CBA19 offered important insights and innovative solutions on how locally-led action can help urban spaces not only adapt to ...

As growing demand for ‘critical minerals’ and global geopolitical rivalries prompt new interest in transport infrastructure ...

A local government/grassroots federation partnership, combined with sweat equity, can be very effective at producing ...

This paper calls for a transformative approach to energy planning and delivery that focuses on a more holistic and ...

Climate change disproportionately affects the poorest people in the world. We work with policy and research partners to redress the balance by helping the poor in low and middle-income countries ...

In the first of a new blog series, IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite looks at the world’s 100 largest cities, and how their changing distribution reflects social, political and economic shifts ...

Lorenzo Cotula, who joined IIED in 2002, leads research and policy work on the place of law in strategies to promote fair, sustainable economies – cutting across land and natural resource governance; ...

In five years, we will be in sight of 2030, a make-or-break date for global sustainable development ambitions. This is our moment to step up and go further. This strategy was published in 2019 and ...

As a globally recognised force for climate and social justice, IIED has been building a fairer, more sustainable world for more than 50 years. But it’s time for a fresh take on sustainability as it ...

Around the world, people are experiencing the social and ecological consequences of economic transformations – from large-scale investments in agriculture, energy, mining, manufacturing and ...

IIED Publications Library Discover over 7,000 free publications, delivering positive change on a global scale ...

In Lima’s informal settlements, ollas comunes – community-led soup kitchens – are reviving strong traditions of self-organised crisis response and resilience among the urban poor.