Ineza Umuhoza Grace reports on how climate change is impacting Rwanda.
The Politics at Play in Vietnam’s Food System
Guest blogger Christophe Béné discusses how perception, personal beliefs and values can overrule science and evidence in policymaking – and how this is influencing policies and crisis narratives around food safety in Vietnam.
Guest blogger Christophe Béné discusses how perception, personal beliefs and values can overrule science and evidence in policymaking – and how this is influencing policies and crisis narratives around food safety in Vietnam.
Biocultural Heritage Territories: Key to Halting Biodiversity Loss
A new briefing examines the importance of biocultural heritage territories, whose communities are custodians of biodiversity.
A new briefing examines the importance of biocultural heritage territories, whose communities are custodians of biodiversity.
Disability, Inclusion and Cities: Can COVID-19 Trigger Change?
COVID-19 has exacerbated the disadvantages experienced by disabled people in low-income communities of the global South. Here, Ignacia Ossul-Vermehren explains how urban community organisations are offering effective short-term support and inspiring inclusive longer-term strategies.
COVID-19 has exacerbated the disadvantages experienced by disabled people in low-income communities of the global South. Here, Ignacia Ossul-Vermehren explains how urban community organisations are offering effective short-term support and inspiring inclusive longer-term strategies.
Local Must Lead Action to Tackle World’s Multiple Interconnected Challenges
Sam Greene distils key messages drawn from lively online dialogue with the 500-plus participants from over 70 countries who joined the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to climate change.
Sam Greene distils key messages drawn from lively online dialogue with the 500-plus participants from over 70 countries who joined the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to climate change.
Choosing a Sustainable Way Out of the Pandemic’s Economic Chaos
With debt swaps governments and finance institutions can address the triple crises of debt, climate change and the destruction of nature.
With debt swaps governments and finance institutions can address the triple crises of debt, climate change and the destruction of nature.
Evaluating Change Can Be Challenging; It Starts With Quality Data Collection
Conservation through public health, a Ugandan NGO, has some lessons to share with other small ngos and – spoiler alert – it all begins with good data.
Conservation through public health, a ugandan NGO, has some lessons to share with other small ngos and – spoiler alert – it all begins with good data.
Finding Solutions in Nature for Climate Change
On the International Day of Biological Diversity, IIED hosted a multi-stakeholder webinar on how to work with nature to mitigate and adapt to climate change and halt biodiversity loss.
On the International Day of Biological Diversity, IIED hosted a multi-stakeholder webinar on how to work with nature to mitigate and adapt to climate change and halt biodiversity loss.
Truly Transformative Change Is Key to Combating the Biodiversity Crisis
For the Convention on Biological Diversity’s new post-2020 framework to be effective – and not more empty rhetoric – governance needs more attention.
For the Convention on Biological Diversity’s new post-2020 framework to be effective – and not more empty rhetoric – governance needs more attention.
Three Things Climate Funds Can Learn From the COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 relief packages have used social protection programmes as vehicles for getting finance directly to those in greatest need; the big climate funders could do the same by investing in these programmes that reach out to the extreme poor.
COVID-19 relief packages have used social protection programmes as vehicles for getting finance directly to those in greatest need; the big climate funders could do the same by investing in these programmes that reach out to the extreme poor.
Dietary Indicators Need Overhauling, Food Diary Study Finds
A recent study assessing dietary quality in Indonesia shows an urgent need to address malnutrition in an integrated way.
A recent study assessing dietary quality in indonesia showed there is an urgent need to develop and validate assessment methods that will address the triple burden of malnutrition in an integrated way.
Why Global Development Needs Black Activism
Natalie Lartey discusses how Black activism can support new commitments to fight racism in the global development sector.
Natalie Lartey discusses how Black activism can support new commitments to fight racism in the global development sector.
Tackling Gender Inequality to Promote Inclusion and Justice in Society
Tackling increasing inequalities in society is a complex and sensitive process but is a key part of IIED's institutional strategy.
Tackling increasing inequalities in society is a complex and sensitive process but is a key part of IIED’s institutional strategy.
Mali’s New Mining Law: An Improvement, but Fails Artisanal Miners
Mali’s long-awaited mining reforms are here. A MIX of progressive and outdated measures, the code must pass parliamentary review before entering into law. We assess the significance of three aspects of the legislation.
Mali’s long-awaited mining reforms are here. A MIX of progressive and outdated measures, the code must pass parliamentary review before entering into law. We assess the significance of three aspects of the legislation.
Time to Team up With Nature to Adapt to Climate Change
As global leaders embrace natural climate solutions at the un climate summit in new york, iied’s research shows how to tap the potential of nature-based solutions in tackling the impacts of climate change.
As global leaders embrace natural climate solutions at the un climate summit in new york, iied’s research shows how to tap the potential of nature-based solutions in tackling the impacts of climate change.
An Indivisible Whole: Negotiating the Fate of the Ocean
Critical differences of opinion over how, or even whether, the high seas should be subject to a governance regime led to sluggish progress at times at international negotiations in new york recently. Essam yassin mohammed spells out how he thinks things need to change.
Critical differences of opinion over how, or even whether, the high seas should be subject to a governance regime led to sluggish progress at times at international negotiations in new york recently. Essam yassin mohammed spells out how he thinks things need to change.