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A better evidence philosophy for sustainable development
… Development Goals' universality principle seriously: we inform our better evidence work from experiences in the global South and North for application …
Publication, 01 March 2017
IIED's expenditure increased from £7.6 million in 2005/06 to £19.4 million in 2013/14. IIED helps give local savers, such as these in Cochabamba, Bolivia, a global voice (Photo: Shack Dwellers International via Creative Commons 2.0)
Financial summary 2014
… increase of 18%. Payments to collaborating organisations for project work amounted to £7.7m, representing 40 per cent of the overall … Engaging for Change  is ambitious, anticipating continued growth in our four principal research groups and other areas, and bringing together staff across the organisation to deliver on our four new change initiatives. To support this, our Business Plan (our …
Page, 20 October 2014
Bhutan has committed to remain carbon neutral, mainly thanks to its high forest carbon sequestration capacity. Some people say that trees in Bhutan have legal rights, referring to the constitutional mandate for 60% of our land area to remain forested for all time. (Adam Brill, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Negotiating transparency for the Paris deal: next stop, Bangkok
… of what is required by the ETF. Why fly-in fly-out consultants don’t work My country, Bhutan – along with many other LDCs – does not yet have … reality for many LDCs. Bringing in international consultants to write our National Communications or compile our inventories of greenhouse gas emissions may be a short-term …
Insight, 28 August 2018
A block of unfinished buildings, open to the elements
A world without refugee camps? IIED launches research on urban refugees
… and facilitate their economic contributions to their host settings.  Our research will focus on improving understanding of ‘self-reliance’, a … will lead on the quantitative research and on the Afghanistan study. Our civil society partners include the International Rescue Committee , … The current period of lockdown will inevitably cause some delays to our three-year project but we’re hoping the huge energy generated during …
Insight, 06 April 2020
Woman squatting in a garden, looking to the ground. She's surrounded by vegetables.
Decoloniality and the new ethics of climate and nature
Insight, 23 November 2021
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
Woman collects water from a well
Drought management in India: hostage to climate information governance
Insight, 10 February 2021
Dr Tara Shine conducts an experiment for her televised lecture
Prestigious lecture by IIED chair now available worldwide
News, 08 February 2021
Images for biodiversity, conservation and poverty reduction (Photos: Ricky Martin, Douglas Shiel, Tim Cronin)
Q&A: Why the PCLG website is the place to be for poverty and conservation issues
… on who works on poverty and conservation issues, where they work and what projects they work on. A further bibliographic database … during the past year we have worked hard to expand and strengthen our online media presence. You can now follow us on Facebook and … of the PCLG. As a member, you will be able to take advantage of our resources and contribute to our work. Joining is easy, free of …
Insight, 09 October 2014
A village in North Sri Lanka benefits from energy provided by a solar panel (Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
IIED and Hivos set up 'Change Labs' on food and energy
… and partner networks of each organisation into joint programmes of work. This will enable both IIED and Hivos to share skills and … the unequal patterns of production and consumption through combining our knowledge and design an ambitious and do-able agenda," she says. … very well," he says. "We cannot influence the global green agenda on our own; together we can touch new areas, look forward and experiment to …
News, 22 January 2014