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Newsletter, December

A look back at some of the most popular and thought-provoking blogs, publications and videos of 2020.

2020 has been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and its disastrous effects, but we have also seen the great power of grassroots movements to respond quickly and create change (Photo: World Bank/Henitsoa Rafalia via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

IIED's best of 2020: blogs

As 2020 draws to a close, we're showcasing some of the content we've published during the last 12 months. Our blogs offer a place for IIED staff and guest authors to share their personal views and experiences. This year, characterised by the coronavirus pandemic and its disastrous effects, we have seen a prevalence of COVID-19 related content.

In case you missed them, here are our top ten most-read blogs of the year.

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IIED's best of 2020: publications

In 2020 we published more than 100 papers on a range of topics from across our research areas. We are also delighted that our new publications library will be launching in January 2021, which will give our audiences faster, better access to our 7,000+ downloadable publications.

Here are our top 10 most downloaded publications of the last year – plus one which was a big hit from the end of 2019.

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IIED's best of 2020: videos

IIED produced more than 150 videos this year, ranging from documentaries and short testimonials to recordings of the increasing number of webinars the institute has organised as a consequence of COVID-19.

Here are 10 of the best.

Tara Shine, chair of IIED's board of trustees.

Live on TV: The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Planet Earth: A user’s guide

For our newsletter readers in the UK, you can watch the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on BBC4 from 28-30 December. This year's lectures will be given by Chris Jackson, Helen Czerski, and the chair of IIED's board of trustees, Tara Shine.

Find out more about the lectures, available to UK TV viewers from 28 December and to a global audience in early 2021.