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Rural landscape with plants growing in the land. People gather in the background
IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation
… it was because of that connection. I was in Mauritania, doing my research on ephemeral wetlands in the Sahel, right on the edge of the Sahara desert. And I found all this research by Ian Scoones (who was at IIED at the time) on wetlands in … – the relationship between people and the wetlands. This was action research not just theoretical research – in fact, so much so, that I was …
Article, 19 August 2021
Cover for G04378.pdf
Africa’s Agenda 2030: channeling the SDGs towards inclusive, resilient and accountable development
… The government of the Republic of Liberia and the Independent Research Forum (IRF), a grouping of ten sustainable development …
Publication, 01 August 2018
An expanse of water next to a bank of soil
Policymakers take note: climate displacement is driving millions into slavery
… offered by the rural guarantee programme. IIED is carrying out research on how social protection schemes such as India’s social … them into slavery. Opening up the dialogue on slavery Through this research, IIED will support evidence and policy recommendations to …
Insight, 05 July 2021
Cover for G04018.pdf
SIFOR submission to the UNFCCC on agriculture
… to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change draws on research by IIED and partners, notably: “Smallholder Innovation for … the Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy (China), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kenya), Lok Chetna Manch (India) and ANDES (Peru). …
Publication, 01 March 2016
The Independent Expert Group has produced a series of publications (Image: IIED)
The work of the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… development goals and what are we doing to shape them? Independent Research Forum (IRF):  A  partnership between 10 leading sustainable development research institutes and think tanks from around the world, supporting … in the playlist below.    The IEG has also identified and carried out research on issues of particular relevance to implementing the SDGs in …
Article, 07 August 2015
Arid landscape in the Mount Kenya region
Archive of completed 'Global ambition for climate action and justice' projects
… workshops and strategy meetings, informing the negotiations through research and developing toolkits for new delegates. IIED also …
Article, 14 April 2021
Picture of the Rainforest Alliance logo on a bunch of flowers.
Shaping Sustainable markets
… and policies. These mechanisms are not equally effective. Through research we identify which mechanisms are working well, and which are … How we do it We analyse existing literature and carry out primary research to assess the impacts of a range of mechanisms on sustainable … a set of questions we have developed ourselves. We build on existing research to avoid replicating work, and aim to fill knowledge gaps where …
Project, 19 April 2013
Headshots of four people over a rainbow and the text '2021'
No time to lose – collective action for our common future: Make Change Happen podcast episode 9
Article, 05 January 2021
Cover for G04330.pdf
Urban ARK 19: Communicating Risk from the Frontline: projecting community voices into disaster risk management policies across scales
… Research carried out in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on cross-scalar risk …
Publication, 01 October 2018
Muganda at his stall at Karango town with Medius Bihunirwa, a researcher with the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (Photo: Kabarole Research and Resource Centre)
Rush to urbanise leaves food vendors out in the rain
… Busiinge ([email protected]) is head of the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre 's Information Unit, and also one of IIED's …
Insight, 07 July 2015