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IIED focus on outstanding women in sustainable development
… with Philippine Sutz , senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group . She will explore women and land rights issues ahead of …
News, 08 March 2018
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Fitting aid to context: community experiences of aid delivery in northern Syria
… needs. While aiming to respond to immediate short-term needs, this research demonstrates that these modalities also tend to distort markets …
Publication, 01 July 2017
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Multiple Pathways: case studies of sustainable agriculture in China
… having on these challenges and how can it best be supported? This research report assesses the economic, social and environmental impacts …
Publication, 01 December 2015
A woman sits in the courtyard of a building, washing clothes in a small bowl.
Risks to health in informal settlements
… settlements, we have published and contributed to academic and policy research including in The Lancet , the Journal of Urban Health , and …
Article, 09 June 2022
A volcano can erupt with little warning, and have significant impact on its surrounding environment (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Supporting organisations facing disruptive change
… the key elements for 'getting good at disruption'.  We published our research in a working paper, Getting good at disruption in an uncertain …
Project, 06 July 2017
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Parliamentairy role and its relationship with its relevant institutions in effectively addressing climate changes issues: Lesotho
… This research is conducted in collaboration with Parliamentarians, Ministries … to assess the needs of the Parliament of Lesotho to produce relevant research and collaborative events that supports Parliamentarians in …
Publication, 01 September 2010
World Bank, IMF meetings must address debt, climate and nature in Africa
News, 07 October 2021
The Deramakot Forest Reserve, in Sabah, Malaysia, includes a strict protection area for biodiversity conservation and a reduced-impact logging area (Photo: Angela Sevin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Remembering Duncan Poore, a leading light in sustainable forestry
… world . His long and distinguished career included a stint as senior research fellow at IIED, where he established the Forest and Land Use … the supervision of Sir Harry Godwin, went on to conduct doctoral research in Woodwalton Fen in Cambridgeshire. Duncan's approach to … and Dean of Science at the University of Malaya, where he began new research in tropical rainforests. In 1980, he was appointed Professor of …
Article, 19 October 2016
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Local communities: First Line of Defence against illegal wildlife trade (FLoD) Guidance for implementing the FLoD methodology
… combat illegal wildlife trade (IWT). It is a multi-stakeholder action research approach designed for use by an independent team working with …
Publication, 01 March 2018
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Impact of Solid Waste Management on Health: A Biomedical Study of Solid Waste Workers at Dandora Dumpsite, Nairobi, Kenya
… confronting many cities in SSA. This study builds on the need for research to objectively identify the specific health issues associated …
Publication, 01 February 2019