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Annual reports 2001-2006
… and services that are essential for human wellbeing and vital for development. The 2005/06 Annual Report focuses on IIED's work in this … the Millennium Development Goals, global governance, and tourism for sustainable development. Download the 2003 Annual Report from IIED's … was a remarkable year for IIED, culminating in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. WSSD provided a crucial …
Page, 18 April 2005
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Supporting water service providers during conflicts
… their dependency on external help, particularly on humanitarian and development aid. In many cases, international agencies have had to … water utilities’ resilience, and make service provision more sustainable and equitable. …
Publication, 01 June 2017
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
D&C Days in Lima to highlight 'historic opportunity' to reduce poverty and emissions to zero (#zerozero)
… Climate Centre , the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) , and the … timetable for agreeing a new global climate agreement, new goals for sustainable development, and a new international disasters agreement in … and coherent links between the three agreements could ensure that sustainable development goals and disaster risk reduction efforts are …
News, 04 December 2014
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… climate finance for decentralised energy access, serving both development and the climate Side event Date: Monday, 7 November, 2016 … agenda   Climate summit for local and regional leaders: financing the sustainable transition of territories Date: Monday, 14 November, 2016 … held in Paris within the COP21. Within the theme 'Financing the sustainable transition of territories', the summit allowed for joint …
Event, 05 November 2016
Camilla Toulmin has led IIED since 2004
Camilla Toulmin to step down in 2015
… years as director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), I will be stepping down next year.    I am both sad … areas – climate change, natural resources, human settlements, and sustainable markets – and is challenging us to focus on four areas where … climate resilience and green economy International engagement for a sustainable planet Rights plus action, and Fair consumption from …
Insight, 29 October 2014
Drip irrigation in Faylar village, Senegal. Investing in solar-powered water pumps and drip-feed irrigation systems can help farmers survive in times of drought (Photo: InnoAfrica, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Building a vision of climate resilience: questions to the adaptation community
Insight, 06 March 2019
Village councils or panchayats have not been involved in India's approach to the SDGs so far (Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific)
Are citizens being left behind by India's approach to the SDGs?
… One year on, what progress has been made in India to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? We have been talking to key stakeholders to … The current approach of India seems to miss the holistic nature of sustainable development, allowing the goals and targets to be divided up …
Insight, 26 September 2016
Happy birthday! IIED is forty years old
… MP, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for international development. In the past 40 years we have worked with partners in more … Ward. It was among the first organisations to link environment with development and it played key roles in the Stockholm Conference of 1972, … of 1987, the 1992 Earth Summit and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. The institute is now helping to shape the …
News, 21 October 2011
Report flags progress and pitfalls in Uganda's energy sector
… on 1 December by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and launched at a press conference in Kampala. The … in low-carbon energy. In the run up to the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, in 2012, we hope that this report will be … government, industry and civil society to promote energy access and sustainable energy sector development in Uganda”. Download the report …
News, 02 December 2011
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru. (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
An ‘historic opportunity’ to reduce poverty and emissions to zero to be highlighted by #zerozero campaign
… Climate Centre , the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) , and the … which includes agreeing a new global climate agreement, new goals for sustainable development, and a new international disasters agreement, … and coherent links between the three agreements could ensure that sustainable development goals and disaster risk reduction efforts are …
News, 04 December 2014