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David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, addresses the conference on urban crises (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Urban crises conference: time to put learning into practice
… a three-year project funded by the UK's Department of International Development (DFID) examining how best to respond to crises in urban … emerged from the discussions was the tendency of humanitarian and development agencies to address the symptoms of underlying problems. … the importance of taking action in urban areas – including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Agreement and the New Urban …
News, 23 November 2017
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
… These investments can make an important contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals. However, developing and financing dams in a sustainable manner remains a challenge, which the FutureDAMS project is …
Event, 02 December 2019
A street in Beirut.
Stronger Cities Initiative
… of scorecards); and case studies highlighting lessons learned. Urban stakeholder engagement and coordination This paper provides key principles and …
Article, 31 May 2017
A field team designing a REDD strategy in Mozambique talk to farmer Nimale Maribu Saidi as part of their research (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
What happened when IIED focused on research quality?
… goals (particularly with the World Resources Institute , Overseas Development Institute and the International Development Research Centre … high quality evidence to support policy to build a fairer and more sustainable world. David Dodman is a senior researcher in IIED's human … practice Download Towards excellence: policy and action research for sustainable development …
Insight, 13 March 2014
A small mining operation near Garies in the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stuck between a deposit and a hard place
… short, juniors are faced with the potentially high costs of community engagement without the security of a proven resource. Opportunities for … IFC is making efforts in the right direction – the handbook on Early Stakeholder Engagement (PDF)  provides advice for junior operators on … Buxton ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher with IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 26 February 2015
MMSD – draft materials
… for forming regional partnerships Southern Africa: report on stakeholder engagement (draft with comments) Draft report: contents Draft report: … and Human Rights Society of St Columban RV Berkel (Western Australian Sustainable Industry Group ) Virotec TW Waelde World Bank Mining … Sustainable markets …
Article, 04 March 2009
A women farmer tends crops on a dried river pond
Transparent climate reporting in Malawi: what’s needed, what’s next?
… Developing local emission factors Fostering public and private sector engagement, and Feveloping robust M&E frameworks, with measurable … Malawi is being proactive, setting up structures for lasting and sustainable results. For example, prompted by the ETF, we are working … be achieved through capacity building and setting up permanent multi-stakeholder structures for implementation. For example, to report …
Insight, 03 October 2019
Workers digging zaï pits that help to preserve water on farms (Photo: IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, the International Union for … (CONASUR), and the National Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development (CONEDD) to mainstream EbA into national climate …
Project, 02 January 2019
The meat from a duiker is prepared for a meal, close to the Dia Faunal Reserve, Cameroon (Photo: Stephanie Brittain)
Why eat wild meat?
…  is leading on the liaison with Dja Faunal Reserve projects, stakeholder engagement and national dissemination, to ensure findings are … Canada, on 25-29 November 2019 as background to the agenda item on sustainable wildlife management. Trial the design support tool Are you a …
Project, 19 September 2018
Washing in Kolkata. Urban poor groups must engage with city government and utility companies in order to become drivers for change (Photo: Wolfgang Sterneck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can global funds be accountable at the local level?
… With landmark agreements including the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement in place, there is much … pressures for global funds to address a range of environment and development challenges. But how will these funds be found? And, …
Insight, 09 August 2016