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Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… and, perhaps most importantly, political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements research group is working with partners around the world to …
Article, 02 January 2017
A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference
… not under estimate the power of communities — communities in informal settlements will not make the economy green if they are excluded.” Tim … on a finite planet? This is an appeal, at the end of the day, to human ingenuity: are we clever enough to figure it out?” Julia … Marton-LeFèvre, head of IUCN: “Knowledge is the greatest tool for human progress but it won’t suffice — we also need leadership and …
News, 20 June 2012
Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2015: publications
… and, perhaps most importantly, political will.  Read more: IIED's Human Settlements Group is working with partners around the world to identify …
Article, 31 December 2015
Tackling the trade law dimension of ‘land grabbing’
… about land grabbing. The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia found evidence of ‘serious and widespread’ human rights violations associated with land concessions. Litigation … to translate any SDGs into reality.     Lorenzo Cotula is a principal researcher in IIED’s natural resources group. Next week he will publish …
Insight, 14 November 2013
New construction sites for housing have been prepared by the government on the hillside above Nhon Hai, but the compensation isn't enough to let people move (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
If you want to go far, go together
… together". David Dodman ( [email protected]) is co-head of IIED's Human Settlements Group , a senior researcher in our Climate Change Group , and leads the institute's work …
Insight, 24 June 2014
World leaders who sought the advice of IIED founder, who would have been 100 on 23 May 2014, included two US presidents, and several UK prime ministers and heads of state from Africa and Asia
100 years of Barbara Ward: IIED founder and champion of sustainable development
… to shape the global debates on climate change, natural resources, human settlements and sustainable markets. "Barbara Ward's inspirational …
Article, 23 May 2014
Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
…   David Dodman ([email protected]) is acting head of IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader for cities and climate change.  Note: …
Insight, 15 September 2015
Women learning how to install and maintain solar home systems in the rural town of Bogra, northern Bangladesh (Photo: ILO, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era
… ways forward. But such political spaces are shrinking in many LDCs. Human rights violations are common. And the initial excitement around … when refugees aren't included in data; or informal and hard-to-reach settlements are left out because they are more difficult to survey. Big …
Insight, 28 June 2016
Old Indonesia coins. In Indonesia, like the UK, the income of the poorest 40 per cent has to grow at twice the rate of the national average if the income gap is to stay the same (Photo: Anis Eka, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
How serious are the SDGs about tackling inequality?
… country level. Sarah Colenbrander ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group ; Andrew Norton ([email protected]) is …
Insight, 04 October 2016
Closing sacks of sorted plastic for recycling at the Banvari Compound at Dharavi.Credit Meena Kadri. Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en_GB
Work and shelter – two struggles, one reality
… people – one in seven of the world’s population – live in informal settlements in the towns and cities of the global South, where they lack … South. Together, they are stronger. Diana Mitlin is a Principal Researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group ([email protected]). …
Insight, 09 December 2013