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The faces of some of the experts who contributed their thoughts about a green economy (Image: GEC)
Leading experts set out their vision for a green economy
… ambition for humanity". He says this ambition aims to "ensure that our decision-making processes give full value to nature and what it …
News, 12 September 2017
GWI West Africa at World Water Week 2015 (Photo: Lucile Robinson/GWI)
Towards socially just and economically viable dams in West Africa: World Water Week 2015
… '. The event was designed to share some of the lessons learnt from our work in West Africa and exchange experiences with others from across the … poverty eradication' and presented findings from GWI West Africa's work. His presentation focused on how ' The right to water for …
Event, 23 August 2015
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Heritage on the edge: Protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources in the Eastern Himalayas, India
… a range of stakeholders. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. This report outlines the study's …
Publication, 01 October 2012
IIED director Camilla Toulmin enjoys the 12th D&C Days event at COP20 in Lima, Peru (Photo; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
… a short distance from the shore. Targeting zero-zero I was mainly at our Development and Climate Days (D&C Days)  – put on by IIED and … Whenever I go to the UN or other big events – such as D&C Days, CBA (our annual workshop on community-based adaptation ) or Rio – I am struck … gain from the support IIED gives them – logistics for the group to work effectively, a daily review of progress and what needs attention …
Insight, 11 December 2014
Clearing up after the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Women and children, the elderly and people living in informal settlements may be especially vulnerable in an urban crisis (Photo: anjetika, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New research funded on protecting the vulnerable in urban humanitarian crises
… in Africa, Asia and the Middle East have received funding for work to improve our understanding of how best to protect vulnerable people in urban … sector can most effectively operate in urban contexts and work with urban actors.  IIED is partnering with the International …
News, 23 June 2016
Pope Francis met with indigenous leaders, including Yesica Patiachi who is from the Harakbut people, one of the three main ethnic groups in the Madre de Dios region
On pilgrimage in Madre de Dios: starting a journey to sustainable artisanal mining
… "Francis, our friend, you are Amazonian, too" chanted a crowd of nearly 80,000 … towns and camps with impunity.  And, ominously for those of us who work in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, he denounced …
Insight, 07 February 2018
A toilet block in Mumbai, India, where people living in different informal settlements experience distinct forms of inadequate sanitation (Photo: Renu Desai)
Sanitation in informal settlements: a networked problem
… which reflects people's perceptions and experiences, can help us work collectively towards more just sanitation conditions. An important … in the contexts, lives and perceptions of the poor. For example, our 'everyday sanitation' project with Renu Desai and Steve Graham in … of entitlement reveal the networked nature of sanitation perceptions. Our hope is that attention to what different groups expect and …
Insight, 26 August 2015
As a mountainous country, Bhutan faces particular environmental challenges (Photo: Göran Höglund, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: A pragmatic approach
… "They align well with the five-year development plans, and our regional aspirations of mitigating poverty and ensuring good, … We can't afford to make terrible mistakes… If we do not look after our environment, we're going to be causing a great deal of distress for … proposed a happiness goal, more and more people are coming around. "I work with rural communities that barely have any material goods, and yet …
Article, 27 July 2016
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… civil society activists shared and debated topics on our five themes: Building resilient agriculture and food systems Early … in government discussions on climate change. This theme examined how work with nature can address critical challenges of climate-related … equity and youth inclusion; and active engagement with governments to work across silos, remove policy barriers, and drive systemic changes at …
Article, 12 November 2021
Delegates discuss the final draft text for COP21 in Bonn (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Least Developed Countries: Paris must not be the beginning of the end
… the LDCs are calling for a 1.5C world, as anything higher exposes our nations to irreversible changes in the climate system.  While … are very real and present dangers. If the negotiations don't work for the most vulnerable among us – the Least Developed Countries – … Ambassador Collin Beck, of Solomon Islands, said: "I hear many of our partners saying 'Paris is not the end, it's the beginning'. But for …
News, 20 October 2015