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Large dams can bring long-term benefits for displaced communities, says study
… The findings from the International Institute for Environment and Development coincide with a large-scale consultation about how future … promoting good community relations, public support for infrastructure development and improved livelihoods. "The main beneficiaries of dams … if there is sufficient political will." As global temperatures rise, sustainable water management will become increasingly critical due to …
News, 05 November 2009
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Case study on approaches for supporting pastoralist groups facing climate change effects in Tanzania
Publication, 20 April 2017
IIED's Susannah Fisher and David Dodman (top, centre) talk to stakeholders on a social learning project in Kenya (Photo: IIED)
Using learning partnerships to support change
… on how joint learning processes can contribute towards positive development outcomes. Our approach Our approach to learning partnerships … and work on learning at IIED are: Irish Aid Climate Change and Development Learning Platform Irish Aid has made a policy commitment to … aims to contribute to improving forest governance, by promoting sustainable and pro-poor Chinese trade and investment in Africa's …
Article, 24 April 2017
A head and shoulders image of new IIED chief operating officer Deborah Harris, who started her role on 23 May (Photo: Deborah Harris)
IIED appoints new chief operating officer
… in shaping global debates around environmental, humanitarian, urban, sustainable development and social justice issues means we need to continuously … my commercial and not-for-profit experience with my passion for sustainable development. "I'm really looking forward to learning much …
News, 23 May 2016
Three-wheeler vehicles known as Quinqis are a popular and cheap method of transport in Karachi, but they cause considerable congestion (Photo: Carol Mitchell, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Karachi's transport challenge
Insight, 13 August 2015
Financiers, decision makers, practitioners and researchers from across the globe gathered to share lessons and their experience in channelling finance to local levels (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Money where it matters: how to deliver finance to the local level
Insight, 15 December 2016
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Future Cities
Publication, 01 January 1996
Although aid agencies provide emergency help in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, only long-term planning can deal with the wider environmental stresses (Photo: Caroline King-Okumu/IIED)
Unblocking the cycle of water stress, crises and innovation in the Bekaa Valley
Project, 04 January 2017
Seaweed farming in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, is an example of an alternative livelihood project (Photo: Yeowatzup via Creative Commons)
IIED's best of 2014: blogs
Article, 31 December 2014
IIED's three-and-a-half minute film to communicate the ambitions and universal reach of the SDGs had been viewed almost 20,000 times by February 2017 (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
IIED's work on the post-2015 agenda
… action. When the United Nations formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015, it was a promise …
Article, 27 February 2017