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IIED research and evidence in academia
… of global inequality, climate change and biodiversity loss. Publishing research in such journals, and subjecting our work to peer review, enables the institute to produce research that … European Journal of International Law This article reviews two books which are part of a new surge in academic writing about investment …
Article, 23 September 2020
Call for agricultural research to serve people and planet
… and environmental issues that are at the heart of the problems of our time." Oxfam Novib states that "This book makes a vital contribution to the ongoing debate on ways to address the stresses on our local and global food systems, by exploring the roles and … agricultural sciences, can create more local and global synergies in our food systems. The innovative video links and audio files bring in …
News, 06 May 2009
The Nebbou area, between Ouagadougou and Leo, a dry reservoir used for the manufacture of handmade bricks in Burkina Faso (Photo: Ollivier Girard/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR))
Archive of completed drylands and pastoralist projects
… years in the drylands In 2011 we commissioned an external review of our drylands programme, which ran from 1987-2009. The review applauded … economic aspects of the drylands, and women and youth Continued publishing opportunities and editorial support for partners and … maximise productivity. Project outputs included a workshop, numerous reports and a book, Valuing variability . Education for Nomads IIED …
Article, 17 December 2012
The voices of women involved in farming and fisheries, such as these in Bangladesh, are often lost in decision-making (Photo: CBFM-Fem Com Bangladesh/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management?
… groups to resource governance and biodiversity conservation. Our focus is on forests and fisheries, and we're looking at non-OECD … base for further research enquiry. You can see how we are conducting our research in a recently published protocol – ' Does the gender … with us. Can you think of any relevant documents (such as project reports, journal articles, book chapters and so on) that should be …
Insight, 02 July 2015
Head and shoulders images
Remembering Nigel Cross and Brian Walker, leading lights of IIED
… at her home in Uganda, with occasional stretches of time among his books in Salisbury. He leaves two daughters, Harriet and Madeleine from … contributions to the hugely significant Brundtland Commission report ‘Our Common Future’ and developed world class research programmes on …
Insight, 16 October 2019
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaks in a plenary session on day one of IIED's Fair Ideas event in Rio de Janeiro, June 2012 (Photo: Tom Broadhurst/IIED)
The things that make me proud
… report, it says "change is in the air… with the Brundtland Report Our Common Future presented in October 1987, the World Bank and other … really helped embed this knowledge and approach.  And I am proud of our work on land rights, tenure and common property, especially … with this lively centre for ideas. I have also been asked by Zed Books  to prepare a new edition of my book Climate Change in Africa …
Insight, 22 June 2015
Knowledge programme publications
… Books and papers Small producer agency in the globalised market: making … markets overlooks the reality for the majority of smallholders, our author maintains. Policy should pay greater attention to addressing … meeting, Geneva April 2010 These titles are also listed within our publications database …
Article, 14 May 2013
Seaweed farming in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, is an example of an alternative livelihood project (Photo: Yeowatzup via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Are "alternative livelihoods" projects effective?
… or grey literature (informally published material such as project reports), to determine if there is evidence of alternative livelihood … We want to cast a wide net and will consider all of these terms in our search. Could you help us? Do you think 'alternative … or [email protected] . Many thanks. We will share our results in a follow-up blog this summer. Mike Day is a consultant …
Insight, 04 February 2014
Better science and communication needed to help vulnerable adapt to climate change
News, 01 April 2011
Chronic air pollution is part of everyday life for many people in China. This photo shows Anyang, the most northern city of China's Henan province (Photo: V.T. Polywoda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: China pollution, social media and politics
… Our March Critical Theme meeting looked at the environmental and …
Event, 16 March 2015