New collection of community development laws for the mining sector
The Community Development in Mining Collection has been developed by IIED, Sustainable Development Strategies Group and Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. It includes almost 300 pieces of legislation from 54 countries, to encourage better research and policy.
Community development requirements in mining legislation are increasing exponentially. This resource centralises legislation for researchers, policy makers, mining-impacted communities and their advocates to better understand the diversity of legislative arrangements. Could more scrutiny of legislation help achieve policy objectives? Let us know what you think!
Take a look at the map and collection of resources.
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"Igniting largescale change starts with community level action, working from the grassroots to the global level."
– Heather McGray, Climate Justice Resilience Fund
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Blog by David Satterthwaite and Diana Mitlin
Broadening the understanding and measurement of urban poverty
With the pandemic shining a spotlight on inequality and deprivation in cities across the global North and South, now is the time to try and understand what actually constitutes urban poverty so that funding and public services can reach those who need it most.
Read the blog.
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Blog by Ebony Holland and Paul Steele
Lessons from Paris: global biodiversity framework must engage business, grow finance
Decisions taken this year will set the course for nature, climate and development for a decade. We consider some key lessons from the UNFCCC climate change journey so far, and how they might help strengthen the global biodiversity framework being finalised in October.
Read the blog now.
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Online event
Cocoa producer agency and the living income differential: lessons from civil society organisations
This IIED webinar on 2 June will discuss the challenges around, and opportunities for, cocoa producer voice and agency in the design and implementation of the new Living Income Differential in Ghana and the Côte d'Ivoire.
Find out more and sign up to the webinar.
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Blog by Lorenzo Cotula
Agricultural contracts and farmer agency: a shift in perspective
Support initiatives should assist farmers’ own efforts to renegotiate trading relations, rather than assuming producers gain most from integration in agribusiness-led activities.
Read the new blog.
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Massive Open Online Course
MOOC on ‘pastoralism and development’: an online learning journey
‘Poor understanding of pastoralism’ is a frequently acknowledged limitation in pastoral development. IIED and pastoralism specialist Saverio Krätli are developing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on pastoralism and development, funded by Misereor. This rich and interactive online course will provide an entry point for understanding pastoralism, and a valuable tool for navigating the available knowledge.
Find out more about the MOOC.
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IIED annual review
Reflections on a year of change and challenges ahead
IIED's 2020 annual review showcases the institute's impacts in the face of changes and challenges brought by COVID-19. We presented stories of how we worked with partners for a better future in eight videos. We have now launched a low bandwidth version, which can be view on our website and downloaded from our publications library.
Read the reflections on IIED's website.
Download the annual review written summary.
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Briefing
New biodiversity framework can learn from climate change experience
At the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 this year, negotiators keen to drive a whole-of-society step-change in tackling the biodiversity crisis can take inspiration from the climate change agenda. This paper draws on lessons from UNFCCC processes and outcomes to outline two practical opportunities to achieve a strong and effective post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: scale up finance and strengthen business engagement.
Download the briefing.
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