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A view of Mafraq City, Jordan
Rethinking humanitarian aid for refugees as investment in urban water and sanitation
… efficient and equitable solutions for water provision.   The research investigates WASH provision in a refugee camp and a … in urban centres, had it been invested in these places. The research also explores the potential knock-on impacts on health and time … water and sanitation systems had been made.   The project blends research tools from engineering and the social sciences and …
Project, 27 May 2021
New evidence from India proves climate change driving migration
… is a major factor in people’s decision to migrate, according to new research conducted in India by IIED, settling the debate over whether …
News, 26 October 2021
An illustration on a pink background showing connections from individual objects and people.
Connecting for common goals: exploring 50 years of IIED and sustainable development
… sustainable urbanisation and an inclusive green economy. As an action research organisation, IIED has not produced an ‘official history’ to … sustainable development sector, but rather commissioned a reflective research paper that seeks to review our work, suggest a framing and make … Development (ICCCAD) and a former director of IIED’s Climate Change research group. …
News, 26 May 2022
A number of roles with IIED are currently being advertised (Photo: IIED)
Wanted: latest advertised roles at IIED
… We are an independent policy research organisation based in the UK and active in five continents …
Article, 30 November 2021
Makeshift camps for internally displaced people sprang up in Kathmandu after the severe earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. Relief workers are struggling to help displaced people find durable shelter as the country braces for the monsoon season (Photo: SIM Central and South East Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Urban Crises Learning Fund
… on past humanitarian responses, filling evidence gaps through primary research, and learning from experiences in other fields. By engaging humanitarian agencies in the process of research and learning, alongside urban stakeholders from municipal … What IIED is doing IIED is leading a three-year programme of research, documentation of past experiences, development of tools and …
Project, 02 November 2020
Two women in a crowd lifting their arms
Telling a different story – 'Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir'
Insight, 21 June 2023
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… conference on housing and urban development Habitat III in 2016 . Our research goals IIED has an international reputation for action research on natural resources, human settlements, climate change and … markets . A focus on impact  We boosted our emphasis on rigorous research and  effective monitoring and evaluation , so as to underpin …
Page, 29 July 2022
Multifaceted approach best way for vulnerable countries to overcome climate losses and damage
News, 27 July 2022
The words' World Bank Land Conference' in bold, stark lettering, over a pretty landscape.
IIED and ALIGN at the World Bank Land Conference
… partners, civil society, academia and the private sector to showcase research, discuss issues and good practice, and inform policy dialogue. … of interventions spanning multi-actor platforms and processes, action-research, and practical guidance tools such as model investment …
Event, 13 May 2024
Raw meat and a knife on a table
New decision support tool launched for wild meat alternatives project development
… alternative sources of protein.   The tool focuses on the early research and design phase of project development, and promotes the use of participatory research methods to explore local preferences in-depth, before any … Terre Vivante and The Conservation Foundation . It was based on research conducted through the  Darwin Initiative -funded project ‘ Why …
News, 27 July 2021