Fifty years on, 'Only One Earth' rings true
This year marks 50 years since the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) started our work. At that time, the idea of combining the environment and development agendas was new and needed to be fought for.
On our 50th birthday, IIED director Andrew Norton links our founder's vision with the urgent global crises of today and finds new hope for change in locally-led social movements.
Read the blog now.
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Blog by Cristina Pita
Life and livelihoods: the impact of COVID-19 on small-scale fishing communities
Small-scale fisheries are a vital source of employment, income and food for millions, especially in developing countries, but COVID-19 has affected the entire aquatic food system. On the recent World Oceans Day, Cristina Pita looked at the drastic impact on the life and livelihoods for the poorest and most vulnerable.
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"Evidence is emerging about the harmful impacts of the pandemic on the lives and livelihoods of communities dependent on small-scale fisheries, and the strategies they adopted to cope with, and reduce its impact."
– Cristina Pita
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Online event
Community-led housing: a pathway for more caring and just urban futures
With the loss of livelihoods and income due to COVID-19 having increased housing insecurity across the world, this online event will explore the role of community-led initiatives in solving the global housing crisis.
At this IIED Debates event on 24 June, co-hosted by Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil and the Citizenship School of Polis Institute, we will hear experiences and reflections from six civil society networks and institutions.
Find out more and register to attend. Portuguese interpretation will be available at this event. / Haverá interpretação em português neste evento.
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Podcast mini-series
Locally led adaptation – a time for action
Our podcast mini-series ‘Locally led adaptation – a time for action’ comes to an end with the launch of the third and final episode: ‘Taking locally led adaptation global’. Hosted by IIED’s Aditya Bahadur and Marek Soanes, the podcasts use innovative formats to bring together expert researchers, policymakers and practitioners from around the world to explore locally led adaption.
Catch up with all three episodes now.
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Project
A framework for a transformative urban recovery
COVID-19 has created a critical juncture in the evolution of cities, but there has been limited focus on its urban dimensions in the global South. Drawing on the experiences of grassroots organisations, international agencies and other key urban stakeholders, IIED has co-created a framework that provides a unifying urban vision to inform and resource a transformative urban recovery process.
Find out more about the framework.
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Online conference
Last chance to register!
CBA15: local solutions inspiring global action, 14 - 18 June
There is still time to register for CBA15! Join us next week with practitioners, grassroots representatives, local and national government planners, policymakers and donors working at all levels and scales to discuss how we can drive ambition for a climate-resilient future. It all starts on Monday 14 June – don't miss out!
Register now for CBA15.
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Blog by Fernanda Alcobé
Reporting greenhouse gas emissions: LDCs’ 20-year journey
As the least developed countries (LDCs) prepare to meet the demands of a more stringent climate reporting framework, an IIED report examines the LDCs’ reporting history and distils recommendations for meeting the new requirements.
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Project
Supporting a nature positive, equitable Global Biodiversity Framework
IIED is keen to ensure that the final post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that is negotiated by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is not just good for nature, but good for people too. We have produced guides for CBD negotiators on key issues such as equity and development, so that provisions for these can be strengthened in the framework.
Find out more about the project.
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Download the negotiators' guides
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Issue paper, 32 pages
Whose debt is it anyway? A sustainable route out of the crisis for low-income countries
Rapid and sufficient international debt relief for countries that need it is an urgent priority, and needs to take into account the changed structure of debt and the diversity of lenders. This paper analyses the extent of the growing debt crisis in low-income economies – particularly in Africa, its complex and diverse nature, and the implications for international debt relief efforts.
Download the report.
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Issue paper, 28 pages
Better cities after COVID-19: transformative urban recovery in the global South
This issue paper proposes a novel framework to support a transformative recovery in cities of the global South. The transformative urban recovery framework will help key stakeholders – including health officials, local and national governments and international agencies – create an equitable and transformative urban recovery.
Download the issue paper.
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Project report, 83 pages
Investing in nature for development: do nature-based interventions deliver local development outcomes?
Does investing in nature actually deliver development at the local level? This report provides insights into the types of direct, site-based interventions that can help or hinder the achievement of development outcomes for local people and, ultimately, the delivery of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the SDGs.
Download the paper now.
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Issue paper, 30 pages
Implementing the Paris Agreement: LDC gaps and needs in greenhouse gas inventory reporting
This paper analyses over 20 years of least developed countries' reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to understand their current capacity constraints and needs for greenhouse gas inventory reporting, which becomes mandatory under the Paris Agreement's enhanced transparency framework.
Download the issue paper.
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We're hiring
Assistant coordinator
We're looking for an assistant coordinator to join our climate change research group on a permanent, full-time basis. This is the ideal role for a talented administrator with a good grasp of clerical admin and experience of event support.
Find out more and apply by 14 June.
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