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Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian Walker, leading lights of IIED
… the institute could be heard.  Nigel put in place an international board of trustees, able to contribute critical reflections to shape IIED’s work. … He was keen on listening and actively seeking out the views of people pushed to one side, traits which were put to good use when he set …
Insight, 16 October 2019
On the left, a panel of 4 people siting on a table with microphones. On the right, a man on a videocall.
IIED guidance on panel representation
… Led by our board of trustees , director and senior leadership teams , IIED has created … individuals fall within the categories of male and female, such as people with non-binary identities. Individuals will never be asked to …
Article, 07 April 2022
View of a forest with a volcano in the background
2021 Barbara Ward Lecture: Rebeca Grynspan says nothing is ever so small that it cannot make a difference
… in development to speak. And Grynspan, a recent chair of the IIED board of trustees , giving the lecture in IIED’s 50th birthday year and for the … they were done”. In 1869 Costa Rica’s population was a mere 200,000 people, 94% of whom lived in extreme poverty. Yet its leaders had the …
Article, 16 December 2021
Shack dwellers from the eThekwini municipality protesting in Durban (Photo: Slum/Shack Dwellers International)
2008 Barbara Ward Lecture: Lindiwe Sisulu on managing relationships between the state and the urban poor
… Sisulu said the increasing number of people living in urban poverty was one of the biggest threats facing the … slums at their own risk. She said the UN estimated that 1.4 billion people would be living in urban slums by 2020. Recent violence in Kenya … trustee of the Albertina and Walter Sisulu Trust; and a member of the Board of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. …
Event, 15 July 2008
For the first time, IIED has produced a bespoke online annual report (Photo: IIED/We are Tangerine)
Annual Report 2013/14: Building bridges for sustainable development
… national and international decision-making arenas; and bring people from different cultures and sectors to share perspectives and … Camilla Toulmin and IIED's incoming and outgoing chairs of the board of trustees Getting local voices heard in global arenas Celebrating 25 …
Page, 06 November 2014
Aerial view of an arid landscape. A group of people walk.
IIED at 50: be prepared to engage with young activists
… there was a need to build ways to listen to and work with local people. Is that your assessment? BG: Yes, that was part of it. I think … now for more than 30 years and you’re currently a member of IIED’s board of trustees. What do you think IIED could be doing differently in the …
Article, 29 November 2021
Dr Andrew Norton will take on the role as IIED director from 29 June (Photo: Andrew Norton)
Post-2015 agenda focus for IIED’s new director
… ago, the institute was much smaller and less visible, with just 60 people and a budget of £5m. Today, staffing levels have doubled and … as he takes up the directorship." Rebeca Grynspan, chair of IIED's board of trustees, added: "I am absolutely delighted to announce the board's …
News, 23 March 2015
Camilla Toulmin has led IIED since 2004
Camilla Toulmin to step down in 2015
… change issues, and a focus on the drylands .   Our new chair of the board of trustees , Rebecca Grynspan , has approved with board colleagues a …     In this time I have seen IIED grow from 60 to more than 100 people, and our turnover from £5 million in 2005 to more than £20 …
Insight, 29 October 2014
Dr Andrew Norton will take on the role as IIED director from 29 June (Photo: Andrew Norton)
IIED's new director takes on the post-2015 agenda
… ago, the institute was much smaller and less visible, with just 60 people and a budget of £5m. Today, staffing levels have doubled and … as he takes up the directorship." Rebeca Grynspan, chair of IIED's board of trustees, added: "I am absolutely delighted to announce the board's …
News, 23 March 2015
An interactive data visual that illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation that research by IIED has sought to document and describe
IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
… economics of marine and coastal fisheries. With more than one billion people relying on fisheries to survive, IIED is pioneering the use of … between the incoming and departing chair of the institute's board of trustees to edited extracts from interviews with our founder, Barbara …
Insight, 12 January 2015