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A group of people pose for a picture, behind words that say "Gobeshona Global Conference 1"
Gobeshona Global Conference 1
Event, 18 January 2021
A street vendor sells produce in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Schristia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Showcasing innovations in policy approaches to informality
… in formalising street vendors as part of its process of inclusive urban transformation.  Using a dialogue-based approach and formally … the city enabled them to make a meaningful contribution to urban transformation and economic growth. Innovations for inclusivity in … a more inclusive, resilient and green economy Impacts of economic crises and reform on the informal textile industry in Karachi The rural …
Article, 21 July 2015
Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… evidence base for fairer ways forward. Our innovative three-year  Urban Crises Fund project  helped generate evidence and tools to build the capacity of humanitarian actors operating in urban areas. IIED research has identified  three approaches to improve …
Page, 24 October 2018
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants.
Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
Insight, 08 October 2020
women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
… each of the other three groups offers valuable insights to address crises. Despite the problems with bundling the four groups together, it … Urban …
Insight, 22 July 2020
Three generations of Syrian refugees queuing at a registration point on the Syria/Lebanon border. The United Nations says 4.8 million people have fled the conflict in Syria (Photo: UNHCR/ M. Hofer, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
Event, 03 October 2016
Mali – A pathway out of crisis
… and trust that has allowed the country to navigate a series of crises. But today, this social capital has been badly damaged. There is … poverty underlying the prospects of so many people in rural and urban areas. At the same time, most of the difficulties facing Mali as a …
Insight, 14 May 2013
Men filling plastic containers with water. Niger.
Clean drinking water is about people, not pipes
… Water and water crises will dominate the news this week from Marseille, where the sector … an unimproved water source in 2010 was five times greater than in urban areas. The question few people ask is whether the target is even …
Insight, 15 March 2012
Moving right along: climate change and migration
… some. ‘Climate Change and Migration: Transformations or humanitarian crises?’ — a session on Day 2 of IIED’s D&C Days — was a timely reality … Big issues such as preserving cultural identity, and the plight of urban refugees fleeing drowned coastal cities, were also discussed. …
Insight, 13 December 2009