Come on board: IIED seeks new chair
As IIED seeks a chair for our international board of trustees, director Andrew Norton considers how a strong new strategy and surge in public awareness of the climate emergency make this an exciting time to join us.
'Our board is vital. They challenge and guide us as we work to address critical environment and development issues,' comments Andrew Norton in his recent blog.
Find out more about the role of chair and how to apply.
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Blog by Dilys Roe
Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
Principal researcher Dilys Roe explains why development organisations can no longer remain absent from debates on how to tackle dangerous declines in biodiversity.
Read the blog.
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"Biodiversity loss is hitting the poorest people first and hardest. Biodiversity underpins environmental goods and services that poor communities can ill-afford to ‘buy in’ – such as flood protection, drought resilient crops, and wild-caught protein"
– Dilys Roe
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Guest blog by Eric Chu and Kavya Michael
‘Participatory’ adaptation plans aren’t working for migrants in cities
A paper in the latest issue of the journal Environment & Urbanization highlights how urban plans for adapting to climate change often leave out migrant populations living in informal settlements.
Guest bloggers Eric Chu and Kavya Michael call for a rethink.
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Issue paper, 32 pages
LDCs, negotiations and the climate crisis: Will the poorest countries benefit from the COP24 climate package?
This issue paper puts the climate crisis, the prevailing political context and the Least Developed Country (LDC) perspective into frame. It looks at the Katowice package of outcomes and delves into the implementation guidelines adopted at COP24; and looks at 2019 and beyond regarding opportunities and some reflections.
Download it now.
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Discussion paper, 28 pages
Analyse widely, act deeply: forest and farm producer organisations and the goal of climate resilient landscapes
This paper explores the possible motivations and actions for climate resilient landscapes amongst four different sorts of forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs): indigenous peoples’ organisations, community forest organisations, forest and farm producer groups, and processing groups in urban and peri-urban contexts. The Forest and Farm Facility aims to help FFPOs to further develop and pursue such practical actions over the next five years.
Download the discussion paper.
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Now hiring
Head, global climate law, policy and governance programme
The Climate Change research group at IIED is looking for a head of its global climate law, policy and governance programme to lead the strategic direction and delivery of the programme and provide legal, technical and strategic advice to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group in the UN climate negotiations.
Find out more and apply by Friday, 31 May 2019.
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