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A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
Article, 12 January 2018
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in the Great Hall of the People, uniformed in identical suits, red ties, and side-parts.
China’s leadership transition
… The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the gap between urban and rural incomes has jumped 68% since 1985, creating one of the … leads the world in energy consumption and has high levels of air and water pollution. Its new leaders face a population increasingly … work hard to build a beautiful country, and achieve lasting and sustainable development of the Chinese nation”. Environmental targets …
Insight, 27 November 2012
With nations lagging, cities take lead in adapting to climate change
Insight, 06 June 2011
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
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The organisation of rural associations for progress, Zimbabwe: Self-reliance for sustainability
… among rural communities—although its focus has expanded to urban areas as well. Its aim is development and poverty reduction … micro-finance, education, food security, community grant-making, and water resource management. Rooted in cultural practices—family connections, hard work, …
Publication, 01 August 2008
Image of Namibian drylands with a stone hill rising in the background.
3-point action plan for leaders at Rio+20 summit
… of natural assets is the best way to ensure strong investment in and sustainable use of forests, water, soils and other resources, in ways that create jobs, profits and secure livelihoods in both rural and urban areas. "When governments recognise the rights and organisations of …
News, 22 May 2012
A hippo emerges from the Zambezi near the Mana Pools Wildlife Conservation Area in northern Zimbabwe (Photo: Terry Feuerborn, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Biodiversity stories: building understanding in the media leads to richer reporting
Article, 21 March 2016
IIED founder Barbara Ward, who would have been 100 on 23 May, set out the case for a fairer, more just world system
A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward
… the Millennium Development Goals – for food and nutrition, rural and urban water and sanitation, and health programmes. This includes the … role to earn some money before starting a Masters in theatre management. But captivated by Barbara and by the work, I stayed, later … A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward …
Insight, 27 May 2014
For the first time, IIED has produced a bespoke online annual report (Photo: IIED/We are Tangerine)
2014 annual report: online and in print
… landscape. The Annual Report, titled Building bridges for sustainable development , explores some of our work during 2013/14, … and Sustainable Development , Cameroon Zimbabwean Federation of the Urban Poor , Zimbabwe Dialogue on Shelter for the Homeless in Zimbabwe … Trust , Zimbabwe The Gambian Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water Resources, Parks and Wildlife , The Gambia Muungano wa Wanavijiji …
News, 11 November 2014
Annual report 2009/10
… most influential publications in its field and a leading platform for urban issues in the global South. Disaster-proofing cities:  the Haitian … to think and write – and to be published, often for the first time. Sustainable markets Accountability in the pipeline:  a suite of IIED … organisations and agencies providing crucial services, from clean water to voter registration. An IIED-backed profile series allowed these …
Page, 21 October 2010