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Palm trees being blown by strong winds during a hurricane
Hurricane Beryl shows why fast-acting loss and damage fund is critical
News, 04 July 2024
This Guatemala-Peru exchange visit was part of a project that promoted partnerships and networking for forestry-dependent communities
Working in partnership with others
… with civil society organisations, but we also work with governments, research bodies, the private sector and the media. The relationships we … and to widen the impact of our policy work. The  quality of our research  relies on a deep understanding of complex issues; partnerships …
Page, 28 July 2022
An aerial view of Nairobi, with slums in the foreground alongside green space
Tomorrow’s cities: reducing disaster risk for the poor
… doing? IIED is working within the Tomorrow’s Cities interdisciplinary research hub to integrate issues of poverty, informality and risk across … Nairobi and Quito.  In Nairobi, we are helping to design and analyse research that will build an understanding of the political and cultural …
Project, 24 February 2022
Table with coloured papers and someone writing on a notebook
Knowledge in action for urban equality
… a project partner leading the  work package focused on translating research into practice . IIED’s role was to support and research the processes of translating learning generated by KNOW … knowledge at different scales. In Freetown, the  Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC)  helped to investigate the role of learning …
Project, 28 September 2021
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IIED external review 2017-2020: addendum
… IIED’s positioning in the landscape of environment and development research-to-action. It provided background analysis supporting sections …
Publication, 15 August 2022
Closely built shacks. In the background, trees. In the foreground, a river and, on the other side of it, smoke.
Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings
… often face acute risks to their health and wellbeing . Our health research is rooted in a multifaceted understanding of the wellbeing … builds on the longstanding experience of IIED's Human Settlements research group .  Related work has explored urban food insecurity : we … of Urban Health and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health . …
Article, 09 June 2022
Informal housing
Interviews: co-creating pathways to urban equality
… Reduction, Joseph Mustapha Macarthy  (JM) of the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre, Neha Sami  (NS) of the Indian Institute for Human …
Article, 23 November 2022
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… with grassroots organisations, national and international agencies, research institutions, international NGOs and city leaders. IIED will … IIED  Partners: IIED-America Latina; SDI-Kenya; Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre; Cities Alliance The COVID-19, climate and inequality … new connections between relevant governing, civil society and research actors. Related reading: Better cities are possible: achieving …
Event, 26 June 2022
Least developed countries get less than 3% of money needed to transform to face climate change
… societies and economies to adapt to climate change, according to new research published today by IIED. ' Follow the money ' shows that … projects designed to allow local people to make some decisions, the research found little evidence of initiatives being led by local … States. IIED climate change researcher Marek Soanes  said: “This research shows that as temperatures continue to rise, the poorest and …
News, 14 July 2021
Financial summary 2022
… through income from charitable activities in relation to commissioned research, both practical and academic, and contracted income for 2022/23 … of its projects, including the ability of partners to carry out research. Work continued in a challenging operating environment. And … in other organisations IIED works with as a normal part of its research activities. Where such work involves payment, they enter into …
Page, 20 December 2022