop yields … agricultural biodiversity is at risk, and with it the resilience of our food systems. Agricultural landscapes are becoming increasingly … markets, governments should allow them to thrive and find ways to work closely with food vendors. We also need multi-stakeholder …
Insight, 10 October 2017
Members of IIED staff sitting in a circle, discussing
Becoming an anti-racist organisation: what we’ve learnt so far
… development sector, both within organisations and externally in their work. Rightly, many organisations undertook searching reviews of their … ways they were compounding racism, and to develop systemic responses. Our race and racism audit  As a first step to understanding and learning … racism working group commissioned an extensive independent audit of our own policies, staff experiences and organisational plans. Over 70% …
Insight, 03 July 2024
Race, racism and anti-racism
… will mean driving change internally that has included a redefining of our shared values and continuous work on behaviours and culture. Externally, this includes transforming ways of working with others, how we set our research agendas, take action in policy and in practice, and how we …
Page, 28 June 2024
People squatting before plant beds
We also want greens in our meals: community gardens in the Philippines
… I work for the Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines in Payatas, … We also want greens in our meals: community gardens in the Philippines …
Insight, 27 July 2021
Group of people in a class room. Some are writing over a flipchart, others are watching and adding comments from the classroom seats.
Addressing the nutrition gap in climate action
… food security and equity, and develops practical solutions. Our research with communities in Tanzania and the Solomon Islands … communities in Tanzania and the Solomon Islands has reinforced our understanding that local communities are not just victims of climate …
Insight, 20 August 2025
Woman standing in water, fishing using a big netted basket.
Reflections on UNOC3 and strengthening coastal stewardship
… Development Goal 14 . Yet the people most invested in the future of our ocean – small-scale fishers, Indigenous Peoples and local … oil spill and restore their livelihoods.  At another event, ‘our ocean, our rights: centring human rights and communities in achieving …
Insight, 23 June 2025
Group of four women carrying big basins on the way to get clean water. They are wearing colorful clothing.
Making water use fair for everybody
… in very different ways. Any efforts to ensure better management of our collective water resources that do not make special provision for … countries manage water resources responsibly for the future. Watching our water footprints Similar to carbon footprints, a ‘water footprint’ … In many communities in the global South, fetching water is women’s work. Time spent collecting water for the household’s daily needs, on …
Insight, 20 March 2025
Fishermen hauling in nets near the Kenyan coastal town of Shimoni (Photo: Anna Kika via Flickr)
Can we save our fisheries with lessons from our forests?
… fishing communities in Southwest Bangladesh. My main job was to work out which fish were being caught where and in what quantities – … and to think about how they could be addressed. We now have within our grasp the tools needed to rebuild depleted fish stocks and manage … The hilsa scheme in Bangladesh is certainly not without its flaws. In our recent paper , we looked specifically at fisheries in the developing …
Insight, 27 November 2014