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Emma Wilson

Dr Emma Wilson is an independent researcher and consultant based in London. She is a former principal researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group; and team leader, energy

Full biography

Emma Wilson left IIED in 2015.

Expertise

Sustainable development, social impact assessment, corporate-community relations, community development.

Before IIED

Consultant to oil and gas industry, Sakhalin Island, the Russian Far East (prior roles include academic researcher and environmentalist).

Current work

Contribution of business activities to national- and local-level sustainable development; corporate-community relations; public and private sector partnerships for development; NGOs as development actors.

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Languages: English, English, Russian (fluent), French, German, and basic Spanish

Recent publications

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Meaningful community engagement in the extractive industries: Stakeholder perspectives and research priorities

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Energy and minerals in Greenland: Governance, corporate responsibility and social resilience

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Financing sustainable energy for all - workshop report

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Exploring energy opportunities through dialogue

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Sharing the load: Public and private sector roles in financing pro-poor energy access

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Community Based Adaptation: Financing Local Adaptation - Conference Proceedings

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Emma Wilson's blog posts

Participants in a focus group for smallholder farmers and land administrators in Mali (Photo: Emily Polack/IIED)

What makes community engagement meaningful in the extractive industries?

Blog, Mar 2016
Low-cost solar lanterns enable a boy to study at home in the small village of Shidhulai in the Natore District of northwestern Bangladesh (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)

Universal energy access: combining public and private sector efforts

Blog, Sep 2014
Solar phone charging on a Ugandan island shows even isolated areas in Africa are getting connected by mobile phones and creating demand for energy (Photo: futureatlas.com/blog/)

Transforming energy access: a conversation with Kandeh Yumkella

Blog, Jul 2014
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)

Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries

Blog, May 2014
Women working together to build a solar lighting circuit board.

How crowdfunding offers the fast route to decentralised energy

Blog, Aug 2013
House in Zambia with solar panels on the roof.

How can business help boost access to energy for those who need it most?

Blog, Jun 2013
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