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Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 20 per cent of world gold production (Photo: Travis Lupick, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Delivering solutions through multi-stakeholder dialogue
… dialogue is informed and driven by local realities Not replicate good work already done, but collaborate with those with scalable and … and stakeholders on the ground. Newsletter Keen to learn more about our work to support inclusive and responsible mining and receive the latest progress updates? Sign up to receive our newsletter …
Project, 05 February 2015
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Forest Governance Learning Group: Report of a Learning Event, Vietnam 2012
… in Hue Province in Vietnam. The objective was to share experience of work on forest rights, organisation and capacity, to receive feedback from colleagues, and to plan our forest governance work for the year ahead. This report summarises the results. …
Publication, 01 April 2014
Mecati Forest, Mozambique: a group of charcoal producers clear trees and prepare to make charcoal. Each year more than eight million bags of charcoal are produced by Mozambique's informal sector (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
The informal economy and sustainable development
… most of the world's poorest and most vulnerable citizens – live, work, trade and produce in informal markets. In many countries this … voice of informal enterprise in policymaking and business strategy.  Our Shaping Sustainable Markets (SSM)   initiative is providing a … post-event report is also available on IIED's SlideShare site . Our discussion paper on inclusive green growth addresses two key …
Project, 20 January 2016
Happy birthday! IIED is forty years old
… We have chosen Monday 24 October to celebrate our birthday because on that day we will also launch our latest annual report and will have our new offices in London opened … local solutions to global policy-making; and believes that IIED's work is needed more than ever as governments try to face up to the …
News, 21 October 2011
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IIED Institutional Strategy 2009-14
… IIED's Institutional Strategy sets out our focus on four globally~important challenges in this field:~• … the ‘resource squeeze’~• demonstrating climate change policies that work for development~• helping build cities that work for people and planet~• shaping responsible markets. To achieve our goals we will prioritise rigorous evidence-based research, …
Publication, 01 April 2009
Camp site with several informal tents made of fabric and plastic.
Are humanitarian agencies starting from scratch again in Haiti?
… are now accessible in a  permanent digital archive representing the work of over 50 agencies and 500 individuals. Most of the data had been … do we keep starting from scratch, and what are the implications? From our experience and research, we suggest a few possible explanations. … and authorities need personnel and tools to plan and implement their work. When there are hundreds of agencies, they develop hundreds of new …
Insight, 24 October 2021
Man cycling in an arid landscape
When public finance shrinks, what are the priorities for climate action?
Insight, 28 March 2021
A resettlement site in Guiuan, in the Philippines, almost three years after super typhoon Haiyan with 'temporary' shelters that have been adapted by residents (Photo: Elizabeth Parker)
Post-crisis urban planning: lessons from Southeast Asia
… are to help cities recover and rebuild after a crisis, they must work closely with local governments , and providing support for urban … on how this can be done well. Humanitarians can help, but how? Our research project, funded through IIED's Urban Crises Learning Fund , … cities  in the future. Empowering local governments and communities Our research confirmed the importance of urban planning. We found that …
Insight, 06 December 2017
Images of the UK and EU flags, IIED director Andrew Norton says: "Losing membership of the European Union must not mean that the UK withdraws from the great global challenges of our time" (Photo: Reuters, via Google Licence)
Navigating uncharted waters: the EU referendum, the spirit of Paris, and the SDGs
Insight, 27 June 2016
Ladeh Panjang Wetlands. Photo: Luke Mackin
Building evidence on how biodiversity affects poverty
… literature, (informally published written material, such as reports). Our map highlights the geographic coverage of current studies, the … website to enable other researchers to conduct further analyses. Our methodology and findings were first published in Environmental …
Project, 22 June 2015