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New IIED director Dr Andrew Norton will focus on using the institute's expertise to shift policies and attitudes (Image: Andrew Norton)
IIED welcomes new director
… Norton, having most recently held the position of director of research at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), …
News, 30 June 2015
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… the world to do just that. IIED and Hivos, together with the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC) , work with a 'change lab' approach … is principal researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group. Christopher Busiinge ([email protected]), head of the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre's Information Unit, also contributed to …
Insight, 10 October 2016
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IIED publishes updated guide to social assessment for protected areas
… solution to the challenge of measuring equity Evidence from the research of IIED and its partners indicates that people’s resentment …
News, 14 November 2018
Smoked fish is a delicacy in Cameroon (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Protecting Cameroon's forests: a fishy business?
… and storage fetches a much higher price for the oil. Tropical Forest Research and Development (TF-RD) – also part of the CoNGOs consortium − … ) is principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group. …
Insight, 28 July 2017
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Workshop programme: Rights, power and equity in the design of REDD+
… more equitable and gender-sensitive. It will draw from collaborative research in Africa, Asia and Latin America by IIED and partners. …
Publication, 01 November 2013
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Mapping out global biomass projections, technological developments and policy innovations
… facilitate the development of an interdisciplinary South-South-North research partnership (India-Africa-Europe) and strategy to address …
Publication, 01 December 2010
Mobile phones being sold in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Access to information and new technologies will be key to help delivering transformational change to the world's poorest countries (Photo: ConDev Center, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Painting a new picture of development
… transformational change. Achieving that would demand collaboration, research and increased advocacy.  This paper provides a summary of the …
News, 17 June 2016
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Affirming Life and Diversity: Rural images and voices on food sovereignty in South India
… of DVDs included in this resource, is their contribution to action research. Transcending their barrier of non literacy, the women picked up their cameras and microphones and used them as their research tools. The outcome is a fascinating peasant and female vision …
Publication, 01 April 2008
Earth from space
Fifty years on, 'Only One Earth' rings true
… agendas was new and needed to be fought for. Over the years, research including our own added to the evidence base for sustainable … of a small planet’.   This year, as IIED celebrates 50 years of research, dialogue, learning and sharing, we will reflect on what has …
Insight, 08 June 2021
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor
… "The policy trend is to promote the use of piped water but as our research shows, large proportions of urban populations are not served … adds: "It is critical that the neglect of this resource ends, as research suggests that climate change will make groundwater increase in … through large utilities and regional water resource authorities.” The research — which includes extended case-studies of Bangalore, India and …
News, 12 November 2010