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Aerial view of an informal settlement and an urban centre in the background
Rethinking household surveys reveals true picture of health inequality
… how bad conditions were – reflected in very high infant, child, under-five and maternal mortality rates. A follow-up survey in 2012 … (second report, page 2). These in part explain the very high under-five mortality rates in all the settlements, with more than one in … rate in high-income nations. For diarrhoea with blood for children under three years old (which signifies serious systemic infection) in …
Insight, 18 January 2022
On large open land, with mountains behind, farmers shepherd a herd of animals.
50 shades of sustainability? A new tool for assessing the sustainability of wild species use
… – supported through the UK government’s Darwin Initiative and under the guidance of a multidisciplinary expert advisory group – have …
News, 03 November 2023
A suited man stands at a podium making a speech.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses COP27
… climate change is severely limited as their economies are staggering under the weight of ballooning debt in the aftermath of COVID-19, amid …
News, 07 November 2022
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Money where it matters for people, nature and climate: driving change through support for local level decision making over resources and finance
… action, and highlights trends and examples where the transition is under way. The report builds on many years of research by IIED, its …
Publication, 23 May 2022
View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.
Better for everyone: exposing the hidden value of equitable housing in informal settlements
… – so why does housing in informal settlements remain unprioritised, under-resourced and misunderstood? Improving the lives of those living …
Event, 20 July 2023
Raising a concern
… and, where possible, confidentially. If you are raising a concern under our whistleblowing policy, you are protected under UK law when raising concerns in the public interest. IIED does not …
Page, 29 July 2022
A multi-tiered agroforestry landscape.
How smallholder farmers are scaling up local ecosystem-based climate adaptation solutions
… they plant forests as protection against landslides, growing ginseng under the forest canopy for medicine and additional income. On the … also established forest gardens, where they raise small livestock under the fruit trees, increasing the diversity of flowering plants to …
Insight, 11 April 2024
A young woman wearing shorts, standing on a beach in the Seychelles. There is a boat behind her.
Gearing debt swaps towards debt relief
… to the 1995-96 debt crisis.  Before being considered for debt relief under HIPC, countries were required to demonstrate a track record of … for the public budget : on average, 26.3% from debt cancellations under HIPC went to poverty reduction. We argue that a similar proportion …
Insight, 03 April 2024
Waterfalls surrounded by nature.
Towards a nature positive economic recovery post COVID-19
… for the COVID-19 recovery has not been adequately green and largely under-invests in nature. At this IIED Debates event co-hosted with the … from country case studies in Brazil, France, India and Uganda under the 'Economics for Nature' project, the panel discussed tangible …
Event, 23 November 2021
Three women, one wearing a mask, the other two smiling and clapping, sit at a raised desk in front of an audience
In or out! Why balanced panels matter
… who ask whether balanced panels really matter, we say: yes, they do! Under the slogan ‘Break the bias’, International Women’s Day 2022 called … providing space for the diverse views of those affected by the issues under discussion. Acting as powerful gatekeepers neither addresses … you can take to help promote diverse panels.   Address systematic under-representation and be accountable: accountability is important. …
Insight, 29 April 2022