IIED Europe

Based in Amsterdam, IIED Europe is a small and agile organisation with a focus on Europe as a lever for global change.

IIED Europe is also a key partner of IIED, working towards a shared mission and with the same values. The two organisations interact regularly on strategic opportunities and work closely together in several projects.

With a flexible nature and adaptive capacity, IIED Europe is able to quickly identify and respond to today’s complex and unpredictable challenges by spearheading new areas of research. To deliver its mission, IIED Europe focuses on three strategic objectives: 

1. Understand and influence the impacts of European actors on global environmental and social development
   
   In a time of polycrisis (climate change, nature loss and inequality), solidarity and trust are key to successfully tackle the challenges we are currently facing. IIED Europe works with partners to generate and share evidence on the impacts of European actors and policies on global environmental and social development.  
    
2. Forging resilient communities: learning from the frontline
   
   Working with partners to strengthen community resilience by co-generating and sharing knowledge and evidence, building networks of influence and advocacy, raising ambition within European policymaking spaces, and promoting mutual learning and action across diverse contexts.
    
3. Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
   
   IIED Europe works with European and international partners to assess not only the effectiveness and impact of sustainable development interventions in Europe and the Majority World, but also their equity and justice dimensions – ensuring that learning processes remain inclusive, context-aware and transformative.

IIED Europe has separate governance mechanisms from IIED, reporting to an independent supervisory board. As a key partner of IIED, working towards a shared mission and the same values is a priority.