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Annual report 2007/08
Page, 23 December 2008
IIED researchers in Uganda: "IIED works with small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs), municipal governments, pastoral communities, representatives of urban poor federations, smallholder farming groups, and other poorly represented interests" (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Reflections on my time as IIED director
… of £5m, the organisation had been losing influence and position for some years. From today's vantage point, summer 2003 seems a very … development communications. Generating ideas at the cutting edge of sustainable development debates , and making sure we thought through the … helped make happen at IIED, the institution's strength comes from the energy and hard work of colleagues within IIED and in partner …
Insight, 05 March 2015
Women walking along Sélingué dam in Mali, June 2014 (Photo: Lucile Robinson/GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS encourages states to learn from returns on investment of large dams in West Africa
… In April 2014, ECOWAS member states approved a draft directive for the development of large-scale water infrastructure in the region, … Governments and donors hope that these will boost environmentally sustainable energy production, improve national food security and control water … Global Water Initiative – West Africa …
News, 25 March 2015
People gesture and point at a man with a microphone.
G8 summit: A revolutionary agenda
Insight, 14 June 2013
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… document' aims to set global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development, and secure cooperation from global … stakeholders to rethink the way we build, manage, and live in cities. For an account of the previous Habitat agenda, see ' Can UN conferences … presentations and panels on high-priority action areas – such as energy, housing and transportation – covered in WRI's World Resources …
Event, 20 October 2016
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
… Contributions (INDCs). The INDCs are country level voluntary offers for emissions reduction and adaptation and must be submitted to the … amounts of chemical fertilisers; some use manure for household energy, reducing reliance on fossil fuels; and all use natural … world's greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture ; and that  sustainable agricultural land management practices can both improve …
News, 12 February 2015
An image of crouching community members in a village in Champasak province, Laos identify areas where open defecation is taking place ahead of implementing sanitation measures (Photo: Viengsompasong Inthavong/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
An urban approach to 'leaving no one behind'
… ' leave no one behind ' is one of the most memorable pledges from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, understanding its … 'central homes' as part of wider community upgrading activities for people who are elderly, ill or disabled and would otherwise be … across a range of sectors and contexts, including coastal fisheries, energy, and urban areas.  Our involvement in Policy Units and other …
Insight, 02 June 2016
A woman explains the importance of guarding against future encroachments on her community's common land in Northern Uganda (Photo: LEMU)
Protecting land and community resources in Africa
… densities, climate change, and national infrastructure mega-projects. For the practitioners and advocates working to support these … sector. Legislators within the Parliamentary Portfolio on Mines and Energy became key allies in trying to expose the rights violations in … the rights of citizens and the environment for a fairer and more sustainable world. The Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment initiative …
Insight, 07 March 2016
With water shortages in Lebanon, many households have water storage facilities
Getting Lebanon’s water flowing: using new SDG data in an urban crisis
… Humanitarian agencies and the national government have drawn on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators to gather new data on … East and North Africa since 2011. This has had huge ramifications for the provision of basic services, such as electricity, sanitation, … presence of UNICEF as a support institution to the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) in Lebanon has presented opportunities to …
Insight, 19 February 2018
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
… on a range of issues that link policy, knowledge and practice for climate ambition. This year's event was part of the  Understanding … of relevant ‘business models’ are also needed. Related reading:  Energy for all: Better use of subsidies to achieve impact  |  Building … senior researcher, Natural Resources, IIED; Chip Cunliffe, director, sustainable development, AXA XL; Mike Jennings, strategic grant manager, …
Event, 02 December 2020