Delivering real change: getting international climate finance to the local level explores the flows of climate finance within the main international climate funds, to understand how effective they are in getting finance to the local level and what design features enable or prevent local financing. It distils lessons from development funds that are experienced in local financing. It concludes by highlighting the ways in which local climate financing can be enhanced – to further improve the effectiveness of aid.
The transfer of funds by migrants to their home countries (cash remittances) is at an all-time high, and is predicted to rise to US$500 billion – and there is a growing consensus that cash remittances can be mainstreamed into development. Equally, food remitting has a role to play in urban and rural food security. Food remittances: rural-urban linkages and food security in Africa is aimed at researchers and policymakers interested in transforming rural-urban linkages and the implications for food security of rural and urban residents.
The aim of the three-year ‘Local economic development through pro-poor gorilla tourism in Uganda’ project is to work with local people and established tour operators to develop and test new ‘pro-poor’ tourism products and services around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Who wants what? Assessing the supply and demand for locally produced tourism services around Bwindi Forest, Uganda discusses the findings of the first two stages of the project; scoping the demand for ‘pro-poor’ tourism initiatives and assessing local capacity for supply.
IIED is looking for a French-speaking economist with a background in natural resources and sustainable development and research experience in West Africa.
Closing date: 4pm on Thursday, 30 March 2017 (BST)
We are looking for a Chinese national based in country who has extensive experience of working in the field of international environment and development. The ideal candidate is someone with wide ranging strategic experience at board level who has ideally fulfilled a trustee role in a not-for-profit organisation. The trustee will have a very good understanding of IIED's business, will be able to clearly articulate our mission and values, and demonstrate what and how they can contribute towards steering the organisation through the challenges ahead.
We are looking for an African academic based in Sub-Saharan Africa who has extensive experience of working in the field of international environment and development. The ideal candidate is someone with wide ranging strategic experience at board level who has ideally fulfilled a trustee role in a not-for-profit organisation. The trustee will have a very good understanding of IIED's business, will be able to clearly articulate our mission and values, and demonstrate what and how they can contribute towards steering the organisation through the challenges ahead.
We are looking for a trustee with wide-ranging financial and risk management experience at board level and preferably with a background in sustainable and/or environmental or social impact investing, with a knowledge of the organisations, concepts and developments of this area of investment.
