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Watch an animation produced by IIED to highlight its sustainable fisheries work
Inspiring action for sustainable fisheries: Today and the future
… of habitat destruction, over-fishing and climate change. Among research carried out to date is the publication of a study of a … that feeds millions of people in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. The research describes how the government of Bangladesh has  implemented a … sustainable fisheries elsewhere. IIED's  Sustainable Markets research group  has also created an online FishNet platform  to bring …
News, 28 March 2014
IIED's three-and-a-half minute film to communicate the ambitions and universal reach of the SDGs had been viewed almost 20,000 times by February 2017 (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
IIED's work on the post-2015 agenda
… breadth and range of the 2030 Agenda also finds echoes across IIED's research work.  Our forest team has looked at how forests can be … into the post-2015 development framework.  Our Human Settlements research group is addressing the challenge of making cities resilient in … in urban environments (SDG 6). Our Shaping Sustainable Markets research group has set out proposals for action on global fisheries …
Article, 27 February 2017
Two women wearing traditional gowns stand in a maize field
EbA Evidence and Policy: China
… in 2013, the FSN is a pioneer in the application of action research methods for the sustainable management of agro-biodiversity, … across North, East and Southwest China and collaborates with public research institutions and gene banks on technology transfer and seed … need to conserve landraces for adaptation within formal agricultural research systems; and improving the policy support available for …
Project, 13 June 2018
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Protecting civilians in urban sieges: how to best support ‘first responders’
… but often lack sufficient training, equipment and organisation. Our research in four besieged urban areas found a range of capabilities, … of organisations involved in first response (FR). Our mixed methods research methodology generated a strong evidence base to show how …
Publication, 01 March 2017
Women spreading fish on a drying rack
Fish Night 7: Gender equality in the seafood value chain
… we heard from women working in the seafood industry, in practical and research roles, in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Our speakers …
Event, 08 March 2021
A woman surrounded by maize
Women ally with nature to adapt to climate change
Insight, 06 March 2020
An association of farmers in northeast Myanmar carries out value chain analysis of elephant foot yam (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Strengthening producer organisations is key to making finance inclusive and effective
… with Tropenbos International ’s Nick Pasiecznik (NP). Macqueen's research focuses on the success factors for locally controlled forest … inclusive finance within its entire programme. Its Natural Resources research group has helped FAO, IUCN and Agricord design a financing … Development Goals. This article orginally appeared on the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) website . It …
Article, 12 March 2019
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Promoting women’s influence in their food systems. Women's influence within food systems outcomes in the Sustainable Diets for All programme
Publication, 21 December 2020
Villagers walking back to their village, Mozambique (Image: Mike Goldwater)
IIED Annual Report 2016/17: a focus on impact
… change at both the local and international scale, and across key research areas.  The report sets out how IIED and its partners seek to influence change through research, dialogue and practical engagement. In his introduction to the … that IIED and its partners are making." Delivering impact across four research areas The annual report sets out how we achieved positive …
Page, 27 October 2017
A USAID programme training workers to install solar panels at health clinics in Rwanda. Rwanda is an early adopter of low-carbon climate resilient development (Photo: Walt Ratterman, Sunepi, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The political economy of financing climate resilient development
Article, 10 July 2015